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{{Infobox station<br />
| name = [[File:Indian_Railways_Suburban_Railway_Logo.svg|50px]]<br>{{font color|blue|Mankundu}}<br />
| type = [[Kolkata Suburban Railway]] station<br />
| style = Kolkata Suburban Railway<br />
| image = Mankundu Railway Station.jpg<br />
| image_caption = Mankundu<br />
| address = Mankundu Station Road, Chandannagar, Hooghly, West Bengal<br />
| country = India<br />
| coordinates = {{Coord|22.846576|88.346788|type:railwaystation_region:IN|format=dms|display=inline,title}}<br />
| elevation = {{convert|13|m|ft}}<br />
| line = [[Howrah–Bardhaman main line]]<br />
| other = <br />
| structure = Standard (on-ground station)<br />
| platform = 3<br />
| tracks = 3<br />
| parking = No<br />
| bicycle = Yes<br />
| opened = 1854<br />
| closed = <br />
| rebuilt = <br />
| electrified = 1958<br />
| ADA = <br />
| code = {{Indian railway code<br />
| code = MUU<br />
| zone = <br />
| division = Howrah<br />
}}<br />
| owned = [[Indian Railways]]<br />
| operator = [[Eastern Railway zone|Eastern Railway]]<br />
| status = Functioning<br />
| former = [[East Indian Railway Company]]<br />
| passengers = <br />
| pass_year = <br />
| pass_percent = <br />
| pass_system = <br />
| map_type = India West Bengal#India<br />
| map_caption = Location in West Bengal##Location in India<br />
| map_dot_label = Mankundu<br />
| map_size = 300<br />
| services = {{s-rail|title=Kolkata Suburban Railway}}<br />
{{s-line|system=Kolkata Suburban Railway|previous= Bhadreshwar |next= Chandannagar|line= Eastern |branch= [[Howrah–Bardhaman main line|Main line]] |type= Howrah Junction |type2=Bandel Junction}}<br />
|route_map = {{Howrah–Bardhaman main line}}<br />
|map_state = collapsed<br />
}}<br />
'''Mankundu railway station''' is a [[Kolkata Suburban Railway]] station on the [[Howrah–Bardhaman main line]]. It is located in [[Hooghly district]] in the Indian state of [[West Bengal]]. It is under the jurisdiction of Eastern Railway zone. Mankundu railway station is a small railway stations of Howrah railway division. It serves [[Mankundu]] and surrounding areas. It is 30&nbsp;km. from [[Howrah Station]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://indiarailinfo.com/station/map/mankundu-muu/8715|title=Mankundu Railway Station Map/Atlas ER/Eastern Zone – Railway Enquiry|access-date=2019-06-24}}</ref><br />
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==History==<br />
[[East Indian Railway Company]] started construction of a line out of Howrah for the proposed link with Delhi via Rajmahal and Mirzapur in 1851.<ref name=history>{{cite web| url = http://www.irfca.org/faq/faq-hist.html|title = IR History Part I 1832–1869| publisher= IRFCA| access-date = 13 April 2013}}</ref><br />
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The first passenger train in eastern India ran from Howrah to Hooghly on 15 August 1854. The track was extended to Raniganj by 1855.<ref name=history/><br />
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==Electrification==<br />
Electrification of Howrah—Burdwan main line was completed with 25 kV AC overhead system in 1958.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.irfca.org/faq/faq-history4.html|title =IR History Part IV 1947–1970 | publisher= IRFCA| access-date = 13 April 2013}}</ref><br />
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==References==<br />
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[[Category:Railway stations in Hooghly district]]<br />
[[Category:Howrah railway division]]<br />
[[Category:Kolkata Suburban Railway stations]]<br />
[[Category:Railway stations in India opened in 1854]]<br />
[[Category:1854 establishments in India]]<br />
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