Template:Infobox station Dhaniakhali railway station is a Kolkata Suburban Railway halt station on the Howrah–Bardhaman chord line operated by Eastern Railway zone of Indian Railways. It is situated beside Chinsurah-Dhaniakhali Road, Rudrani at Dhaniakhali in Hooghly district in the Indian state of West Bengal.[1][2] It was previously operated by Haradhan Bandyopadhyay who developed the halt station to Aadharsha station.Template:Citation needed
History
The Howrah–Bardhaman chord, the 95 kilometers railway line was constructed in 1917. It was connected with Template:Stnlnk through Dankuni after construction of Vivekananda Setu in 1932.[3] Howrah to Bardhaman chord line including Dhaniakhali railway station was electrified in 1964–66.[4] This halt station was inaugurated in December 2003.[5]
References
- ↑ DNHL/Dhaniakhali Halt. Retrieved 18 May 2019.
- ↑ DHANIAKHALI HALT (DNHL) Railway Station. NDTV. Retrieved 18 May 2019.
- ↑ HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE – THE FIRST JOURNEY. Retrieved 18 May 2019.
- ↑ History of Electrification. Retrieved 18 May 2019.
- ↑ After fog, frenzy stalls trains – Mob blocks rail tracks with halt demand. Telegraph India. Retrieved 18 May 2019.