Sibaichandi railway station

Sibaichandi railway station is a Kolkata Suburban Railway station on the Howrah–Bardhaman chord line operated by Eastern Railway zone of Indian Railways. It is situated beside Boinchi–Dhaniakhali Road, Rameswarbati at Sibaichandi in Hooghly district in the Indian state of West Bengal.^[1][2]

Sibaichandi
Kolkata Suburban Railway
General information
Location	Boinchi–Dhaniakhali Road, Rameswarbati, Sibaichandi, Hooghly district, West Bengal India
Coordinates	22°58′27″N 88°08′02″E
Elevation	16 metres (52 ft)
Owned by	Indian Railways
Operated by	Eastern Railway
Line(s)	Howrah–Bardhaman chord
Platforms	3
Tracks	3
Construction
Structure type	Standard (on ground station)
Parking	No
Other information
Status	Functioning
Station code	SHBC
Division(s)	Howrah
History
Opened	1917
Electrified	1964
Previous names	East Indian Railway Company
Services
Preceding station Kolkata Suburban Railway Following station Dhaniakhali towards Howrah Junction Eastern Line Howrah–Bardhaman chord Cheragram towards Barddhaman Junction
Route map Howrah–Bardhaman Chord Legend km Bardhaman–Asansol section Bardhaman–Katwa line 95 Bardhaman 88 Gangpur 83 Saktigarh Howrah–Bardhaman main line NH 19 78 Palla Road 75 Chanchai Bankura–Masagram line 72 Masagram SH 15 Memari–Tarakeswar Road 69 Nabagram 65 Jaugram 62 Jhapandanga 58 Gurap 56 Hajigarh 54 Cheragram Block Hut 52 Sibaichandi to Mogra (planned) to Tarakeswar (planned) 49 Dhaniakhali Halt 47 Belmuri 45 Porabazar 41 Chandanpur 36 Madhusudanpur SH 2 33 Kamarkundu Sheoraphuli–Bishnupur line 32 Balarambati 30 Mirzapur–Bankipur 27 Baruipara 23 Begampur to Furfura Sharif (planned) UltraTech Cement Siding 21 Janai Road Dankuni Coal Complex Siding Jangalpara 16 Gobra 15 0 Dankuni ELAAU CLW Siding FCI Siding NH 19 NH 16 Santragachi–Amta branch line 12 Belanagar 7 Bally Howrah–Bardhaman main line 4 Rajchandrapur 6 Bally Halt C.C. link line 7 Belur Belur Math 5 Liluah Howrah–Kharagpur line 0 Howrah km This diagram: view talk edit
Location Sibaichandi Location in West Bengal Show map of West Bengal Sibaichandi Location in India Show map of India

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 Sibaichandi railway station was electrified in 1964–66.^[4]