Haldia railway station
{{Short description|Railway station in West Bengal, India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2016}}
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2016}}
{{Infobox station
| name = Haldia
| type = 30px Kolkata Suburban Railway station
| style = Kolkata Suburban Railway
| image =
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| address = Panskura–Tamluk Road, Haldia, Purba Medinipur
| country = India
| coordinates = {{Coord|22.044874|88.065442|type:railwaystation_region:IN|format=dms|display=inline}}
| map_type = India West Bengal#India
| elevation = {{convert|2|m|ft}}
| line = Panskura–Haldia branch line
| other =
| structure = At grade
| platform = 2
| tracks = 3
| entrances =
| parking = No
| bicycle = Yes
| opened = 1968{{citation needed|date=June 2019}}
| closed =
| rebuilt =
| electrified = 1974–76
| accessible =
| code = {{Indian railway code
| code = HLZ
| zone = South Eastern Railway
| division = {{rwd|Kharagpur}}
}}
| owned = Indian Railways
| operator = South Eastern Railway zone
| status = {{color|green|Functioning}}
| former =
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| map_dot_label = Haldia
| map_size = 300
| map_caption = Location in West Bengal##Location in India
| services = {{Adjacent stations|system=Kolkata Suburban Railway|line=South Eastern|left=|right=Bandar|to-left=Haldia|type=Panskura–Haldia line}}
| route_map = {{Howrah–Kharagpur line}}
| map_state = collapsed
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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.
History
The Howrah–Kharagpur line was opened in 1865.{{cite web | url = http://www.ser.indianrailways.gov.in/view_section.jsp?lang=0&id=0,1 | title = Major events in formation of S.E.Railway | publisher = South Eastern Railway | access-date = 10 April 2013 | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130401151628/http://www.ser.indianrailways.gov.in/view_section.jsp?lang=0&id=0%2C1 | archive-date = 1 April 2013 | df = dmy-all }}
The Panskura–Durgachak line was opened in 1968, at a time when Haldia Port was being constructed. It was subsequently extended to Haldia.{{cite web| url = http://www.ser.indianrailways.gov.in/cris/uploads/files/1347084874753-PlacesOfInterest.pdf|title = Haldia| publisher= Indian Railways| access-date = 10 April 2013}}
Electrification
The Howrah–Kharagpur line was electrified in 1967–69. The Panskura–Haldia line was electrified in 1974–76.{{cite web| url = http://irfca.org/docs/electrification-history.html |title = History of Electrification | publisher= IRFCA| access-date = 10 February 2013}}
New line
Indian Railways propose to lay a new line connecting {{stnlnk|Sealdah}} and Haldia, with the distance being shorter by 70 km than the Howrah–Haldia track.{{cite web| url = http://www.telegraphindia.com/1110628/jsp/calcutta/story_14160380.jsp| archive-url = https://archive.today/20130630094920/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1110628/jsp/calcutta/story_14160380.jsp| url-status = dead| archive-date = 30 June 2013|title = Rail survey on new port route| work= Telegraph India|date=28 June 2011 | access-date = 10 April 2013}}
References
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External links
- {{IndiaRailInfo|6415}}
- {{Wikivoyage-inline|Haldia}}
{{Kolkata Suburban Railway, South Eastern}}
{{Purba Medinipur topics}}
{{Railway stations in West Bengal}}
Category:Railway stations in Purba Medinipur district
Category:Kharagpur railway division
Category:Kolkata Suburban Railway stations
Category:Railway stations in India opened in 1968
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