Hijli railway station

Hijli railway station
Hijli railway station
Passenger train station
	Hijli railway station entrance
Location	Hijli, Kharagpur, Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal; India
Coordinates	22°19′12″N 87°19′13″E / 22.319921°N 87.320169°E
Elevation	48 m (157 ft)
Owned by	Indian Railways
Operated by	South Eastern Railway
Line(s)	Howrah–Chennai main line; Kharagpur–Puri line
Platforms	2
Tracks	3
Construction
Structure type	Standard (on ground station)
Other information
Status	Functioning
Station code	HIJ
Zone(s)	South Eastern Railway zone
Division(s)	Kharagpur railway division
History
Opened	1901
Electrified	Yes
Previous names	East Coast State Railway
Services
Location
	Hijli railway station Location within IndiaShow map of IndiaShow map of West BengalShow all

Legend

				km
					to Kharagpur–Bankura–Adra line

				407	Kharagpur
					Left: to Tatanagar. Right: to Howrah


				402	Hijli
				395	Benapur
				384	Narayangarh
				377	Bakhrabad
				371	Belda (earlier Contai Road)
					NH 60 / OT Road
				363	Nekurseni
				354	Dantan
				350	Angua
					Odisha–West Bengal border
				344	Lakshannath Road
				338	Jaleswar
					Kirtania port (planned)
					Subarnarekha River
				330	Rajghat Halt
				324	Amarda Road
				319	Basta
				314	Nuagaon Mayurbhanj Road
				88	Bangriposi
				72	Rajaluka
				69	Budhamara
					NH 5
				58	Kuchai
				50	Bhanjpur
				47	Baripada
					NH 5
				35	Krishnachandrapur
				23	Betnoti
					NH 5
				17	Jogal
				12	Jugpura
				6	Thakurtola

				308 / 0	Rupsa Junction
				302	Haldipada
					NH 60 /OT Road
				296	Tikirapal Halt
					Budhabalanga River
				291	Balasore
					Nilgiri Sleeper Plant
					Somnathpur Industrial Estate

				280	Nilgiri Road
				275	Khantapara
				270	Panpana
				266	Bahanaga Bazar
				257	Soro
					NH 5
				248	Sabira
				242	Markona
				236	Ranital



					Dhamra Port

				228	Bhadrak
				222	Baudpur
				213	Kapali Road
				213	Kenduapada
				206	Manjuri Road
					Baitarani River
				202	Dulakhapatna
				196	Baitarani Road
				189	Korai
				184	Jajpur Keonjhar Road
					to Padapahar–Jakhapura line

				177	Jakhapura Junction
				171	Brahmani
					Brahmani River
				169	Jenapur
				163	New Garh Madhopur
				153	Haridaspur
				148	Dhanmandal
				142	Barithengarh
				137	Byree
					OCL Cement Works
				133	Sri Jhadeshwar Road
				127	Kapilas Road



				25	Nergundi Junction
				123	Salagaon
				118	Charbatia
				114	Badapadagaon
				109	Gurudijghatia
				103	Machapur
					to Cuttack–Sambalpur line
				101	Radhakishorepur
				95	Ghantakhal Nidhipur
					Mahanadi
				16	Kendrapara Road
					Second Mahanadi Rail Bridge
				12 / 0	Cuttack

				7	Matagajpur
				17	Kandarpur
				24	Budhakhandiet
				32	Raghunathpur
				38	Banbihari Gwalipur
				45	Gorakhnath
				50	Jhankar Sarala Road
				60	Rahama
				72	Badabandha Road
				79	Bagadia
				83	Paradip
					IOC refinery
					Paradip Port
					10 Katha Jori
					Kathajodi River
				7	Gopalpur Balikuda
					Kathajodi River
				91	Sarpeswar
				87	Naraj Barthapur

				79 /0	Barang Junction
				72	Patia
				70	Mancheswar
					NH 5
				66	Vani Vihar
				63	Bhubaneswar/ Biju Patnaik Airport
				58	Lingaraj Temple Road
				56	Sarkantra
				51	Retang
				44	Khurda Road
					to Balangir (under construction)

					to Khurda Road–Visakhapatnam section
				41	Haripur Gram
				36	Motari Halt
				32	Kanas Road
				29	Delang
				26	Jenapur Road
				22	Bir Purushottampur
				16	Sakhigopal
					Astaranga port (planned)
				7	Malatipatpur
				0	Puri

Hijli railway station is a railway station on Kharagpur–Puri line, part of the Howrah–Chennai main line under Kharagpur railway division of South Eastern Railway zone.^[1] It is situated at Hijli, Kharagpur in Paschim Medinipur district in the Indian state of West Bengal.^[2]

History[]

In between 1893 and 1896 the East Coast State Railway constructed Howrah–Chennai main line. Kharagpur–Puri branch was finally opened for public in 1901.^[3] The route was electrified in several phases. In 2005, Howrah–Chennai route was completely electrified.^[4]

References[]

^ "HIJ / Hijli Railway Station | Train Arrival / Departure Timings at Hijli". www.totaltraininfo.com. Retrieved 2019-10-30.
^ Arif, Mohd. "Hijli Railway Station Map/Atlas SER/South Eastern Zone – Railway Enquiry". indiarailinfo.com. Retrieved 2019-10-30.
^ "South Eastern Railway". 2013-04-01. Archived from the original on 2013-04-01. Retrieved 2019-10-30.
^ "[IRFCA] Indian Railways FAQ: IR History: Part 7". IRFCA. Retrieved 2019-10-30.

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[1] "HIJ / Hijli Railway Station | Train Arrival / Departure Timings at Hijli". www.totaltraininfo.com. Retrieved 2019-10-30.

[2] Arif, Mohd. "Hijli Railway Station Map/Atlas SER/South Eastern Zone – Railway Enquiry". indiarailinfo.com. Retrieved 2019-10-30.

[3] "South Eastern Railway". 2013-04-01. Archived from the original on 2013-04-01. Retrieved 2019-10-30.

[4] "[IRFCA] Indian Railways FAQ: IR History: Part 7". IRFCA. Retrieved 2019-10-30.

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