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{{Use Indian English|date=November 2019}}
{{Infobox station
| name = Jibanti railway station
| native_name =
| native_name_lang =
| style = Indian Railways
| type = [[Passenger train]] station
| image =
| caption =
| address = Jibanti, [[Murshidabad district]], [[West Bengal]]
| country = India
| coordinates = {{Coord|24.0707|N|88.1887|E|format=dms}}
| elevation = {{cvt|21|m}}
| owned = [[Indian Railways]]
| operator = [[Eastern Railway zone]]
| line = [[Barharwa–Azimganj–Katwa loop]]
| platform = 1
| tracks = 2
| other =
| ADA =
| parking = Yes
| structure = Standard (on ground station)
| code = {{Indian railway code
| code = JVT
| zone = [[Eastern Railway zone]]
| division = {{rwd|Howrah}}
}}
| status = Active
| closed =
| former = [[East Indian Railway Company]]
| rebuilt =
| electrified = Yes
| passengers =
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| pass_percent =
| services = {{s-rail|title=Indian Railways}}
{{s-line|system=Indian Railways|previous= Khagraghat Road|next= Karna Subarna|line=Eastern Railway zone|branch= [[Azimganj–Katwa line]]|rows1=1}}
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'''Jibanti railway station''' is a railway station on the [[Howrah–Azimganj line]] of [[Howrah railway division]] of [[Eastern Railway zone]]. It is located beside [[National Highway 11 (India)|National Highway 11]], Jibanti village of [[Murshidabad district]] in the Indian state of [[West Bengal]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://erailway.co.in/stations/JVT|title=JVT – Jibanti H Railway Station|access-date=1 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 = 1 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 = 1 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. Number of local trains stop at Jibanti railway station. The rail distance between Jibanti and [[Howrah Junction railway station|Howrah]] is approximately 197 km.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ixigo.com/by-train-rail/kolkata-to-jibanti-by-train|title=Kolkata to JIBANTI Trains|publisher=ixigo.com|access-date=25 November 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ndtv.com/indian-railway/jibanti-jvt-station|title=JIBANTI (JVT) Railway Station|website=ndtv.com|access-date=1 April 2019}}</ref>

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

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