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Railway station in West Bengal, India

Porabazar

Kolkata Suburban Railway

General information

Location

Porabazar Makalpur Road, Nakira Para, Hooghly district, West Bengal
India

Coordinates

22°55′02″N 88°09′33″E / 22.917350°N 88.159262°E / 22.917350; 88.159262

Elevation

13 metres (43 ft)

Owned by

Indian Railways

Operated by

Eastern Railway

Line(s)

Howrah–Bardhaman chord

Platforms

Tracks

Construction

Structure type

Standard (on ground station)

Parking

Other information

Status

Functioning

Station code

PBZ

Division(s)

Howrah

History

Opened

1917

Electrified

1964

Previous names

East Indian Railway Company

Services

Preceding station	Kolkata Suburban Railway			Following station
Chandanpurtowards Howrah Junction		Eastern Line Howrah–Bardhaman chord		Belmuritowards Barddhaman Junction

Route map

Howrah–Bardhaman Chord

Legend

Bardhaman–Asansol section

Bardhaman–Katwa line

Bardhaman

Gangpur

Saktigarh

Howrah–Bardhaman main line

NH 19

Palla Road

Chanchai

Bankura–Masagram line

Masagram

SH 15

Memari–Tarakeswar Road

to Mogra (planned)

to Tarakeswar (planned)

SH 2

Kamarkundu

Sheoraphuli–Bishnupur line

Balarambati

Mirzapur–Bankipur

Baruipara

Begampur

to Furfura Sharif (planned)

UltraTech Cement Siding

Janai Road

Dankuni Coal Complex Siding

Jangalpara

Gobra

Dankuni

ELAAU CLW Siding

FCI Siding

NH 19

NH 16

Santragachi–Amta branch line

Belanagar

Bally

Howrah–Bardhaman main line

Rajchandrapur

Bally Halt

C.C. link line

Belur

Belur Math

Liluah

Howrah–Kharagpur line

Howrah

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Location
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Porabazar railway station is a Kolkata Suburban Railway station on the Howrah–Bardhaman chord line operated by Eastern Railway zone of Indian Railways. It is situated beside Porabazar Makalpur Road, Nakira Para in Hooghly district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

History

The Howrah–Bardhaman chord, the 95 kilometers railway line was constructed in 1917. It was connected with Sealdah through Dankuni after construction of Vivekananda Setu in 1932. Howrah to Bardhaman chord line including Porabazar railway station was electrified in 1964–66.

References

"PORABAZAR (PBZ) Railway Station". NDTV. Retrieved 18 May 2019.
"PBZ/Porabazar". indiarailinfo.com. Retrieved 18 May 2019.
"HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE – THE FIRST JOURNEY". Retrieved 18 May 2019.
"History of Electrification". Retrieved 18 May 2019.

Stations on the Eastern line of the Kolkata Suburban Railway

Howrah Section

Main line	Howrah Junction Liluah Belur Bally Uttarpara Hind Motor Konnagar Rishra Shrirampur Seoraphuli Junction Baidyabati Bhadreshwar Mankundu Chandannagar Chuchura Hooghly Bandel Junction Adisaptagram Mogra Talandu Khanyan Pundooah Simlagarh Bainchigram Bainchi Debipur Bagila Memari Nimo Rasulpur Palsit Saktigarh Gangpur Barddhaman Junction
Belur Math line	Howrah Junction Liluah Belur Math
Chord line	Howrah Junction Liluah Belur Bally Belanagar Dankuni Junction Gobra Janai Road Begampur Baruipara Mirzapur-Bankipur Balarambati Kamarkundu Madhusudanpur Chandanpur Porabazar Belmuri Dhaniakhali Sibaichandi Cheragram Hajigarh Gurap Jhapandanga Jaugram Nabagram Masagram Junction Chanchai Palla Road Saktigarh Gangpur Barddhaman Junction
Seoraphuli–Goghat line	Seoraphuli Junction Diara Nasibpur Singur Kamarkundu Nalikul Maliya Haripal Kaikala Bahirkhanda Loknath Tarakeswar Talpur Takipur Mayapur Arambagh PC Sen Goghat
Bandel–Katwa line	Bandel Junction Bans Beria Islampara Halt Tribeni Kuntighat Dumurdaha Khamargachi Jirat Balagarh Somra Bazar Behula Guptipara Ambika Kalna Baghnapara Dhatrigram Nandaigram Samudragarh Kalinagar Nabadwip Dham Bishnupriya Bhandartikuri Purbasthali Mertala Phaleya Lakshmipur Belerhat Patuli Agradwip Sahebtala Dainhat Katwa Junction
Barddhaman–Katwa line	Barddhaman Junction Kamnara Khetia Chamardighi Karjana Karjanagram Amarun Bhatar Balgona Saota Nigan Kaichar Bankapasi Shrikhanda Shripat Shrikhanda Katwa Junction

Sealdah Section

Main line	Sealdah Bidhannagar Road Dum Dum Junction Belgharia Agarpara Sodpur Khardaha Titagarh Barrackpore Palta Ichhapur Shyamnagar Jagaddal Kankinara Naihati Junction Halisahar Kanchrapara Workshop Gate Kanchrapara Kalyani Madanpur Simurali Palpara Chakdaha Payradanga Ranaghat Junction Bankimnagar Pancheberia Aranghata Bahirgachhi Halt Shantinagar Halt Bhayna Bagula Mayurhat Taraknagar Majhdia Banpur Harish Nagar Halt Gede
Ranaghat–Krishnanagar main line	Ranaghat Junction Kalinarayanpur Junction Birnagar Taherpur Badkulla Jalal Khali Halt Krishnanagar City Junction
Kalinarayanpur–Krishnanagar line	Kalinarayanpur Junction Habibpur Phulia Bathna Krittibas Shantipur Dignagar Krishnanagar City Junction
Ranaghat–Bangaon line	Ranaghat Junction Coopers Halt Naba Raynagar Gangnapur Majhergram Akaipur Gopalnagar Satberia Bangaon Junction
Dum Dum–Bangaon line	Dum Dum Junction Dum Dum Cantonment Durganagar Birati Bisharpara Kodaliya New Barrackpore Madhyamgram Hridaypur Barasat Junction Bamangachhi Duttapukur Bira Guma Ashoknagar Road Habra Sanhati Halt Machhalandapur Gobardanga Thakurnagar Chandpara Bibhuti Bhushan Halt Bangaon Junction
Barasat–Hasnabad line	Barasat Junction Kazipara Karea Kadambagachhi Bahira Kalibari Sondalia Beliaghata Road Lebutala Bhasila Harua Road Kankra Mirzanagar Malatipur Ghovarash Ghona Champapukur Bhyabla Halt Basirhat Matania Anantapur Madhyampur Nimdanri Taki Road Hasnabad
Kalyani Branch line	Kalyani Kalyani Silpanchal Kalyani Ghoshpara Kalyani Simanta
Hooghly Branch line	Naihati Junction Garifa Hooghly Ghat Bandel Junction
Krishnanagar–Lalgola line	Krishnanagar City Junction Bahadurpur Dhubulia Muragacha Bethuadahari Sonadanga Debagram Paglachandi Plassey Siraj Nagar Halt Rejinagar Beldanga Bhabta Sargachi New Balarampur Halt Berhampore Court Cossimbazar Murshidabad Nashipur Road Jiaganj Subarnamrigi Bhagwangola Pirtala Krishnapur Lalgola

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