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{{short description|Railway station in West Bengal}}
{{Infobox station
| name = [[File:Indian_Railways_Suburban_Railway_Logo.svg|50px]]<br>{{font color|blue|Mahendralalnagar}}
| type = [[Suburban rail]] station
| style = Kolkata Suburban Railway
| image =
| image_caption =
| address = Dhasa Road, Ballabhbati, [[Munsirhat]], [[Howrah district]], [[West Bengal]]
| country = India
| coordinates = {{Coord|22.643442|88.091758|type:railwaystation_region:IN|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
| elevation = {{convert|6|m}}
| line = [[Santragachi–Amta branch line]]
| other =
| structure = Standard (on ground station)
| platform = 1
| tracks = 1
| entrances =
| parking =
| baggage_check =
| opened = 1897
| closed = 1971
| rebuilt = 2004
| electrified =
| ADA =
| code = {{Indian railway code
| code = MHLN
| zone = [[South Eastern Railway zone]]
| division = {{rwd|Kharagpur}}
}}
| owned = [[Indian Railways]]
| operator = [[South Eastern Railway zone]]
| status = Functioning
| former = Howrah–Amta Light 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 = Mahendralalnagar
| map_size = 300
| services = {{s-rail|title=Kolkata Suburban Railway}}
{{s-line|system=Kolkata Suburban Railway|previous= Maju|next= Munsirhat|line=South Eastern |branch= [[Santragachi–Amta branch line]]|rows1=1|type=Amta}}
| map_locator =
|route_map = {{Santragachi–Amta branch line}}
|map_state = collapsed
}}

'''Mahendralalnagar railway station''' is a railway station on [[Santragachi–Amta branch line]] of [[South Eastern Railway zone|South Eastern Railway]] section of the [[Kharagpur railway division]]. It is situated beside Dhasa Road at Ballabhbati, [[Munsirhat]] in [[Howrah district]] in the Indian state of [[West Bengal]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.totaltraininfo.com/station/MHLN/|title=MHLN / Mahendralal Nagar Railway Station {{!}} Train Arrival / Departure Timings at Mahendralal Nagar|website=www.totaltraininfo.com|language=en|access-date=2019-10-27}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://indiarailinfo.com/station/map/mahendralal-nagar-mhln/9466|title=Mahendralal Nagar Railway Station Map/Atlas SER/South Eastern Zone - Railway Enquiry|last=Thakur|first=Jishnu|website=indiarailinfo.com|access-date=2019-10-27}}</ref>

== History ==
[[Howrah railway station|Howrah]] to Amta narrow-gauge track was built in 1897 in [[British India]]. This route was the part of the [[Martin's Light Railways]] which was closed in 1971.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/pm-narendra-modi-highlights-project-delay-by-talking-of-74km-howrah-champadanga-railway-line/articleshow/60077314.cms|title=PM Narendra Modi highlights project delay by talking of 74km Howrah–Champadanga railway line|last=Sharma|first=Aman|date=2017-08-15|work=The Economic Times|access-date=2019-10-27}}</ref> Howrah–Amta new broad-gauge line, including the Bargachia–Champadanga branch line was re constructed and opened in 2002–2004.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ieor.iitb.ac.in/node/1918|title=Narrow gauge in Bengal {{!}} IEOR @ IIT Bombay|website=www.ieor.iitb.ac.in|access-date=2019-10-27}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/todays-paper/tp-others/article29068502.ece|title=Howrah–Amta BG line section inaugurated|website=@businessline|access-date=2019-10-27}}</ref>

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

{{Kolkata Suburban Railway, South Eastern}}

[[Category:Railway stations in Howrah district]]
[[Category:Kharagpur railway division]]
[[Category:Kolkata Suburban Railway stations]]
[[Category:Railway stations opened in 1897]]
[[Category:1897 establishments in India]]

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Mahendralalnagar railway station - Revision history

>Jeet Dev at 12:20, 14 February 2021