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{{Infobox station
| name = Chowrigacha railway station
| native_name =
| native_name_lang=
| style = Indian Railways
| type = [[Slow and fast passenger trains in India|Passenger train]] station
| image =
| caption =
| address = Satui, Chowrigacha, [[Murshidabad district]], [[West Bengal]]
| country = India
| coordinates = {{Coord|23.5632|N|88.1111|E|format=dms}}
| elevation = {{cvt|19|m}}
| owned = [[Indian Railways]]
| operator = [[Eastern Railway zone]]
| line = [[Barharwa–Azimganj–Katwa loop]]
| platform = 4
| tracks = 4
| other =
| ADA =
| parking =
| structure = Standard (on-ground station)
| code = {{Indian railway code
| code = CWLE
| zone = [[Eastern Railway zone]]
| division = {{rwd|Howrah}}
}}
| status = Active
| closed =
| former = [[East Indian Railway Company]]
| rebuilt = yes
| electrified = Yes
| passengers =
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| pass_year =
| pass_percent =
| services = {{s-rail|title=Indian Railways}}
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'''Chowrigacha railway station''' is a railway station on the [[Howrah–Azimganj line]] of [[Howrah railway division]] of [[Eastern Railway zone]]. It is situated at Satui, Chowrigacha of [[Murshidabad district]] in the Indian state of [[West Bengal]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ndtv.com/indian-railway/chowrigacha-cwle-station|title=CHOWRIGACHA (CWLE) Railway Station|publisher=NDTV|access-date=14 April 2019}}</ref>

==History==
In 1913, the Hooghly–Katwa Railway constructed a {{Track gauge|5ft6in|lk=on}} [[broad gauge]] line from Bandel to Katwa, and the Barharwa–Azimganj–Katwa Railway constructed the {{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 = 14 April 2019| url-status = dead| archiveurl = https://archive.today/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 = 14 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 26 trains including few passengers and [[EMU (train)|EMU]] stop at Chowrigacha railway station.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://indiarailinfo.com/station/map/chowrigacha-cwle/6418|title=CWLE/Chowrigacha|publisher=indiarailinfo.com|access-date=25 November 2019}}</ref> Distance between Howrah and Chowrigacha railway station is approximately 182 km.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.trainspnrstatus.com/trains/chowrigacha-howrah|title=CHOWRIGACHA to HOWRAH JN Trains|access-date=14 April 2019}}</ref>

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

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