Rajchandrapur railway station
Rajchandrapur railway station is a station of Eastern Railway. It is 17 km away from Sealdah railway station and 5 km from Dankuni Junction on the Sealdah-Dankuni line of Eastern Railway. It is 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.
 Rajchandrapur | |||||||||||
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| Kolkata Suburban Railway Station | |||||||||||
| Location | National Highway 34 (old), Ghoshpara, Bally Jagachha Block, Howrah District, West Bengal India | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 22.6522445°N 88.3370534°E | ||||||||||
| Elevation | 10 metres (33 ft) | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Indian Railways | ||||||||||
| Operated by | Eastern Railway | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 (Side platforms) | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | At grade | ||||||||||
| Parking | Not available | ||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | Not available | ||||||||||
| Disabled access | Not available | ||||||||||
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| Status | Functioning | ||||||||||
| Station code | RCD[1][2][3] | ||||||||||
| Zone(s) | Eastern Railway | ||||||||||
| Division(s) | Sealdah | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 1865 | ||||||||||
| Electrified | 1964-65 | ||||||||||
| Previous names | Eastern Bengal Railway | ||||||||||
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  Bally Halt railway station Location in Kolkata  Bally Halt railway station Location in West Bengal  Bally Halt railway station Location in India | |||||||||||
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History
Sealdah-Dankuni line was opened in 1865 and converted to electrification in 1965,[4] On that time the Freight Services was passed on this line which was profitable for railways and the EMU trains also runs on this line for connecting to Chord line to Howrah Jn for plying long-distance trains.
The station
Station layout
Platform layout
| G | Street Level | Exit/Entrance |
| P1 | Side platform No- 1, doors will open on the left  | |
| Towards →Dankuni→ → | ||
| Towards ←Sealdah← ← | ||
| P2 | Side platform No- 2, doors will open on the left | |
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
- Electrifiaction of Railways, irfca.org, 10 December 2018
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