Hotar railway station

Hotar railway station is Kolkata Suburban Railway Station on the Sealdah–Diamond Harbour line of Sealdah railway division. It is under the jurisdiction of Eastern Railway zone of Indian Railways. Hotar railway station is situated beside Sardar Pada Local Road at Hotar, South 24 Parganas district in the Indian State of West Bengal.[1][2]

Hotar railway station
Kolkata Suburban Railway Station
LocationSardar Pada Local Road, Hotar, South 24 Parganas, West Bengal
India
Coordinates22.3088°N 88.3994°E / 22.3088; 88.3994
Elevation9 metres (30 ft)
Owned byIndian Railways
Operated byEastern Railway
Line(s)Sealdah–Diamond Harbour line
Platforms3
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeStandard (on ground station)
ParkingAvailable
Disabled accessAvailable
Other information
StatusFunctioning
Station codeHT
Zone(s) Eastern Railway
Division(s) Sealdah railway division
History
Opened1883 (1883)
Electrified1965–67
Previous namesEastern Bengal Railway
Services
Preceding station   Kolkata Suburban Railway   Following station
Sealdah South
toward Sealdah

History

The Eastern Bengal Railway constructed a 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) wide Broad Gauge Railway from Sealdah to Diamond Harbour in 1883.[3] The electrification of the Sealdah railway station to Diamond Harbour including Hotar railway station was completed with 25 kV AC overhead system in 1965–67.[4]

References
  1. "HT/Hotar". Retrieved 24 May 2019.
  2. "HOTAR (HT) Railway Station". ndtv.com. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
  3. "Indian Railway History Time line". Retrieved 24 May 2019.
  4. "History of Electrification". Retrieved 24 May 2019.


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