Phulia railway station

Coordinates: 23°13′46″N 88°29′49″E / 23.229516°N 88.496872°E / 23.229516; 88.496872
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Phulia
Kolkata Suburban Railway station
General information
LocationNational Highway 12, Phulia, Nadia, West Bengal
India
Coordinates23°13′46″N 88°29′49″E / 23.229516°N 88.496872°E / 23.229516; 88.496872
Elevation15 m (49 ft)
Owned byIndian Railways
Operated byEastern Railway
Line(s)Ranaghat–Shantipur line of Kolkata Suburban Railway
Platforms3
Tracks3
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
ParkingNot available
Bicycle facilitiesNot available
AccessibleNot available
Other information
StatusFunctional
Station codeFLU
Zone(s) Eastern Railway
Division(s) Sealdah
History
Electrified1963–64
Services
Preceding station Kolkata Suburban Railway Following station
Habibpur
towards Sealdah
Eastern Line Bathna Krittibas
towards Shantipur
Location
Phulia is located in West Bengal
Phulia
Phulia
Location in West Bengal
Phulia is located in India
Phulia
Phulia
Location in India

Phulia railway station is a railway station of the Kolkata Suburban Railway system and operated by Eastern Railway. It is situated beside National Highway 34 at Chatkatala, Phulia on the Ranaghat–Shantipur line in Nadia district in the Indian state of West Bengal.[1][2] The distance between Sealdah to Phulia railway station is approximately 89 km.[3]

History[edit]

The KalinarayanpurShantipur section was converted to broad gauge to allow EMU coaches from Sealdah to run up to Shantipur. The line including Phulia railway station was doubled in 2014–15 and electrified in 1964–65.[4][5]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "FLU/Phulia". indiarailinfo.com. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
  2. ^ "PHULIA (FLU) Railway Station". NDTV. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
  3. ^ "SEALDAH to PHULIA Trains". Retrieved 5 May 2019.
  4. ^ "BRIEF STATUS OF SECTIONS PLANNED FOR COMMISSIONING" (PDF). Retrieved 5 May 2019.
  5. ^ "History of Electrification". Retrieved 12 May 2019.