Hijli railway station
HIJLI | |||||||||||
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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. It is situated at Hijli, Kharagpur in Paschim Medinipur district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is an alternate railway station to Kharagpur railway station serving the city of Kharagpur.