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Jirat railway station

Coordinates: 23°05′51″N 88°27′41″E / 23.097635°N 88.461351°E / 23.097635; 88.461351
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Jirat
Indian Railways station and
Kolkata Suburban Railway station
Jirat railway station
General information
LocationKaliagarh, Jirat, Hooghly, West Bengal
India
Coordinates23°05′51″N 88°27′41″E / 23.097635°N 88.461351°E / 23.097635; 88.461351
Elevation15 m (49 ft)
Owned byIndian Railways
Operated byEastern Railway
Platforms3
Tracks4
Construction
Structure typeStandard (on ground station)
ParkingNo
Bicycle facilitiesNo
Other information
StatusFunctioning
Station codeJIT
Zone(s) Eastern Railway
Division(s) Howrah
History
ElectrifiedYes
Services
Preceding station Kolkata Suburban Railway Following station
Khamargachi Eastern Line Balagarh
Location
Jirat is located in West Bengal
Jirat
Jirat
Location in West Bengal
Jirat is located in India
Jirat
Jirat
Location in India

Jirat railway station is a railway station on Bandel–Katwa line connecting from Bandel to Katwa, and under the jurisdiction of Howrah railway division of Eastern Railway zone. It is situated at Kaliagarh, Jirat, Hooghly in the Indian state of West Bengal.[1] Number of EMU local and passenger trains stop at Jirat railway station.[2]

History

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The Hooghly–Katwa Railway constructed a line from Bandel to Katwa in 1913.[3] This line including Jirat railway station was electrified in 1994–96 with 25 kV overhead line.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "JIT/Jirat". indiarailinfo.com. Retrieved 28 April 2019.
  2. ^ "JIRAT (JIT) Railway Station". NDTV. Retrieved 28 April 2019.
  3. ^ "HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE – THE FIRST JOURNEY". indianrailways.gov.in. Retrieved 28 April 2019.
  4. ^ "STATEMENT OF RECENTLY COMPLETED WORKS" (PDF). Retrieved 28 April 2019.