Jibanti railway station

Jibanti railway station is a railway station on the Howrah–Azimganj line of Howrah railway division of Eastern Railway zone. It is located beside National Highway 11, Jibanti village of Murshidabad district in the Indian state of West Bengal.^[1]

Jibanti railway station
Passenger train station
General information
Location	Jibanti, Murshidabad district, West Bengal India
Coordinates	24°04′15″N 88°11′19″E
Elevation	21 m (69 ft)
Owned by	Indian Railways
Operated by	Eastern Railway zone
Line(s)	Barharwa–Azimganj–Katwa loop
Platforms	2
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	Standard (on ground station)
Parking	Yes
Other information
Status	Active
Station code	JVT
Zone(s)	Eastern Railway zone
Division(s)	Howrah
History
Electrified	Yes
Previous names	East Indian Railway Company
Services
Preceding station Indian Railways Following station Khagraghat Road towards ? Eastern Railway zone Azimganj–Katwa line Karna Subarna towards ?

History

In 1913, the Hooghly–Katwa Railway constructed a 5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) broad gauge line from Bandel to Katwa, and the Barharwa–Azimganj–Katwa Railway constructed the 5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) broad gauge Barharwa–Azimganj–Katwa loop.^[2][3] With the construction of the Farakka Barrage and opening of the railway bridge in 1971, the railway communication picture of this line were completely changed. Number of local trains stop at Jibanti railway station. The rail distance between Jibanti and Howrah is approximately 197 km.^[4][5]

References

1. "JVT – Jibanti H Railway Station". Archived from the original on 6 April 2019. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
2. Saxena, R. P. "Indian Railway History timeline". Archived from the original on 14 July 2012. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
3. "The Chronology of Railway development in Eastern Indian". Rail India. Archived from the original on 16 March 2008. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
4. "Kolkata to JIBANTI Trains". ixigo.com. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
5. "JIBANTI (JVT) Railway Station". ndtv.com. Retrieved 1 April 2019.