Kalyani Ghoshpara railway station
Kalyani Ghoshpara railway station | |||||||||||
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| Kolkata Suburban Railway | |||||||||||
 Kalyani Shilpanchal railway station | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | Ghoshpara Station Road, Kalyani, Nadia district, West Bengal India | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 22°35′07″N 88°15′44″E / 22.5854°N 88.2623°E | ||||||||||
| Elevation | 12 metres (39 ft) | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Indian Railways | ||||||||||
| Operated by | Eastern Railway | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Kalyani-Kalyani Simanta link | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 1 | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
| Structure type | Standard (on ground station) | ||||||||||
| Parking | Available | ||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | Not available | ||||||||||
| Accessible | Not available | ||||||||||
| Other information | |||||||||||
| Status | Functioning | ||||||||||
| Station code | KLYG | ||||||||||
| Zone(s) | Eastern Railway | ||||||||||
| Division(s) | Sealdah railway division | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 1979 | ||||||||||
| Electrified | 1979 | ||||||||||
| Services | |||||||||||
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Kalyani Ghoshpara railway station is a Kolkata Suburban Railway station on the Kalyani Simanta Branch line of Sealdah railway division. It is situated at Shilpanchal Road, Kalyani in Nadia district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It serves Ghoshpara, Kalyani University and B Block area of the city.[1]
History
The Calcutta (Sealdah)-Kusthia line of Eastern Bengal Railway was opened to run in the year of 1862. British Government in India established the railway station in the then Roosvelt town named Chandmari Halt in 1883. In 1954 it was renamed into Kalyani. In 1979, the rail line was extended from Kalyani main station to Kalyani Simanta railway station and also established direct connectivity to Sealdah through Kalyani Simanta local EMU trains.[2][3]
References
- ^ "KLYG/Kalyani Ghoshpara". Retrieved May 20, 2019.
- ^ "TRACTION DISTRIBUTION SEALDAH". er.indianrailways.gov.in. Retrieved May 20, 2019.
- ^ "Indian Railways Budget Speech 1979-80" (PDF). Retrieved May 20, 2019.
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