Tracks 3 Opened 1968 Platforms in use 2 | Operated by South Eastern Railway Elevation 2 m Owner Indian Railways | |
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Line(s) Panskura-Haldia branch line Structure type Standard (on ground station) Similar | ||
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