Tarakeswar railway station

Tarakeswar
Kolkata Suburban Railway Station
General information
Location	State Highway 2, Tarakeswar, Hooghly District, West Bengal India
Coordinates	22°52′57″N 88°00′51″E / 22.882403°N 88.014213°E / 22.882403; 88.014213
Elevation	13 metres (43 ft)
Owned by	Indian Railways
Operated by	Eastern Railway
Line(s)	Howrah–Bardhaman main line Sheoraphuli–Tarakeswar branch line
Platforms	4
Tracks	6
Construction
Structure type	Standard (on ground station)
Parking	no
Bicycle facilities	no
Other information
Status	Functioning
Station code	TAK
Division(s)	Howrah
History
Opened	1885
Electrified	1957–58
Previous names	Tarkessur Railway Company
Passengers
Busy
Services
Preceding station Kolkata Suburban Railway Following station Loknath towards Howrah Junction Eastern Line Sheoraphuli–Bishnupur branch line Talpur Halt towards Goghat
Route map km 119 Bishnupur Kharagpur–Bankura– Adra line NH-14 (old NH-60) 111 Birshamunda Halt 102 Gokulnagar Joypur 96 Maynapur 89 Baragopinathpur 80 Jayrambati 76 Kamarpukur 70 Goghat SH-2 Kalipur Bridge over Dwarakeswar River to Panskura on Howrah–Kharagpur line Ghatal Irphala to Bowaichandi on Bankura–Masagram line ( under construction ) 60 Arambagh P.C.Sen 51 Mayapur Mundeswari River 45 Takipur Halt Damodar River to Baruipara on Howrah–Bardhaman chord (planned) Furfura Sharif to Bargachia on Santragachi–Amta branch line (planned) Jangipara Champadanga 40 Talpur Halt 35 to Dhaniakhali on Howrah–Bardhaman chord ( under construction ) 33 Loknath 28 Bahirkhanda 25 Kaikala 22 Haripal 20 Maliya 17 Nalikul 13 Kamarkundu Howrah–Bardhaman chord 11 Singur NH-19 (old NH-2) 7 Nasibpur 5 Diara SH-13 (Palsit–Dankuni Road) Baidyabati Canal Grand Trunk Road 0 Sheoraphuli Howrah–Bardhaman main line km Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4]
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Tarakeswar is a Kolkata Suburban Railway station on the Sheoraphuli–Tarakeswar branch line and is located in Hooghly district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is a very important railway station of Hooghly district. It also one of the most busy railway station with high revenue of Eastern Railway. It serves Tarakeswar city and a large area of Hooghly district and also some parts of Howrah & Purba Barddhaman district. Due to very good bus connectivity from Tarakeswar to South Bengal; peoples of Bankura, East & West Midnapore also used this station.

The broad gauge Sheoraphuli–Tarakeswar branch line was opened by the Tarkessur Railway Company on 1 January 1885 and was worked by East Indian Railway Company.^[5][6]

Howrah–Sheoraphuli–Tarakeswar line was electrified in 1957–58.^[7]

Tarakeswar railway station has a six-bedded dormitory.^[8]

• Trains at Tarakeswar