Purbasthali railway station

Purbasthali railway station is a railway station on Bandel–Katwa line connecting from to Katwa, and under the jurisdiction of Howrah railway division of Eastern Railway zone. It is situated at Purbasthali, Purba Bardhaman district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It serves Purbasthali I and Purbasthali II Community Development Block. Number of EMU and Passenger trains stop at Purbasthali railway station.

History

The Hooghly–Katwa Railway constructed a line from Bandel to Katwa in 1913. This line including Purbasthali railway station was electrified in 1994–96 with 25 kV overhead line.