Hijli railway station
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LocationHijli, Kharagpur, West Bengal, India
Elevation48 m (157 ft)
SystemPassenger train station, Intercity station
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 Hijli railway station platform | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | Hijli, Kharagpur, West Bengal, India | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 22°19′12″N 87°19′13″E / 22.319921°N 87.320169°E | ||||||||||
| Elevation | 48 m (157 ft) | ||||||||||
| System | Passenger train station, Intercity station | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Indian Railways | ||||||||||
| Operated by | South Eastern Railway | ||||||||||
| Lines | Howrah–Chennai main line Kharagpur–Puri line | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 6 | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
| Structure type | At grade | ||||||||||
| Other information | |||||||||||
| Status | Functioning | ||||||||||
| Station code | HIJ | ||||||||||
| Zone(s) | South Eastern Railway | ||||||||||
| Division(s) | Kharagpur | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 1901 | ||||||||||
| Electrified | Yes | ||||||||||
| Previous names | East Coast State Railway | ||||||||||
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Hijli railway station is a railway station on Kharagpur–Puri line, part of the Howrah–Chennai main line under Kharagpur railway division of South Eastern Railway zone.[1] It is situated at Hijli, Kharagpur in Paschim Medinipur district in the Indian state of West Bengal.[2] It is an alternate railway station to Kharagpur railway station serving the city of Kharagpur.
