Hasnabad railway station

Route map
Sealdah–Bangaon line ; including Barasat–Hasnabad and Ranaghat–Bangaon branch lines
	Benapole
	land port
	Bangladesh
	India
	78
	00
	Patipukur loop
	line (dismantled)
	Narkeldanga
	EMU Carshed
	Kankurgachi
	Chord line
Key
	out of use, planned, or
	under construction (u/c);

Hasnabad
Hasnabad
Kolkata Suburban Railway station
	Hasanabad railway station
General information
Location	Hasnabad, North 24 Parganas, West Bengal; India
Coordinates	22°34′17″N 88°54′49″E
Elevation	7 metres (23 ft)
Owned by	Indian Railways
Operated by	Eastern Railway
Line(s)	Sealdah–Barasat Jn.–Hasnabad section (route diverted from Bangaon Jn section)
Platforms	3 (PF 2 & 3 is common)
Tracks	3
Construction
Structure type	Standard (on ground station)
Parking	No
Bicycle facilities	No
Other information
Status	Functioning
Station code	HNB
Division(s)	Sealdah
History
Opened	1962
Electrified	Yes
Services
Route map
Route map
Sealdah–Bangaon line ; including Barasat–Hasnabad and Ranaghat–Bangaon branch lines
	Benapole
	land port
	Bangladesh
	India
	78
	00
	Patipukur loop
	line (dismantled)
	Narkeldanga
	EMU Carshed
	Kankurgachi
	Chord line
Key
	out of use, planned, or
	under construction (u/c);
Location
	Hasnabad Location in West Bengal Hasnabad Location in India

Hasnabad railway station is a Kolkata Suburban Railway station on the Barasat–Hasnabad line. It is located at Hasnabad in Basirhat subdivision of North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It serves Hasnabad and the surrounding areas.

History

Barasat Basirhat Railway constructed a 762 mm (2 ft 6 in) narrow-gauge line in 1914 as a part of Martin's Light Railways.[1] The line was closed in 1955.[2]

The 33.06 km (21 mi)-long 5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) broad gauge Barasat–Hasnabad branch line was constructed between 1957 and 1962.[3]

Rolling stock

Eastern Railway has some WDM-2D locos, which is used on the Sealdah–Hasnabad route amongst others. They were used to haul 8 coach push-pull DEMU trains way back till the complete line was electrified. The DEMU trains had two cabs at either end to control the train. But now they are no longer in use. They have been replaced by BHEL and Jessop EMU rakes, which are currently stabled in Barasat EMU shed. Doubling of this line has been started since 2016.

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Proposed lines

The Hasnabad–Machlandapur line is one of the 84 new line projects sent to Planning Commission and the Ghatakpukur-Hasnabad line is one of the 111 new line surveys to be taken up in 2012–13, as per the Railway Budget proposals for 2012–13.[5]

References

R.P. Saxena. "Indian Railway History timeline". IRFCA. Archived from the original on 29 February 2012. Retrieved 10 February 2012.
"The Chronology of Railway development in Eastern Indian". Rail India. Archived from the original on 16 March 2008. Retrieved 10 February 2012.
Moonis Raza & Yash Aggarwal (1986). Transport Geography of India: Commodity Flow and the Regional Structure of Indian Economy. ISBN 81-7022-089-0. Retrieved 2 May 2013. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)
"Diesel Locomotive Classes – Broad Gauge". IRFCA. Retrieved 2 May 2013.
"What is new in Railway Budget 2012-13". The Times of India. 14 March 2012. Retrieved 2 May 2013.

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[1] R.P. Saxena. "Indian Railway History timeline". IRFCA. Archived from the original on 29 February 2012. Retrieved 10 February 2012.

[2] "The Chronology of Railway development in Eastern Indian". Rail India. Archived from the original on 16 March 2008. Retrieved 10 February 2012.

[3] Moonis Raza & Yash Aggarwal (1986). Transport Geography of India: Commodity Flow and the Regional Structure of Indian Economy. ISBN 81-7022-089-0. Retrieved 2 May 2013. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)

[4] "Diesel Locomotive Classes – Broad Gauge". IRFCA. Retrieved 2 May 2013.

[5] "What is new in Railway Budget 2012-13". The Times of India. 14 March 2012. Retrieved 2 May 2013.