Jirat railway station

Location
	Jirat Location in West Bengal Jirat Location in India

Route map
Howrah–Barddhaman main line
	107
	00
	143
	53
	Dainhat–Manteswar
	–Memari line
	Rasulpur–Mathanashipur
	–Jangalpara line
	Dainhat–Manteswar
	–Memari line
	Tarakeswar–Dhaniakhali
	–Magra line
	Howrah Maidan–Dankuni
	–Srirampur metro
	Condemned Coach Dismantling
	& Cutting Yard
	Hindustan Industries
	& Engineering siding
	Howrah–Santragachi
	–Dhulagarh metro
	07
	10
	Howrah–Santragachi
	–Dhulagarh metro
	Tikiapara–Liluah line
	(Howrah bypass line)
	Howrah–Santragachi
	–Dhulagarh metro
	Howrah Maidan–Dankuni
	–Srirampur metro
	Howrah–Shalimar line
	(abandoned)
Key
	out of use, planned, or
	under construction (u/c);

Jirat
Jirat
	Jirat railway station
General information
Location	Kaliagarh, Jirat, Hooghly, West Bengal; India
Coordinates	23°05′51″N 88°27′41″E / 23.097635°N 88.461351°E
Elevation	15 m (49 ft)
System	Indian Railways station and ; Kolkata Suburban Railway station
Owned by	Indian Railways
Operated by	Eastern Railway
Platforms	3
Tracks	4
Construction
Structure type	Standard (on ground station)
Parking	No
Bicycle facilities	No
Other information
Status	Functioning
Station code	JIT
Zone(s)	Eastern Railway
Division(s)	Howrah
History
Electrified	Yes
Services
Route map
Route map
Howrah–Barddhaman main line
	107
	00
	143
	53
	Dainhat–Manteswar
	–Memari line
	Rasulpur–Mathanashipur
	–Jangalpara line
	Dainhat–Manteswar
	–Memari line
	Tarakeswar–Dhaniakhali
	–Magra line
	Howrah Maidan–Dankuni
	–Srirampur metro
	Condemned Coach Dismantling
	& Cutting Yard
	Hindustan Industries
	& Engineering siding
	Howrah–Santragachi
	–Dhulagarh metro
	07
	10
	Howrah–Santragachi
	–Dhulagarh metro
	Tikiapara–Liluah line
	(Howrah bypass line)
	Howrah–Santragachi
	–Dhulagarh metro
	Howrah Maidan–Dankuni
	–Srirampur metro
	Howrah–Shalimar line
	(abandoned)
Key
	out of use, planned, or
	under construction (u/c);
Location
Location
	Jirat Location in West Bengal Jirat Location in India

Jirat railway station is a railway station on Bandel–Katwa line connecting from Bandel to Katwa, and under the jurisdiction of Howrah railway division of Eastern Railway zone. It is situated at Kaliagarh, Jirat, Hooghly in the Indian state of West Bengal.^[1] Number of EMU local and passenger trains stop at Jirat railway station.^[2]

History

The Hooghly–Katwa Railway constructed a line from Bandel to Katwa in 1913.^[3] This line including Jirat railway station was electrified in 1994–96 with 25 kV overhead line.^[4]

References

^ "JIT/Jirat". indiarailinfo.com. Retrieved 28 April 2019.
^ "JIRAT (JIT) Railway Station". NDTV. Retrieved 28 April 2019.
^ "HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE – THE FIRST JOURNEY". indianrailways.gov.in. Retrieved 28 April 2019.
^ "STATEMENT OF RECENTLY COMPLETED WORKS" (PDF). Retrieved 28 April 2019.

[1] "JIT/Jirat". indiarailinfo.com. Retrieved 28 April 2019.

[2] "JIRAT (JIT) Railway Station". NDTV. Retrieved 28 April 2019.

[3] "HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE – THE FIRST JOURNEY". indianrailways.gov.in. Retrieved 28 April 2019.

[4] "STATEMENT OF RECENTLY COMPLETED WORKS" (PDF). Retrieved 28 April 2019.

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