Template:Infobox station Template:Kharagpur–Puri line Dantan railway station is a railway station on Kharagpur–Puri line, part of the Howrah–Chennai main line under Kharagpur railway division of South Eastern Railway zone.[1] It is situated beside National Highway 60 at Dantan in Paschim Medinipur district in the Indian state of West Bengal.[2]
History
In between 1893 and 1896 the East Coast State Railway constructed Howrah–Chennai main line. Kharagpur–Puri branch was finally opened for public in 1901.[3] The route was electrified in several phases. In 2005, Howrah–Chennai route was completely electrified.[4]
References
- ↑ DNT / Dantan Railway Station | Train Arrival / Departure Timings at Dantan. www.totaltraininfo.com. Retrieved 2019-10-31.
- ↑ Dantan Railway Station Map/Atlas SER/South Eastern Zone – Railway Enquiry, Kumar, Vikas. indiarailinfo.com. Retrieved 2019-10-31.
- ↑ South Eastern Railway. web.archive.org(2013-04-01). Retrieved 2019-10-31.
- ↑ [IRFCA Indian Railways FAQ: IR History: Part 7]. IRFCA. Retrieved 2019-10-31.