Chandanpur railway station
{{Short description|Railway station in West Bengal, India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2023}}
{{Use Indian English|date=February 2023}}
{{Infobox station
| name = Chandanpur
| type = 30px Kolkata Suburban Railway station
| other_name =
| style = Kolkata Suburban Railway
| image = Chandanpur railway station IMG 20200214 142534 02.jpg
| image_caption = Chandanpur railway station
| address = State Highway 2, Chandanpur, Hooghly district, West Bengal
| country = India
| coordinates = {{Coord|22.880406|88.176387|type:railwaystation_region:IN|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
| elevation = {{convert|15|m|ft}}
| line = Howrah–Bardhaman chord
| other =
| structure = Standard (on ground station)
| platform = 4
| tracks = 4
| entrances =
| parking = No
| bicycle =
| opened = 1917
| closed =
| rebuilt =
| electrified = 1964
| accessible =
| code = {{Indian railway code
| code = CDAE
| zone =
| division = {{rwd|Howrah}}
}}
| owned = Indian Railways
| operator = Eastern Railway
| status = Functioning
| former = East Indian Railway Company
| passengers =
| pass_year =
| pass_percent =
| pass_system = India
| map_type = India West Bengal#India
| map_dot_label = Chandanpur
| map_size = 300
| map_caption = Location in West Bengal##Location in India
| services = {{Adjacent stations|system=Kolkata Suburban Railway|line=Eastern|left=Madhusudanpur|right=Porabazar|to-left=Howrah Junction|to-right=Barddhaman Junction|type=Howrah–Bardhaman chord}}
| route_map = {{Howrah–Bardhaman chord}}
| map_state = collapsed
}}
Chandanpur railway station is a Kolkata Suburban Railway station on the Howrah–Bardhaman chord line operated by Eastern Railway zone of Indian Railways. It is situated beside State Highway 2, Chandanpur in Hooghly district in the Indian state of West Bengal.{{Cite web|url=https://indiarailinfo.com/station/map/chandanpur-cdae/7918|title=CDAE/Chandanpur|publisher=indiarailinfo.com|access-date=18 May 2019}} A number of EMU trains stop at this station.{{Cite web|url=https://www.ndtv.com/indian-railway/chandanpur-cdae-station|title=CHANDANPUR (CDAE) Railway Station|publisher=NDTV|access-date=18 May 2019}}
History
The Howrah–Bardhaman chord, the 95 kilometers railway line was constructed in 1917. It was connected with {{stnlnk|Sealdah}} through Dankuni after construction of Vivekananda Setu in 1932.{{Cite web|url=https://er.indianrailways.gov.in/print_section.jsp?lang=0&id=0,6,441,737|title=HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE – THE FIRST JOURNEY|access-date=18 May 2019}} Howrah to Bardhaman chord line including Chandanpur railway station was electrified in 1964–66.{{Cite web|url=https://www.irfca.org/docs/electrification-history.html|title=History of Electrification|access-date=18 May 2019}}
References
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{{Kolkata Suburban Railway, Eastern}}
Category:Railway stations in India opened in 1917
Category:Railway stations in Hooghly district
Category:Howrah railway division
Category:Kolkata Suburban Railway stations
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