Kalinagar railway station explained

Kalinagar
Type: Indian Railways station and
Kolkata Suburban Railway station
Style:Kolkata Suburban Railway
Address:State Highway 6, Kalinagar, Nadia district, West Bengal
Country:India
Coordinates:23.3658°N 88.3359°W
Structure:Standard (on ground station)
Platform:2
Tracks:2
Parking:No
Bicycle:No
Electrified:Yes
Owned:Indian Railways
Operator:Eastern Railway
Status:Functioning
Map Type:India West Bengal#India
Map Dot Label:Kalinagar
Map Size:300
Map State:collapsed

Kalinagar railway station is a railway station on Bandel–Katwa line connecting from to Katwa, and under the jurisdiction of Howrah railway division of Eastern Railway zone. It is situated beside State Highway 6, Kalinagar, Purba Bardhaman district in the Indian state of West Bengal.[1] Number of EMU and few Passenger trains stop at Kalinagar railway station.[2]

History

The Hooghly–Katwa Railway constructed a line from Bandel to Katwa in 1913.[3] This line including Kalinagar railway station was electrified in 1994–96 with 25 kV overhead line.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: KLNT/Kalinagar. April 30, 2019.
  2. Web site: KALINAGAR (KLNT) Railway Station. NDTV. April 30, 2019.
  3. Web site: HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE – THE FIRST JOURNEY. indianrailways.gov.in. April 30, 2019.
  4. Web site: STATEMENT OF RECENTLY COMPLETED WORKS. April 30, 2019.