Dainhat railway station is a Kolkata Suburban Railway station on Bandel–Katwa line connecting from Bandel to Katwa, and under the jurisdiction of Howrah railway division of Eastern Railway zone. It is situated at Dhramatala, Dainhat of Purba Bardhaman district in the Indian state of West Bengal.[1][2] Number of EMUs and passengers trains stop at Dainhat railway station.[3] The distance between Howrah and Dainhat railway station is approximately 137 km.[4]
History
editThe Hooghly–Katwa Railway constructed a line from Bandel to Katwa in 1913.[5] This line including Dainhat railway station was electrified in 1994–96 with 25 kV overhead line.[6]
References
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- ^ "Welcome To Katwa SDO". Retrieved 3 May 2019.
- ^ "DAINHAT (DHAE) Railway Station". NDTV. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
- ^ "HWH/Howrah Junction to DHAE/Dainhat". Retrieved 3 May 2019.
- ^ "HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE – THE FIRST JOURNEY". indianrailways.gov.in. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
- ^ "STATEMENT OF RECENTLY COMPLETED WORKS" (PDF). Retrieved 3 May 2019.