Aranghata railway station

Aranghata railway station is a railway station on the Ranaghat–Gede line of the Kolkata Suburban Railway system and operated by Eastern Railway. It is situated beside Ranaghat Road, Sabdalpur, Aranghata of Nadia district in the Indian state of West Bengal.^[1] This railway station serves in Ranaghat II and Aranghata area.^[2]

Aranghata
Indian Railways station Kolkata Suburban Railway station
Aranghata railway station
General information
Location	Ranaghat Road, Aranghata, Nadia, West Bengal India
Coordinates	23°14′34″N 88°36′50″E
Elevation	17 m (56 ft)
Owned by	Indian Railways
Operated by	Eastern Railway
Line(s)	Ranaghat–Gede line of Kolkata Suburban Railway
Platforms	2
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	Standard (on ground station)
Bicycle facilities	Not available
Other information
Status	Functioning
Station code	AG
Zone(s)	Eastern Railway
Division(s)	Sealdah
History
Opened	1862
Electrified	1997–98
Previous names	Eastern Bengal Railway
Services
Preceding station Kolkata Suburban Railway Following station Pancheberia towards Sealdah Eastern Line Gede line Bahirgachhi Halt towards Gede
Route map v t e Ranaghat–Krishnanagar City–Lalgola line including Shantipur loop line Legend km km Godagari Ghat–Amnura line (abandoned) 178 Godagari Ghat Ganges River Bangladesh India old ferry connection to Godagari Ghat 160 Lalgola Ghat line dismantled 155 Lalgola line dismantled 153 Krishnapur 147 Pirtala 144 Bhagwangola B.B. loop line 137 Subarnamrigi Azimganj Junction 108 132 Jiaganj destroyed bridge over Bhagirathi River 129 Nashipur Road station dismantled Bhagirathi River Nashipur Rail Bridge B.B. loop line 124 Murshidabad 116 Cossimbazar 113 Berhampore Court New Balarampur Halt 108 Sargachhi 104 planned line Bhabta 101 Beldanga 95 Domkal Rejinagar 86 Karimpur Sirajnagar 82 Betai Plassey 77 Tehatta Paglachandi 71 Charatala Paglachandi River Chapra B.B. loop line 66 Debagram Nabadwip Dham 49 58 Sonadanga B.B. loop line 54 Bethuadahari bridge over Bhagirathi River 44 Muragchha Nabadwip Ghat 49 39 Dhubulia Maheshganj 47 33 Bahadurpur construction and electrification done upto here Amghata 44 Jalangi River station dismantled Krishnanagar Road 39 planned line under gauge conversion Kolkata Suburban Railway ends here 26 36 Krishnanagar City Junction Bhatjangla 33 Dignagar 27 Bagdi 23 Shantipur Junction 21 21 Jalal Khali Halt Bathna Krittibas 16 16 Badkulla Phulia 12 11 Taherpur Habibpur 08 8 Birnagar old NG line dismantled 4 Kalinarayanpur Junction Baicha 13 Churni River Raghabpur 08 Ranaghat–Gede line Aistala Ghat 05 3 Churni Ghat old ferry connection to Aistala Ghat 0 Ranaghat Junction Ranaghat–Bangaon line Sealdah–Ranaghat line km km Key Indian Railways broad gauge (1676 mm) narrow gauge (762 mm) metre gauge (1000 mm) in use   out of use, planned, or under construction (u/c)   tunnel
Location Aranghata Location in West Bengal Show map of West Bengal Aranghata Location in India Show map of India

History

The Ranaghat–Gede section was the part of the Eastern Bengal Railway which was opened in 1862 and extended to Kushtia, now in Bangladesh. This was the Calcutta–Siliguri 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 Aranghata railway station was electrified in 1997–98.^[4]

References

1. "ARANGHATA (AG) Railway Station". NDTV. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
2. "AG/Aranghata". indiarailinfo.com. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
3. "Eastern Bengal Railway". Retrieved 8 May 2019.
4. "TRACTION DISTRIBUTION SEALDAH". indianrailways.gov.in. Retrieved 8 May 2019.