Plassey railway station

PLASSEY পলাশী
Express train, Passenger train and Suburban train station
Plassey railway station
General information
Location	Mirabajar, Palashi, Nadia, West Bengal India
Coordinates	23.778307°N 88.284884°E / 23.778307; 88.284884
Elevation	19 M
Owned by	Indian Railways
Operated by	Eastern Railway
Line(s)	Sealdah-Lalgola line
Platforms	3
Tracks	5
Construction
Structure type	Model
Parking	Yes
Bicycle facilities	Yes
Other information
Status	Active
Station code	PLY
Zone(s)	Eastern Railway
Division(s)	Sealdah
History
Opened	1905
Electrified	2007
Services
Preceding station Kolkata Suburban Railway Following station Pagla Chandi towards Krishnanagar City Junction Eastern Line Krishnanagar–Lalgola line Siraj Nagar Halt towards Lalgola
Route map Ranaghat–Krishnanagar City–Lalgola line including Shantipur loop line km km Godagari Ghat–Amnura line (abandoned) 178 Godagari Ghat Ganges River Bangladesh India old ferry connection to Godagari Ghat 160 Lalgola Ghat line dismantled 155 Lalgola line dismantled 153 Krishnapur 147 Pirtala 144 Bhagwangola B.B. loop line 137 Subarnamrigi Azimganj Junction 108 132 Jiaganj destroyed bridge over Bhagirathi River 129 Nashipur Road Bhagirathi River Nashipur Rail Bridge (u/c) B.B. loop line 124 Murshidabad 116 Cossimbazar 113 Berhampore Court New Balarampur Halt 108 Sargachhi 104 planned line Bhabta 101 Beldanga 95 Domkal Rejinagar 86 Karimpur Sirajnagar 82 Betai Plassey 77 Tehatta Paglachandi 71 Charatala Paglachandi River Chapra B.B. loop line 66 Debagram Nabadwip Dham 49 58 Sonadanga B.B. loop line 54 Bethuadahari planned bridge over Bhagirathi River 44 Muragchha Nabadwip Ghat 49 39 Dhubulia Maheshganj 47 33 Bahadurpur Amghata 44 Jalangi River Krishnanagar Road 39 planned line under gauge conversion Kolkata Suburban Railway ends here 26 36 Krishnanagar City Junction Bhatjangla 33 Dignagar 27 Bagdi 23 Shantipur Junction 21 21 Jalal Khali Halt Bathna Krittibas 16 16 Badkulla Phulia 12 11 Taherpur Habibpur 08 8 Birnagar old NG line dismantled 4 Kalinarayanpur Junction Baicha 13 Churni River Raghabpur 08 Ranaghat–Gede line Aistala Ghat 05 3 Churni Ghat old ferry connection to Aistala Ghat 0 Ranaghat Junction Ranaghat–Bangaon line Sealdah–Ranaghat line km km Key Indian Railways broad gauge (1676 mm) narrow gauge (762 mm) metre gauge (1000 mm) in use   out of use, planned, or under construction (u/c)   tunnel
Location Plassey Location within West Bengal Plassey Plassey (India)

Plassey is a railway station of the Sealdah-Lalgola line in the Eastern Railway zone of Indian Railways. The station is situated in Nadia district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It serves Palashi and the surrounding areas.

History

Initially the Calcutta (Sealdah)–Kusthia line of Eastern Bengal Railway was opened to traffic in 1862. The Ranaghat–Lalgola branch line was established in 1905 as an extension of Sealdah–Ranaghat line. This railway station was named Plassey in accordance with the British pronunciation of "Palashi". The rail distance between Palashi and Sealdah is approximately 150 kilometres (93 mi). After the electrification and inauguration of double track by the Indian Railways, Plassey station was modified and reconstructed into three platforms.

Electrification

The Krishnanagar–Lalgola section was electrified in 2004. In 2010 the line became double tracked.