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{{Infobox station
| name = Jhamatpur Baharan railway station
| native_name =
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| style = Indian Railways
| type = [[Slow and fast passenger trains in India|Passenger train]] station
| image =
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| address = [[Jhamatpur]], Goai, [[Purba Bardhaman]], [[West Bengal]]
| country = India
| coordinates = {{Coord|23.4459|N|88.5552|E|format=dms}}
| elevation = {{cvt|24|m}}
| owned = [[Indian Railways]]
| operator = [[Eastern Railway zone]]
| line = [[Barharwa–Azimganj–Katwa loop]]
| platform = 2
| tracks = 2
| other =
| ADA =
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| structure = Standard (on-ground station)
| code = {{Indian railway code
| code = JHBN
| 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= Salar|next= Gangatikuri|line=Eastern Railway zone|branch= [[Azimganj–Katwa line]]|rows1=1}}
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'''Jhamatpur Baharan railway station''' is a railway station on the [[Howrah–Azimganj line]] of [[Howrah railway division]] of [[Eastern Railway zone]]. It is situated at [[Jhamatpur]] village, [[Purba Bardhaman]] in the Indian state of [[West Bengal]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://indiarailinfo.com/departures/jhamatpur-baharan-jhbn/6421|title=Departures from JHBN/Jhamatpur Baharan|access-date=April 15, 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 = 15 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 = 15 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 25 trains including few Passengers trains and [[EMU (train)|EMU]] stop at Jhamatpur Baharan.<ref name=":0" /> Distance between [[Howrah railway station|Howrah]] and Jhamatpur Baharan railway station is approximately 158 km.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.trainman.in/trains/Howrah-Jn-HWH/Jhamatpur-Baharan-JHBN|title=Kolkata to Jhamatpur Baharan trains|access-date=April 15, 2019}}</ref>

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

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