Bhayna railway station

Bhayna railway station is a halt railway station on the Ranaghat–Gede line of the Kolkata Suburban Railway system and operated by Eastern Railway. It is situated beside Mamjoan Road at Bhayna of Nadia district in the Indian state of West Bengal.[1][2]

Bhayna
Indian Railways station
Kolkata Suburban Railway station
General information
LocationMamjoan Road, Bhayna, Nadia, West Bengal
India
Coordinates23°18′41″N 88°38′29″E
Elevation15 m (49 ft)
Owned byIndian Railways
Operated byEastern Railway
Line(s)Ranaghat–Gede line of Kolkata Suburban Railway
Platforms2
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeStandard (on ground station)
Bicycle facilitiesNot available
Other information
StatusFunctioning
Station codeBHNA
Zone(s) Eastern Railway
Division(s) Sealdah
History
Opened1862
Electrified1997–98
Previous namesEastern Bengal Railway
Services
Preceding station Kolkata Suburban Railway Following station
Shantinagar Halt
towards Sealdah
Eastern Line Bagula
towards Gede
Location
Bhayna is located in West Bengal
Bhayna
Bhayna
Location in West Bengal
Bhayna is located in India
Bhayna
Bhayna
Location in India

History

The RanaghatGede section was the part of the Eastern Bengal Railway which was opened in 1862 and extended to Kushtia, now in Bangladesh. This was the CalcuttaSiliguri main line but after Partition of India in 1947, this got truncated and what remained India named the Gede Branch Line.[3] The line including Bhayna railway station was electrified in 1997–98.[4]

References

  1. "BHNA/Bhayna". indiarailinfo.com. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
  2. "BHAYNA (BHNA) Railway Station". NDTV. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
  3. "Eastern Bengal Railway". Grace's Guide To British Industrial History. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
  4. "TRACTION DISTRIBUTION SEALDAH". indianrailways.gov.in. Retrieved 7 May 2019.


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