| Kankinara | |
| Type: | Kolkata Suburban Railway station |
| Style: | Kolkata Suburban Railway |
| Address: | 11, State Highway 1, Kankinara, Bhatpara, North 24 Parganas district, West Bengal |
| Country: | India |
| Elevation: | 13m (43feet) |
| Line: | Sealdah–Ranaghat line of Kolkata Suburban Railway |
| Structure: | Standard (on-ground station) |
| Platform: | 4 |
| Tracks: | 4 |
| Parking: | available |
| Bicycle: | available |
| Opened: | 1862 |
| Electrified: | 1963–65 |
| Owned: | Indian Railways |
| Operator: | Eastern Railway |
| Status: | Functioning |
| Former: | Eastern Bengal Railway |
| Website: | https://kankinara.info |
| Map Type: | India West Bengal#India |
| Map Dot Label: | Kankinara |
| Map Size: | 300 |
| Map State: | collapsed |
Kankinara (Code: KNR) is a railway station in North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal, which serves Bhatpara town. It lies on the Sealdah–Ranaghat line and is part of the Kolkata Suburban Railway system and is under the jurisdiction of Eastern Railway.
The Calcutta (Sealdah)–Kusthia line of Eastern Bengal Railway was opened to traffic in 1862.[1] Eastern Bengal Railway worked on the eastern side of the Hooghly River.[2]
The platform is not very well sheltered. It has many facilities including water and sanitation. This railway station can be reached via the Amdanga Road in Bhatpara.[3]
The Sealdah–Ranaghat sector was electrified in 1963–64.[4]