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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, Jibanti village of Murshidabad district in the Indian state of West Bengal.[1]
History
In 1913, the Hooghly–Katwa Railway constructed a Template:Track gauge broad gauge line from Bandel to Katwa, and the Barharwa–Azimganj–Katwa Railway constructed the Template:Track gauge broad gauge Barharwa–Azimganj–Katwa loop.[2][3] 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 is approximately 197 km.[4][5]
References
- ↑ JVT – Jibanti H Railway Station. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
- ↑ Indian Railway History timeline, Saxena, R. P..
- ↑ The Chronology of Railway development in Eastern Indian. Rail India.
- ↑ Kolkata to JIBANTI Trains. ixigo.com. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
- ↑ JIBANTI (JVT) Railway Station. ndtv.com. Retrieved 1 April 2019.