Bahirkhanda railway station

Bahirkhanda railway station is a Kolkata Suburban Railway station on the Sheoraphuli–Tarakeswar branch line of Howrah railway division of the Eastern Railway zone. It is situated beside Tarakeswar Road at Bahirkhanda in Hooghly district in the Indian state of West Bengal.^[5][6]

Bahirkhanda
Kolkata Suburban Railway station
General information
Location	Tarakeswar Road, Bahirkhanda, Hooghly district, West Bengal India
Coordinates	22°51′10″N 88°04′09″E
Elevation	15 metres (49 ft)
Owned by	Indian Railways
Operated by	Eastern Railway
Line(s)	Sheoraphuli–Tarakeswar branch line
Platforms	2
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	Standard (on-ground station)
Bicycle facilities	Yes
Other information
Status	Functioning
Station code	BAHW
Division(s)	Howrah
History
Opened	1885
Electrified	1957–58
Previous names	Tarkessur Railway Company
Services
Preceding station Kolkata Suburban Railway Following station Kaikala towards Howrah Junction Eastern Line Sheoraphuli–Bishnupur branch line Loknath towards Goghat
Route map Legend km 119 Bishnupur Kharagpur–Bankura– Adra line NH-14 (old NH-60) 111 Birshamunda Halt 102 Gokulnagar Joypur 96 Maynapur 89 Baragopinathpur 80 Jayrambati 76 Kamarpukur 70 Goghat SH-2 Kalipur Bridge over Dwarakeswar River to Panskura on Howrah–Kharagpur line Ghatal Irphala to Bowaichandi on Bankura–Masagram line ( under construction ) 60 Arambagh P.C.Sen 51 Mayapur Mundeswari River 45 Takipur Halt Damodar River to Baruipara on Howrah–Bardhaman chord (planned) Furfura Sharif to Bargachia on Santragachi–Amta branch line (planned) Jangipara Champadanga 40 Talpur Halt 35 Tarakeswar to Dhaniakhali on Howrah–Bardhaman chord ( under construction ) 33 Loknath 28 Bahirkhanda 25 Kaikala 22 Haripal 20 Maliya 17 Nalikul 13 Kamarkundu Howrah–Bardhaman chord 11 Singur NH-19 (old NH-2) 7 Nasibpur 5 Diara SH-13 (Palsit–Dankuni Road) Baidyabati Canal Grand Trunk Road 0 Sheoraphuli Howrah–Bardhaman main line km Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4]
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History

The Sheoraphuli–Tarakeswar branch line was opened by the Tarkessur Railway Company on 1 January 1885 and was worked by East Indian Railway Company. The Tarkessur company was taken over by the East Indian Railway in 1915.^[7] The track was first electrified with 3,000 V DC system in 1957–58. In 1967, this line including Bahirkhanda railway station was electrified with to 25 kV AC system.^[8]