Rajchandrapur Railway Station
Rajchandrapur railway station is a station of Eastern Railway. It is 17 km away from Sealdah and 5 km from Dankuni Junction on the Sealdah–Dankuni line of Eastern Railway. It is a part of the Kolkata Suburban Railway system. Dankuni and Bardhaman local train connects this place to Sealdah Station and other stations of the Sealdah main line. It is an important railway station between Dum Dum and Dankuni railway stations.
History
Sealdah–Dankuni line was opened in 1932 by the Eastern Bengal Railway. The line was electrified on 1965.
The station
Station layout
Platform layout
| G | Street level | Exit/Entrance |
| P1 | Side platform No- 1, doors will open on the left 
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| Towards →Dankuni→ → | ||
| Towards ←Sealdah← ← | ||
| P2 | Side platform No- 2, doors will open on the left
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Track layout
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Station with two tracks
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References
- ^ "Indian railway codes". Indian Railways. Retrieved 26 August 2018.
- ^ http://www.er.indianrailways.gov.in/cris//uploads/files/1540989334194-ER2.png
- ^ https://raw.githubusercontent.com/datameet/railways/master/stations.json
- ^ "HOWRAH DIVISION : HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE - THE FIRST JOURNEY". Retrieved 21 October 2021.
- ^ "US Archive .org pdf download of 'History Of Indian Railways, constructed and in progress', 31 March 1937 by 'The Government of India - Railway Department' page 70 pdf 95" (PDF). Retrieved 28 October 2021.
- ^ "History of Electrification". Retrieved 21 October 2021.
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