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{{Infobox station
| name = Azimganj City railway station
| native_name =
| native_name_lang=
| style = Indian Railways
| type = [[Express trains in India|Express train]], [[Slow and fast passenger trains in India|Passenger train]] station
| image =
| caption =
| address = Police Station Road, [[Jiaganj Azimganj|Azimganj]], [[Murshidabad district]], [[West Bengal]]
| country = India
| coordinates = {{Coord|24.1422|N|88.1557|E|format=dms}}
| elevation = {{cvt|25|m}}
| owned = [[Indian Railways]]
| operator = [[Eastern Railway zone]]
| line = [[Barharwa–Azimganj–Katwa loop]] Line
| platform = 2
| tracks = 2
| other =
| ADA =
| parking =
| structure = Standard (on-ground station)
| code = {{Indian railway code
| code = ACLE
| zone = [[Eastern Railway zone]]
| division = {{rwd|Howrah}}
}}
| status = Active
| closed =
| former = [[East Indian Railway Company]]
| rebuilt =
| electrified = Yes
| passengers =
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| services = {{s-rail|title=Indian Railways}}
{{s-line|system=Indian Railways|previous= Azimganj Junction|next= Poradanga Halt|line=Eastern Railway zone|branch= [[Barharwa–Azimganj–Katwa loop]]|rows1=1}}
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'''Azimganj City railway station''' is a railway station on the [[Howrah–Azimganj line]] of [[Howrah railway division]] of [[Eastern Railway zone]]. It is situated beside Police Station Road, [[Jiaganj Azimganj|Azimganj]] town of [[Murshidabad district]] in the Indian state of [[West Bengal]]. It serves the Jiaganj–Azimganj area.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ndtv.com/indian-railway/azimganj-city-acle-station|title=AZIMGANJ CITY (ACLE) Railway Station|publisher=NDTV|access-date=16 April 2019}}</ref>

==History==
In 1913, the Hooghly–Katwa Railway constructed a {{track gauge|1676mm}}-wide {{Track gauge|5ft6in|lk=on}} [[broad gauge]] line from [[Bandel Junction railway station|Bandel]] to [[Katwa Junction railway station|Katwa]], and the Barharwa–Azimganj–Katwa Railway constructed the {{track gauge|1676mm}}-wide {{Track gauge|5ft6in|lk=on}} [[broad gauge]] [[Barharwa–Azimganj–Katwa loop]].<ref name=timeline>{{cite web| url = http://irse.bravehost.com/IRHTML.htm| title = Indian Railway History timeline|first=R. P.|last=Saxena| accessdate = 16 April 2019| url-status = dead| archiveurl = https://archive.is/20120714085533/http://irse.bravehost.com/IRHTML.htm| archivedate = 14 July 2012| df = dmy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.irfca.org/~mrinal/chronology.html | title = The Chronology of Railway development in Eastern Indian |publisher=Rail India | accessdate = 16 April 2019 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080316015721/http://www.irfca.org/~mrinal/chronology.html | archive-date = 16 March 2008 | url-status = dead }}</ref> 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. Total 32 trains including few express and passengers stop at Azimganj City railway station.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://indiarailinfo.com/departures/azimganj-city-acle/5319|title=Departures from ACLE/Azimganj City|publisher=indiarailinfo.com|access-date=25 November 2019}}</ref>

==References==
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[[Category:Railway stations in Murshidabad district]]
[[Category:Howrah railway division]]

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Azimganj City railway station - Revision history

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