Kamarkundu railway station explained

Kamarkundu
Type: Kolkata Suburban Railway junction station
Style:Kolkata Suburban Railway
Address:Kamarkundu, Hooghly, West Bengal
Country:India
Elevation:13m (43feet)
Line:Howrah–Bardhaman chord
Sheoraphuli–Bishnupur branch line
Structure:Standard (on-ground station) separate for the two lines at different heights
Platform:5+2
Parking:Available
Bicycle:Available
Opened:1885
Electrified:1957–1958
Owned:Indian Railways
Operator:Eastern Railway
Status:Functioning
Former:East Indian Railway Company
Map Type:India West Bengal#India
Map Dot Label:Kamarkundu
Map Size:300
Map State:collapsed

Kamarkundu is a railway station at the crossing of the Howrah–Bishnupur and the Howrah–Bardhaman chord lines. It serves Kamarkundu in Hooghly district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

Overview

This is a rich agricultural area with several cold storages.[1]

History

The Howrah–Tarakeswar line was opened in 1885 and the Howrah–Bardhaman chord line in 1917.[2] It is part of Kolkata Suburban Railway system. It is from Howrah via Howrah–Bardhaman chord and via Howrah–Tarakeswar branch line.[3]

Station oddity

At Kamarkundu, the Sheoraphuli–Bishnupur branch line goes above the Howrah–Bardhaman chord. Since the lines are at two levels, trains cannot switch routes. Platforms are at two levels.[4]

Major trains

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: List of functioning Cold Storage of West Bengal District wise as on 18.01.07 . West Bengal State Marketing Board . 2009-01-28 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090122084728/http://wbagrimarketingboard.gov.in/cold%20storage-ok/Cold%20storage11.html . 22 January 2009 . dead .
  2. Web site: The Chronology of Railway Development in Eastern India. . 2009-01-26 . railindia . https://web.archive.org/web/20080316015721/http://www.irfca.org/~mrinal/chronology.html . 16 March 2008 . dead .
  3. Railway Timetable
  4. News: Trivia. Highest speed sections of track . IRFCA . 2012-01-15 .