Champahati railway station


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Champahati railway station is a Kolkata Suburban Railway Station on the Canning Branch line. It is under the jurisdiction of the Sealdah railway division in the Eastern Railway zone of the Indian Railways. It serves the local area of Champahati in South 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal.[1][2]

Champahati

Kolkata Suburban Railway Station

Champahati railway station

General information
LocationChampahati, Baruipur, South 24 Parganas, West Bengal
India
Coordinates22°24′06″N 88°29′39″E / 22.401606°N 88.494076°E
Elevation9 metres (30 ft)
Owned byIndian Railways
Operated byEastern Railway
Line(s)Canning Branch line
Platforms2
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeStandard (on-ground station)
ParkingNot Available
Bicycle facilitiesNot Available
AccessibleNot Available
Other information
StatusFunctioning
Station codeCHT
Zone(s) Eastern Railway
Division(s) Sealdah
History
Opened1862; 162 years ago
Electrified1965–66
Previous namesEastern Bengal Railway

Services

Preceding station Kolkata Suburban Railway Following station
Piali

towards Canning

Sealdah South Kalikapur

towards Sealdah

Route map

Sealdah South section

km

Up arrow

5

Bidhannagar Road

Press House siding

Kankurgachi Road

2

Kankurgachi Road Junction

Narkeldanga
EMU Carshed

3

Sir Gurudas Banerjee Halt

Circular Canal

Kankurgachi
Chord line
Sealdah North

00

0

Sealdah Main
Sealdah

Left arrow  KM Line 2  Right arrow

Sealdah South

00

Beliaghata Diesel Loco Shed

6

Kamardanga Halt

Beruck & Comens Siding

3│7

Park Circus

Hindusthan Engineering
& Industrial Ltd. siding

BESCO siding

5

Ballygunge Junction

Lake Gardens

07

6

Dhakuria
Tollygunge

08

8

Jadabpur
Rabindra Sarobar

0

Up arrow  KM Line 1  Down arrow

Tollygunge Bridge

0

10

Bagha Jatin

0

New Alipore

09

Down arrow

New Garia–Baruipur
Metro (planned)

Kavi Subhash
Up arrow

0

11

New Garia

Majerhat

10

UpperLeft arrow  KM Line 3  Right arrow

12

Garia

14

Narendrapur
Brace Bridge

12

16

Sonarpur Junction

Sonarpur EMU Carshed

Santoshpur

15

Clive jute mill siding

19

Bidyadharpur

Union jute mill siding

22

Kalikapur
Akra

18

Down arrow planned extension

Nangi

21

46

Ghatakpukur

Batanagar factory siding

60

Minakhan

Caledonian jute mill siding

24

Champahati
K.M. Budge Budge

24

27

Piali

IBP/IOCL Depot

29

Gourdaha

Budge Budge Rail Yard

31

Ghutiari Shariff

34

Betberia Ghola

Budge Budge jute mill siding

38

Taldi

41

Matla Halt

45

Canning

Charial Canal

Down arrow planned extension

Lothian jute mill siding

(planned) Kalipur

29

50

Bhangankhali

60

Sonakhali

Orient jute mill siding

65

Basanti

Albion jute mill siding

87

Jharkhali

Charial Extension Canal

planned extension

Down arrow

Pujali

31

Bir Shibpur

41

Pujali–Bankrahat
line (planned)

Bankrahat

42

Gurudasnagar–Bankrahat
line (planned)

19

Subhasgram

22

Mallikpur
New Garia–Baruipur
Metro (planned)
Up arrow

BESCO Siding

(planned) Baruipur

00

25

Baruipur Junction

Baruipur Metro Depot

Kalyanpur

28

27

Shasan Road
Dakshin Durgapur

30

29

Krishna Mohan
Hotar

32

31

Dhapdhapi
Dhamua

34

33

Surjyapur
Uttar Radhanagar

37

35

Gocharan
Magra Hat

40

38

Hogla
Bahirpuya

43

41

Dakshin Barasat
Sangrampur

45

44

Baharu
(planned) Sangrampur–
Krishnachandrapur line
LowerRight arrow

49

Jaynagar Majilpur
Deula

50

87

Durgapur (planned)
Netra

53

Down arrow planned extension

Basuldanga

55

Gurudas Nagar
63
57

70
57
Krishnachandrapur

61

Uttar Kashinagar

66

Companirthek
Diamond Harbour

60

70

Raidighi

Hara Fort goods siding

54

Mathurapur Road

59

Madhabpur

62

Lakshmikantapur
Gurudasnagar–Kulpi
line (planned)

67

Udairampur

75
71
Kulpi

76

Karanjali

82

Nischintapur Market

84

Nischintapur

88

Madhabnagar

92

Kashinagar

95

Kakdwip
Budhakhali

103

Left arrow planned extension

103

Ukilerhat
Sagar Island

108

110

Namkhana

Down arrow planned extension

112

Namkhana Ghat

124

Chandranagar

141

Bakkhali

km

Key

Indian Railways broad gauge (1676 mm)

Kolkata Metro (KM) broad gauge (1676 mm)

Kolkata Metro (KM) standard gauge (1435 mm)

narrow gauge (762 mm)
in use │
out of use, planned, or
under construction (u/c)
│ tunnel

Location

Map

History

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In 1862, the Eastern Bengal Railway constructed a 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)-wide broad-gauge railway from Sonarpur Junction to Canning via Champahati.[3]

Electrification

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Electrification from Sonarpur Junction to Canning including Champahati was completed with 25 kV AC overhead system in 1965–66.[4]

Station complex

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The platform is very much well sheltered. The station possesses many facilities including water and sanitation. There is a proper approach road to this station.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "CHT/Champahati". Retrieved 25 May 2019.
  2. ^ "CHAMPAHATI (CHT) Railway Station". NDTV. Retrieved 25 May 2019.
  3. ^ "Indian Railways History Time Line". Archived from the original on 14 July 2012. Retrieved 25 May 2019.
  4. ^ "History of The Electrification of Indian Railways". Retrieved 25 May 2019.
  5. ^ "The Chronology of Railway Development in Eastern India". Archived from the original on 27 March 2018. Retrieved 25 May 2019.
 

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