Talandu railway station

Talandu railway station is a Kolkata Suburban Railway station on the Howrah–Bardhaman main line operated by Eastern Railway zone of Indian Railways. It is situated beside Talandu – Sultangacha Road, Bharatpur in Hooghly district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

History

The East Indian Railway Company was formed on 1 June 1845, The first passenger train in the eastern section was operated up to, on 15 August 1854. On 1 February 1855 the first train ran from Howrah to through Howrah–Bardhaman main line. Bandel to Bardhaman rout was opened for traffic on 1 January 1885. Electrification of the Howrah–Bardhaman main line was initiated up to Bandel in 1957, with the 3000 v DC system, and the entire Howrah–Bardhaman route including Talandu railway station completed with AC system, along with conversion of earlier DC portions to 25 kV AC, in 1958.