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{{Infobox station
| name = [[File:Indian_Railways_Suburban_Railway_Logo.svg|50px]]<br>{{font color|blue|Abada}}
| type = [[List of Kolkata Suburban Railway Stations|Kolkata Suburban Railway station]]
| style = Kolkata Suburban Railway
| image =
| caption =
| address = [[Abada, India|Abada]], [[Howrah district]]
| coordinates = {{coord|22.547856|N|88.199542|E|region:IN_type:railwaystation|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
| line = [[Howrah–Kharagpur line]]
| other =
| structure = Standard on-ground station
| platform = 3
| depth =
| levels =
| tracks =
| parking = No
| bicycle = No
| opened =
| closed =
| rebuilt =
| electrified =
| ADA =
| code = ABB
| owned = [[Indian Railways]]
| zone = [[South Eastern Railway zone|South Eastern Railway]]
| former =
| passengers =
| pass_year =
| pass_percent =
| pass_system =
| mpassengers =
| map_type = India West Bengal#India
| map_size = 300
| map_dot_label = Abada
| map_caption = Location in [[West Bengal]]##Location in India
| services =
{{s-rail|title=Kolkata Suburban Railway}}
{{s-line|system=Kolkata Suburban Railway|previous= Nalpur|next= Sankrail |line= South Eastern |branch= [[Howrah–Kharagpur line]] |type=Midnapore |type2=Howrah Junction}}
|route_map = {{Howrah–Kharagpur line}}
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The '''Abada railway station''' in the Indian state of [[West Bengal]], serves [[Abada, India]] in [[Howrah district]]. It is on the [[Howrah–Kharagpur line]]. It is {{convert|18|km|mi|0|abbr=on}} from [[Howrah Station]].<ref>Combined suburban Time Table – Eastern Railway, Metro Railway, South Eastern Railway</ref>

==History==
The Howrah–Kharagpur line was opened in 1900.<ref name=ser>{{cite web|url=http://www.ser.indianrailways.gov.in/view_section.jsp?lang=0&id=0,1 |title=Major events in formation of S.E.Railway |publisher=South Eastern Railway |access-date=10 April 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130401151628/http://www.ser.indianrailways.gov.in/view_section.jsp?lang=0&id=0%2C1 |archive-date= 1 April 2013 }}</ref>
Bengal Nagpur Railway opened to traffic its main line from Nagpur to Asansol in 1891. Sini, on the Nagpur–Asansol line, was connected to Kharagpur and Kolaghat in 1898–99. The Kharagpur–Cuttack section was also opened the same year. The Kolaghat–Howrah track was completed in 1899–1900. Kharagpur was connected to Howrah with the opening of the Rupnarayan bridge on 19 April 1900.[11]

The Panskura–Durgachak line was opened in 1968, at a time when Haldia Port was being constructed. It was subsequently extended to Haldia. Haldia Dock Complex, a part of Kolkata Port Trust, was commissioned in 1977.[11][12]

The Tamluk–Digha line was opened in 2004.[13]

==Tracks==
The Howrah–Panskura stretch has three lines.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://m.indiarailinfo.com/blog/post/395400 |title=Howrah–Pune AC Duronto Express |publisher=indiarailinfo |access-date=10 April 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151118224023/http://m.indiarailinfo.com/blog/post/395400 |archive-date=18 November 2015 }}</ref>

==Electrification==
The Howrah–Kharagpur line was electrified in 1967–69.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://irfca.org/docs/electrification-history.html |title = History of Electrification | publisher= IRFCA| access-date = 10 February 2013}}</ref>

The Howrah–Kharagpur line was electrified in 1967–69. The Panskura–Haldia line was electrified in 1974–76. Santragachi–Bankaranayabaj sector was electrified in 1984–85. All lines were electrified with 25 kV AC overhead system.[14] EMU train services between Panskura and Haldia introduced in 1976 and direct EMU services between Howrah and Haldia in 1979.[11]

==Passenger movement==
Abada railway station handles around 6 passengers every day.<ref>{{cite news |url= http://railenquiry.in/stationinfo/ABB/Abada|title= Abada (ABB) | publisher= Indian Rail Enquiry |access-date= 2 October 2013}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://jenson.in/traintimesByStation.php?q=ABB Trains at Abada]

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>Feroze Ahmad 2 at 08:29, 17 February 2021