Owned by Indian Railways Parking No Opened 1862 Platforms in use 7 | Operated by Eastern Railway Elevation 13 m Owner Indian Railways | |
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Location GNPC Road, Ranaghat, West Bengal
India Line(s) Sealdah-Ranaghat line
Lalgola branch line
Gede branch line
Bangaon - Ranaghat branch line Structure type Standard (on ground station) Address Railway Over Bridge, Ranaghat, West Bengal 741201 Similar Gede railway station, Naihati railway station, Dum Dum railway station, Bidhannagar Road railway st, Kankinara railway station | ||
Ranaghat is a Kolkata Suburban Railway Junction Station on the Sealdah-Ranaghat line, the Lalgola branch line, the Gede branch line and the Ranaghat-Bangaon link line. It is located in Nadia district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It serves Ranaghat and the surrounding areas.
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History
The Calcutta (Sealdah)-Kusthia line of Eastern Bengal Railway was opened to traffic in 1862.Eastern Bengal Railway worked on the eastern side of the Hooghly River, which in those days was unbridged.
The Ranaghat-Bangaon link was constructed in 1882–84 by the Bengal Central Railway Company
The Ranaghat-Lalgola branch line was opened in 1905.
Electrification
The Sealdah-Ranaghat sector was electrified in 1963-64. The Ranaghat-Shantipur sector was electrified in 1963-64. The Kalinarayanpur-Krishnanagar City sector was electrified in 1964-65. The Ranaghat-Gede line was electrified in 1999-2000.The Ranaghat-Lalgola Section has been electrified on the 2010s.
Carriage and wagon depot
It can handle the turn around maintenance of three trains.