| Kaikala | |
| Type: | Kolkata Suburban Railway station |
| Style: | Kolkata Suburban Railway |
| Address: | Chautara Road, Khamar Chandi, Kaikala, Hooghly district, West Bengal |
| Country: | India |
| Elevation: | 14m (46feet) |
| Line: | Sheoraphuli–Tarakeswar branch line |
| Structure: | Standard (on-ground station) |
| Platform: | 2 |
| Tracks: | 2 |
| Bicycle: | Yes |
| Opened: | 1885 |
| Electrified: | 1957–58 |
| Owned: | Indian Railways |
| Operator: | Eastern Railway |
| Status: | Functioning |
| Former: | Tarkessur Railway Company |
| Map Type: | India West Bengal#India |
| Map Dot Label: | Kaikala |
| Map Size: | 300 |
| Map State: | collapsed |
Kaikala railway station is a Kolkata Suburban Railway station on the Sheoraphuli–Tarakeswar branch line of Howrah railway division of the Eastern Railway zone. It is situated beside Chautara Road, Khamar Chandi at Kaikala in Hooghly district in the Indian state of West Bengal.[1] [2]
The Sheoraphuli–Tarakeswar branch line was opened by the Tarkessur Railway Company on 1 January 1885 and was worked by East Indian Railway Company. The Tarkessur company was taken over by the East Indian Railway in 1915.[3] The track was first electrified with 3,000 V DC system in 1957–58. In 1967, this line including Kaikala railway station was electrified with to 25 kV AC system.[4]