Ahiran railway station is a halt railway station on the BarharwaâÂÂAzimganjâÂÂKatwa loop of Malda railway division of Eastern Railway zone. It is situated beside Suti police station, Jangipur Barrage at Ahiran of Murshidabad district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
In 1913, the HooghlyâÂÂKatwa Railway constructed a broad gauge line from Bandel to Katwa, and the BarharwaâÂÂAzimganjâÂÂKatwa Railway constructed the broad gauge BarharwaâÂÂAzimganjâÂÂKatwa loop. With the construction of the Farakka Barrage and opening of the railway bridge in 1971, the railway communication picture of this line were completely changed. Total 16 local trains stop at Ahiran railway station.