Kalyani Silpanchal railway station explained

Kalyani Silpanchal
Style:Kolkata Suburban Railway
Type: Kolkata Suburban Railway
Address:Silpanchal Station Road, Kalyani, Nadia district, West Bengal
Country:India
Coordinates:22.9764°N 88.4564°W
Elevation:13m (43feet)
Owned:Indian Railways
Operator:Eastern Railway
Tracks:1
Structure:Standard (on-ground station)
Parking:Available
Bicycle:Not available
Status:Functioning
Opened:1979
Electrified:1979
Map Type:India West Bengal#India
Map Dot Label:Kalyani Silpanchal
Map Size:300
Line:Kalyani–Kalyani Simanta link
Platform:1
Accessible:Not available
Map State:collapsed

Kalyani Silpanchal railway station (Bengali: কল্যাণী শিল্পাঞ্চল রেলওয়ে স্টেশন) 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 Kalyani industrial areas.[1] [2]

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 through Kalyani Simanta local EMU trains.[3] [4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: KLYS/Kalyani Silpanchal. indiarailinfo.com. 1 March 2023.
  2. Web site: KALYANI SILPANCHAL (KLYS) Railway Station. NDTV. 20 May 2019.
  3. Web site: TRACTION DISTRIBUTION SEALDAH. er.indianrailways.gov.in. 20 May 2019.
  4. Web site: Indian Railways Budget Speech 1979-80. 20 May 2019.