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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|Railway Station in West Bengal, India}}<br />
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{{Infobox station<br />
| name = [[File:Indian_Railways_Suburban_Railway_Logo.svg|50px]]<br/>{{font color|blue|Jaynagar Majilpur}}<br />
| type = [[List of Kolkata Suburban Railway stations|Kolkata Suburban Railway Station]]<br />
| style = Kolkata Suburban Railway<br />
| image = JAYNAGAR RAILWAY STATION.jpg<br />
| image_caption = Jaynagar Majilpur Railway Station<br />
| address = [[Jaynagar Majilpur]], [[South 24 Parganas]], [[West Bengal]]<br />
| country = [[India]]<br />
| coordinates = {{coord|22.1693924|N|88.4160464|E|type:railwaystation_region:IN|display=inline,title}}<br />
| elevation = {{convert|8|m|ft}}<br />
| line = [[Sealdah South lines#Main line|Main line]]<br />
| other = {{rint|bus}} Bus stand<br />
| structure = Standard (on-ground station)<br />
| platform = 2<br />
| tracks = 3<br />
| bicycle = Available {{rint|bicycle}}<br />
| parking = Available {{rint|parking}}<br />
| opened = {{start date and age|1882}}<br />
| closed = <br />
| rebuilt = <br />
| electrified = 1965–66<br />
| ADA = Available {{rint|wheelchair}}<br />
| code = {{Indian railway code<br />
| code = JNM<br />
| zone = [[Eastern Railway zone|Eastern Railway]]<br />
| division = {{rwd|Sealdah}}<br />
}}<br />
| owned = [[Indian Railways]]<br />
| operator = [[Eastern Railway zone|Eastern Railway]]<br />
| status = Functioning<br />
| former = [[Eastern Bengal Railway]]<br />
| passengers = <br />
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| map_type = India West Bengal#India<br />
| map_size = 300<br />
| map_caption = Location in West Bengal##Location in India<br />
| map_dot_label = Jaynagar Majilpur<br />
| services = <br />
{{s-rail|title=Kolkata Suburban Railway}}<br />
{{s-line|system=Kolkata Suburban Railway|previous=Mathurapur Road|next=Baharu|line=Sealdah South|branch=[[Sealdah South lines#Main line|Main line]]|type=Namkhana}}<br />
| route_map = {{Sealdah South lines}}<br />
| map_state = collapsed<br />
}}<br />
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'''Jaynagar Majilpur railway station''' is a [[List of Kolkata Suburban Railway stations|Kolkata Suburban Railway Station]] on the [[Sealdah South lines#Main line|Main line]] with an approximate {{convert|49|km}} distance from the [[Sealdah railway station]]. It is under the jurisdiction of the [[Eastern Railway zone]] of [[Indian Railways]]. Jaynagar Majilpur railway station is one of the busiest railway stations in the [[Sealdah railway division]]. More than 30 pairs of EMU local trains pass through the railway station on a daily basis. It is situated in [[South 24 Parganas]] district in the [[India]]n [[States and union territories of India|state]] of [[West Bengal]]. Jaynagar Majilpur railway station serves [[Jaynagar Majilpur]] and the surrounding areas.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://indiarailinfo.com/station/map/jayanagar-majilpur-halt-jnm/9537|title=JNM/Jaynagar Majilpur}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.railyatri.in/stations/jayanagar-majlipur-halt-jnm|title=JNM/Jaynagar Majilpur Train Station}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ndtv.com/indian-railway/jayngr-majlipur-jnm-station|title=JNM/Jaynagar Majilpur Railway Station}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://m.etrain.info/station/Jayngr-Majlipur-JNM/all|title=JNM/Jaynagar Majilpur Railway Time Table}}</ref><br />
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==Geography==<br />
Jaynagar Majilpur railway station is located at {{coord|22.1693924|N|88.4160464|E|type:railwaystation_region:IN|format=dms}}. It has an average elevation of {{convert|8|m|ft}}.<ref name="google">Google maps</ref><br />
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==History==<br />
In 1882, the [[Eastern Bengal Railway]] constructed a {{track gauge|1676mm}}-wide [[5 ft 6 in gauge railway|broad-gauge railway]] from {{stnlnk|Sonarpur Junction}} to Jaynagar Majilpur.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://archive.is/20120714085533/http://irse.bravehost.com/IRHTML.htm|title=Indian Railways History Time Line}}</ref><br />
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==Electrification==<br />
Electrification from {{stnlnk|Sonarpur Junction}} to Jaynagar Majilpur was completed with 25 kV AC overhead system in 1965–66.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://irfca.org/docs/electrification-history.html|title=History of The Electrification of Indian Railways}}</ref><br />
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==Station complex==<br />
The platform is very much well sheltered. The station possesses many facilities including water and sanitation. It is well connected to the [[State Highway 1 (West Bengal)|SH-1]]. There is a proper approach road to this station.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180327200122/http://www.irfca.org/~mrinal/chronology.html |title=The Chronology of Railway Development in Eastern India}}</ref><br />
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==References==<br />
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[[Category:Railway junction stations in West Bengal]]<br />
[[Category:Railway stations in South 24 Parganas district]]<br />
[[Category:Sealdah railway division]]<br />
[[Category:Kolkata Suburban Railway stations]]<br />
[[Category:Railway stations opened in 1882]]<br />
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[[Category:1882 establishments in the British Empire]]<br />
[[Category:Transport in Jaynagar Majilpur]]<br />
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