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| name = [[File:Indian_Railways_Suburban_Railway_Logo.svg|50px]]<br>{{font color|blue|Chakdaha}} <br />
|other_name=<br />
| style = Kolkata Suburban Railway<br />
| type = [[Kolkata Suburban Railway]] station<br />
| image = Chakda railway station in Nadia district 03.jpg<br />
| image_caption = Chakdaha railway station<br />
| address = [[Chakdaha]], [[Nadia district|Nadia]], [[West Bengal]]<br />
| country = India<br />
| coordinates = {{Coord|23.078922|88.529822|type:railwaystation_region:IN|format=dms|display=inline}}<br />
| elevation = {{convert|13|m|ft}}<br />
| owned = [[Indian Railways]]<br />
| operator = [[Eastern Railway zone|Eastern Railway]]<br />
| line = [[Sealdah–Ranaghat line]] of [[Kolkata Suburban Railway]]<br />
| platform = 2<br />
| tracks = 2<br />
| other = <br />
| ADA = Not available<br />
| bicycle = Not available<br />
| depth =<br />
| levels =<br />
| parking = Not available<br />
| structure = Standard on ground station<br />
| code = {{Indian railway code<br />
| code = CDH<br />
| zone = [[Eastern Railway zone|Eastern Railway]]<br />
| division = {{rwd|Sealdah}}<br />
}}<br />
| status = Functional<br />
| closed =<br />
| former = [[Eastern Bengal Railway]]<br />
| opened = 1862<br />
| rebuilt =<br />
| electrified = 1963–65<br />
| passengers = <br />
| mpassengers =<br />
| pass_system =<br />
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| pass_percent =<br />
| map_type = India West Bengal#India<br />
| map_caption = Location in West Bengal##Location in India<br />
| map_dot_label = Chakdaha<br />
| map_size = 300<br />
| services =<br />
{{s-rail|title=Kolkata Suburban Railway}}<br />
{{s-line|system=Kolkata Suburban Railway|previous= Palpara|next= Payradanga|line= Eastern |branch= [[Sealdah–Ranaghat line|Main line]]|type=Sealdah|type2=Ranaghat Junction}}<br />
| route_map = {{Sealdah–Ranaghat line}}<br />
| map_state = collapsed<br />
}}<br />
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'''Chakdaha railway station''' is a railway station on the [[Sealdah–Ranaghat line]]. It serves the local areas of [[Chakdaha]] in the [[Nadia district]] of [[West Bengal]].<br />
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==History==<br />
The Sealdah–Kusthia line of the [[Eastern Bengal Railway]] was opened to railway traffic in the year 1862.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.irfca.org/faq/faq-hist.html|title =IR History: Early days (1832–1865) | publisher=IRFCA | access-date = 2 May 2013}}</ref> Eastern Bengal Railway used to work only on the eastern side of the [[Hooghly River]].<ref>{{cite web| url = http://wiki.fibis.org/index.php?title=Eastern_Bengal_Railway |title =Eastern Bengal Railway | publisher=fibis | access-date = 2 May 2013}}</ref><br />
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==Station complex==<br />
The platform is not at all sheltered. It lacks many facilities including water and sanitation. There is no proper approach road to this station.<ref>{{cite web| url=https://indiarailinfo.com/departures/3242|title=Chakdaha railway station| website=India Rail Info}}</ref><br />
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==Electrification==<br />
The Sealdah–Ranaghat sector was electrified in 1963–65.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://irfca.org/docs/electrification-history.html |title = History of Electrification | publisher= IRFCA| access-date = 5 May 2013}}</ref><br />
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== References ==<br />
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==External links==<br />
* {{Wikivoyage-inline|Kolkata/Northern fringes}}<br />
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{{commons category|Chakdah railway station}}<br />
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{{Railway stations in West Bengal}}<br />
{{Kolkata Suburban Railway}}<br />
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[[Category:Sealdah railway division]]<br />
[[Category:Kolkata Suburban Railway stations]]<br />
[[Category:1862 establishments in India]]<br />
[[Category:Railway stations in Nadia district]]<br />
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