Chowhatta railway station

Chowhatta railway station
Indian Railways station
General information
Location	Chowhatta, Birbhum district, West Bengal India
Coordinates	23°49′30″N 87°45′03″E / 23.825117°N 87.750708°E / 23.825117; 87.750708
Elevation	51 m (167 ft)
Owned by	Indian Railways
Operated by	Eastern Railway
Line(s)	Ahmadpur–Katwa line
Platforms	1
Tracks	1
Construction
Structure type	Standard (on ground station)
Other information
Status	Functioning
Station code	CWT
Zone(s)	Eastern Railway
Division(s)	Howrah railway division
History
Opened	1917
Closed	2013
Rebuilt	2018
Electrified	Yes
Previous names	McLeod's Light Railways
Services
Preceding station Indian Railways Following station Ahmadpur Junction towards ? Eastern Railway zone Ahmadpur–Katwa line Gopalpurgram towards ?

v t e Ahmadpur–Katwa line
Legend
km   Sahibganj loop 52 Ahmadpur Junction 46 Chowhatta 42 Gopalpurgram 40 Labpur Bakreshwar River 36 Mahespur 30 Kirnahar 25 Daskalgram 23 Kurmadanga 21 Jnandas Kandra 17 Komarpur 16 Nirol 14 Nirolgram Halt 12 Pachandi Kandor River 8 Ambalgram Barharwa–Azimganj–Katwa loop 4 Nabagram Kankurhati Ajay River Bardhaman–Katwa line 0 Katwa Junction Bandel–Katwa line km Sources: [1]

Chowhatta railway station is a railway station in Ahmadpur–Katwa line under Howrah railway division of Eastern Railway zone.^[2] It is situated at Chowhatta of Birbhum district in the Indian state of West Bengal.^[3]

Ahmedpur–Katwa narrow-gauge railway line connecting Ahmedpur and Katwa was established on 29 September 1917 by McLeod's Light Railways. Indian Railways had taken over the operation of this narrow-gauge railway from McLeod and Company in 1966.^[4] After closing this track in 2013 the railway section was converted into 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) broad gauge in 1917.^[5] The conversion work started in 2013 and was completed in early 2017. The track including Chowhatta railway station was reopened for the public on 24 May 2018.^[6]

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