Khirai railway station


The Khirai railway station in the Indian state of West Bengal, serves Khirai, India in Purba Medinipur district. It is on the Howrah-Kharagpur line. It is from Howrah Station.

History

Khirai railway station is situated in Meghadangar, West Bengal. Station code is KHAI. It is a small railway station between Howrah and Kharagpur. Local EMU trains Howrah-Balichak, Howrah-Kharagpur, Santragachi-Kharagpur local, Howrah-Kharagpur local stop here. The Howrah-Kharagpur line was opened in 1900. The Howrah-Kharagpur stretch has three lines. There is a plan to build a fourth line for the Santragachi-Panskura-Kharagpur stretch.
The Howrah-Kharagpur line was electrified in 1967–69.