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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|Majerhat}}<br />
| type = [[List of Kolkata Suburban Railway stations|Kolkata Suburban Railway Station]]<br />
| style = Kolkata Suburban Railway<br />
| image = Majerhat Railway Station Front View 001.jpg<br />
| image_caption = Majerhat Railway Station<br />
| address = Majerhat, [[Kolkata]], [[West Bengal]]<br />
| country = [[India]]<br />
| coordinates = {{coord|22.5190536|N|88.3221307|E|type:railwaystation_region:IN|display=inline,title}}<br />
| elevation = {{convert|9|m|ft}}<br />
| line = [[Sealdah South lines#Budge Budge Branch line|Budge Budge Branch line]]<br/>[[Kolkata Circular Railway|Kolkata Circular line]]<br />
| other = {{rint|kolkata|m}} [[Majerhat metro station]]<br />
| structure = Standard (on-ground station)<br />
| platform = 5<br />
| tracks = 7<br />
| parking = Available {{rint|parking}}<br />
| bicycle = Available {{rint|bicycle}}<br />
| opened = {{start date and age|1890}}<br />
| closed = <br />
| rebuilt = <br />
| electrified = 1965–66<br />
| ADA = Available {{rint|wheelchair}}<br />
| code = {{Indian railway code<br />
| code = MJT<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 />
| pass_year = <br />
| pass_percent = <br />
| pass_system = <br />
| map_type = India Kolkata#India West Bengal#India<br />
| map_size = 300<br />
| map_caption = Location in Kolkata##Location in West Bengal##Location in India<br />
| map_dot_label = Majerhat<br />
| services = {{s-rail|title=Kolkata Suburban Railway}}<br />
{{s-line|system=Kolkata Suburban Railway|previous=Brace Bridge|next=New Alipore|line=Sealdah South|branch=[[Sealdah South lines#Budge Budge Branch line|Budge Budge Branch line]]|type=Budge Budge}}<br />
{{s-line|system=Kolkata Suburban Railway|previous=Remount Road|next=New Alipore|line=Circular}}<br />
| route_map = {{Kolkata Circular Railway routemap}}{{Sealdah South lines}}<br />
| map_state = collapsed<br />
}}<br />
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'''Majerhat railway station''' is a [[List of Kolkata Suburban Railway stations|Kolkata Suburban Railway Station]] on the [[Sealdah South lines#Budge Budge Branch line|Budge Budge Branch line]] with an approximate {{convert|12|km}} distance from the [[Sealdah railway station]]. It is under the jurisdiction of the [[Eastern Railway zone]] of [[Indian Railways]]. Majerhat railway station is one of the busiest railway stations in the [[Sealdah railway division]]. More than 45 pairs of EMU local trains pass through the railway station on a daily basis. It is situated in [[Kolkata]] in the [[India]]n [[States and union territories of India|state]] of [[West Bengal]]. Majerhat railway station serves Majerhat and the surrounding areas.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://indiarailinfo.com/station/map/majerhat-mjt/8634|title=MJT/Majerhat}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.railyatri.in/stations/majerhat-mjt|title=MJT/Majerhat Train Station}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ndtv.com/indian-railway/majerhat-mjt-station|title=MJT/Majerhat Railway Station}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://m.etrain.info/station/Majerhat-MJT/all|title=MJT/Majerhat Railway Time Table}}</ref><br />
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==Geography==<br />
Majerhat railway station is located at {{coord|22.5190536|N|88.3221307|E|type:railwaystation_region:IN|format=dms}}. It has an average elevation of {{convert|9|m|ft}}.<ref name="google">Google maps</ref><br />
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==History==<br />
In 1890, the [[Eastern Bengal Railway]] constructed a {{track gauge|1676mm}}-wide [[5 ft 6 in gauge railway|broad-gauge railway]] from {{stnlnk|Ballygunge Junction}} to {{stnlnk|Budge Budge}} via Majerhat.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://archive.today/20120714085533/http://irse.bravehost.com/IRHTML.htm|title=Indian Railways History Time Line}}</ref><br />
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==Electrification==<br />
Electrification from {{stnlnk|Ballygunge Junction}} to {{stnlnk|Budge Budge}} including Majerhat 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. There is a proper approach road to this station.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.irfca.org/~mrinal/chronology.html|title=The Chronology of Railway Development in Eastern India|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180327200122/http://www.irfca.org/~mrinal/chronology.html|archive-date=27 March 2018}}</ref><br />
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==References==<br />
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{{Railway stations in West Bengal}}<br />
{{Kolkata Suburban Railway, Sealdah South}}<br />
{{Kolkata Suburban Railway, Circular}}<br />
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[[Category:Railway junction stations in West Bengal]]<br />
[[Category:Railway stations in Kolkata]]<br />
[[Category:Sealdah railway division]]<br />
[[Category:Kolkata Suburban Railway stations]]<br />
[[Category:Kolkata Circular Railway]]<br />
[[Category:Railway stations opened in 1890]]<br />
[[Category:1890 establishments in India]]<br />
[[Category:1890 establishments in the British Empire]]<br />
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