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{{Use Indian English|date=November 2019}}
{{Infobox station
| name = Dhulian Ganga railway station
| native_name =
| native_name_lang =
| style = Indian Railways
| type = [[Express train]], [[Passenger train]] station
| image =
| caption =
| address = Ratanpur, [[Dhulian]], [[Murshidabad district]], [[West Bengal]]
| country = India
| coordinates = {{Coord|24.4019|N|87.5615|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 = DGLE
| zone = [[Eastern Railway zone]]
| division = {{rwd|Malda}}
}}
| status = Active
| closed =
| former = [[East Indian Railway Company]]
| rebuilt =
| electrified = Yes
| passengers =
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| pass_year =
| pass_percent =
| services = {{s-rail|title=Indian Railways}}
{{s-line|system=Indian Railways|previous= Hausnagar|next= Sankopara|line=Eastern Railway zone|branch= [[Barharwa–Azimganj–Katwa loop]]|rows1=1}}
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'''Dhulian Ganga railway station''' is a railway station on the [[Barharwa–Azimganj–Katwa loop]] of [[Malda railway division]] of [[Eastern Railway zone]]. It is situated beside [[National Highway 34 (India)|National Highway 34]], at Ratanpur village, [[Dhulian]] of [[Murshidabad district]] in the Indian state of [[West Bengal]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.ndtv.com/indian-railway/dhulian-ganga-dgle-station|title=DHULIAN GANGA (DGLE) Railway Station|publisher=NDTV|access-date=22 April 2019}}</ref>

==History==
In 1913, the Hooghly–Katwa Railway constructed a {{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|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 = 22 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 = 22 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 24 trains including Express and passenger stop at Dhulian Ganga railway station.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://indiarailinfo.com/station/map/dhulian-ganga-dgle/2161|title=DGLE/Dhulian Ganga|publisher=indiarailinfo.com|access-date=25 November 2019}}</ref><ref name=":0" />
Old Dhulian railway station under the Ganga river near Lalpur village, present name Dhulian Ganga railway station.

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

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Dhulian Ganga railway station - Revision history

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