Hijli railway station

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.

History
In between 1893 and 1896 the East Coast State Railway constructed Howrah–Chennai main line. Kharagpur–Puri branch was finally opened for public in 1901. The route was electrified in several phases. In 2005, Howrah–Chennai route was completely electrified.