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{{Short description|Railway Station in West Bengal, India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2015}}
{{Use Indian English|date=March 2015}}
{{Infobox station
| name = Khana Junction
| type = [[Indian Railways]] junction station
| style = Indian Railways
| image = Khana Jn. Station.jpg
| image_size =
| image_caption = Khana Jn. railway station
| address = Khana, [[Bardhaman district|Bardhaman]], [[West Bengal]]
| country = India
| coordinates = {{Coord|23.32091|N|87.769989|E|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
| elevation =
| line = [[Howrah–Delhi main line]], [[Sahibganj loop]]
| other =
| structure = Standard (on-ground station)
| platform =
| tracks =
| entrances =
| parking =
| baggage_check =
| opened = 1854
| closed =
| rebuilt =
| electrified = 1957–1962
| ADA =
| code = {{Indian railway code
| code = KAN
| zone = [[Eastern Railway zone|Eastern Railway]]
| division = Howrah
}}
| owned =
| operator =
| status = Functioning
| former = [[East Indian Railway Company|East Indian Railway]]
| passengers =
| pass_year =
| pass_percent =
| pass_system =
| map_type = India West Bengal#India
| map_caption = Location in West Bengal##Location in India
| map_dot_label =
}}
{{Bardhaman–Asansol section|collapse=y}}
'''Khana Junction''' is a railway station in [[Bardhaman Sadar North subdivision]] of [[Purba Bardhaman district]] in the Indian state of [[West Bengal]].

==History==
During the middle of the nineteenth century, [[Carr, Tagore and Company]] transported coal from Narayankuri ghat on the [[Damodar River]] to [[Kolkata]], then known as Calcutta. However, as the flow of water in the river was inconsistent, supplies were irregular. In order to capture the lucrative coal transport business, [[East Indian Railway Company|East Indian Railway]], extended the railway track that had been laid between Kolkata and [[Hugli-Chuchura|Hooghly]] to [[Raniganj]] in 1855.<ref>{{cite web |url =http://www.irfca.org/~mrinal/chronology.html |title =The Chronology of Railway Development in Eastern India |access-date =2011-11-12 |publisher =Rail India |archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20080316015721/http://www.irfca.org/~mrinal/chronology.html |archive-date =16 March 2008 |url-status =dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.irfca.org/~mrinal/asansol.html |title = Asansol |access-date = 2011-11-12 |publisher = Rail India |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170507171611/http://www.irfca.org/~mrinal/asansol.html |archive-date = 7 May 2017 |url-status = dead }}</ref><ref name=timeline>{{cite web |url = http://irse.bravehost.com/IRHTML.htm |title = Indian Railway History Timeline |access-date = 2011-11-12 |url-status = dead |archive-url = https://archive.is/20120714085533/http://irse.bravehost.com/IRHTML.htm |archive-date = 14 July 2012 |df = dmy-all }}</ref>

Construction of what was then considered to be the [[Howrah–Delhi main line]] was started in 1859, when the Khana Junction-[[Rajmahal]] line was built. In 1866 Kolkata –and Delhi were directly linked. With the completion of the {{convert|406 |km}} long line connecting Raniganj with [[Kiul Junction|Kiul]] in 1871, a "shorter main line" was in position. Initially, it was called the chord line. However, as it attracted more traffic it was designated the main line and the original line, operating between Khana Junction and Kiul Junction, became the [[Sahibganj loop]].<ref name=timeline/>

==References==
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{{Railway stations in West Bengal}}
{{Purba Bardhaman topics}}

[[Category:Railway stations in Purba Bardhaman district]]
[[Category:Railway junction stations in West Bengal]]
[[Category:Howrah railway division]]
[[Category:Railway stations opened in 1854]]
[[Category:1854 establishments in India]]

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