Pantihal railway station

Location
	Pantihal Location in West Bengal Pantihal Location in India

Route map
	Legend
	to Bagnan
	(under construction)
	to Champadanga
	(under construction)
	Calcutta Chord
	to Dankuni
	Calcutta Chord
	to Dum Dum
	Hindustan Industries
	and Engineering
	Shalimar
	rail yard
	Howrah–Bardhaman main line
	& Howrah–Bardhaman chord
	Source: Google Maps

Pantihal
Pantihal
Suburban rail station
General information
Location	Pantihal–Siddheswar Road, Pantihal, Howrah district, West Bengal; India
Coordinates	22°39′34″N 88°06′51″E / 22.659344°N 88.114055°E
Elevation	5 metres (16 ft)
Owned by	Indian Railways
Operated by	South Eastern Railway zone
Line(s)	Santragachi–Amta branch line
Platforms	1
Tracks	1
Construction
Structure type	Standard (on ground station)
Other information
Status	Functioning
Station code	PTHL
Zone(s)	South Eastern Railway zone
Division(s)	Kharagpur
History
Opened	1897
Closed	1971
Rebuilt	2004
Previous names	Howrah–Amta Light Railway
Services
Route map
Route map
	Legend
	to Bagnan
	(under construction)
	to Champadanga
	(under construction)
	Calcutta Chord
	to Dankuni
	Calcutta Chord
	to Dum Dum
	Hindustan Industries
	and Engineering
	Shalimar
	rail yard
	Howrah–Bardhaman main line
	& Howrah–Bardhaman chord
	Source: Google Maps
Location
Location
	Pantihal Location in West Bengal Pantihal Location in India

Pantihal railway station is a railway station on Santragachi–Amta branch line of South Eastern Railway section of the Kharagpur railway division.^[1] It is situated beside Pantihal–Siddheswar Road at Pantihal in Howrah district in the Indian state of West Bengal.^[2]

History

Howrah to Amta narrow-gauge track was built in 1897 in British India. This route was the part of the Martin's Light Railways which was closed in 1971.^[3] Howrah–Amta new broad-gauge line, including the Bargachia–Champadanga branch line was reconstructed and opened in 2002–2004.^[4]^[5]

References

^ "PTHL / Pantihal Railway Station | Train Arrival / Departure Timings at Pantihal". www.totaltraininfo.com. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
^ Pradhan, Avradip. "Pantihal Railway Station Map/Atlas SER/South Eastern Zone - Railway Enquiry". indiarailinfo.com. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
^ Sharma, Aman (15 August 2017). "PM Narendra Modi highlights project delay by talking of 74km Howrah–Champadanga railway line". The Economic Times. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
^ "Narrow gauge in Bengal | IEOR @ IIT Bombay". www.ieor.iitb.ac.in. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
^ "Howrah–Amta BG line section inaugurated". @businessline. 23 July 2000. Retrieved 25 October 2019.

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[1] "PTHL / Pantihal Railway Station | Train Arrival / Departure Timings at Pantihal". www.totaltraininfo.com. Retrieved 25 October 2019.

[2] Pradhan, Avradip. "Pantihal Railway Station Map/Atlas SER/South Eastern Zone - Railway Enquiry". indiarailinfo.com. Retrieved 25 October 2019.

[3] Sharma, Aman (15 August 2017). "PM Narendra Modi highlights project delay by talking of 74km Howrah–Champadanga railway line". The Economic Times. Retrieved 25 October 2019.

[4] "Narrow gauge in Bengal | IEOR @ IIT Bombay". www.ieor.iitb.ac.in. Retrieved 25 October 2019.

[5] "Howrah–Amta BG line section inaugurated". @businessline. 23 July 2000. Retrieved 25 October 2019.

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