Owned by Indian Railways Tracks 3 Opened 1968 Platforms in use 2 | Operated by South Eastern Railway Elevation 2 m Owner Indian Railways | |
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Location Panskura-Tamluk Road, Haldia, Purba Medinipur
India Line(s) Panskura-Haldia branch line Structure type Standard (on ground station) Address Kshudiram Nagar, Haldia, West Bengal 721631 Similar Panskura railway station, Purulia Junction railway st, Santragachi Junction railway st, Kharagpur Junction railway st, Digha railway station | ||
Haldia is a terminal railway station on the Panskura-Haldia branch line and is located in Purba Medinipur district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It serves Haldia industrial area.
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History
The Howrah-Kharagpur line was opened in 1900.
The Panskura-Durgachak line was opened in 1968, at a time when Haldia Port was being constructed. It was subsequently extended to Haldia.
Electrification
The Howrah-Kharagpur line was electrified in 1967-69. The Panskura-Haldia line was electrified in 1974-76.
New line
Indian Railways propose to lay a new line connecting Sealdah and Haldia, with the distance being shorter by 70 km than the Howrah-Haldia track.
References
Haldia railway station Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA