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.[citation needed]
History
The Howrah–Bardhaman chord, the 95 kilometers railway line was constructed in 1917. It was connected with Sealdah 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.
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