Kalyani Silpanchal railway station

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]

Kalyani Silpanchal
Kolkata Suburban Railway
Kalyani Shilpanchal railway station
General information
Location	Silpanchal Station Road, Kalyani, Nadia district, West Bengal India
Coordinates	22°58′35″N 88°27′23″E / 22.976392°N 88.456416°E / 22.976392; 88.456416
Elevation	13 metres (43 ft)
Owned by	Indian Railways
Operated by	Eastern Railway
Line(s)	Kalyani–Kalyani Simanta link
Platforms	1
Tracks	1
Construction
Structure type	Standard (on-ground station)
Parking	Available
Bicycle facilities	Not available
Disabled access	Not available
Other information
Status	Functioning
Station code	KLYS
Zone(s)	Eastern Railway
Division(s)	Sealdah
History
Opened	1979
Electrified	1979
Services
Preceding station Kolkata Suburban Railway Following station Kalyani towards Sealdah Eastern Line Main line Kalyani Ghoshpara towards Kalyani Simanta
Route map Sealdah–Ranaghat–Gede line including Naihati–Bandel & Kalyani–Kalyani Simanta branch lines Legend km Chilahati–Darshana line Darshana–Jessore line 121 Darshana Bangladesh India border 117 Gede 114 Harish Nagar Halt 112 Banpur 106 Majhdia Mathabhanga river 100 Tarak Nagar Halt 97 Mayurhat Halt 94 Bagula 91 Bhayna Halt 89 Shantinagar Halt 87 Bahirgachhi Halt 91 Duttapulia (planned) 83 Aranghata km 80 Panchberia Halt 78 Bankimnagar Halt Ranaghat–Lalgola line old ferry route to Aistalaghat– Santipur dismantled NG line 76 Churni Ghat 74 Ranaghat Junction Ranaghat–Bangaon line Kalyani Simanta 56 69 Payradanga Kalyani Ghosh Para 53 63 Chakdaha Kalyani Silpanchal 51 61 Palpara FCI siding 58 Simurali Howrah–Bardhaman main line 54 Madanpur Bandel–Katwa line Bandel Junction 47 49 Kalyani Howrah–Bardhaman main line Kalyani Expressway Hooghly Ghat 43 46 Kanchrapara Jubilee Bridge over Hooghly River 45   Kanchrapara Workshop Gate Kanchrapara Railway Workshop Sampreeti Bridge Hukumchand jute mill siding 43 Halisahar Indian Pulp & Paper Mill siding Naihati jute mill siding Sealdah–Ranaghat line Garifa 42 Naihati–Bandel line Gauripur jute mill siding 39 Naihati Junction Nadia jute mill siding Naihati Rail Yard Reliance jute mills siding 36 Kankinara abandoned lines Kankinara jute mill siding 34 Jagaddal Kankinara paper mill siding Weaverly jute mill siding Anglo-India jute mill siding 31 Shyamnagar Jagaddal jute mill siding Shyamnagar jute mill siding Alliance jute mill siding Dunbar cotton mill siding Alexandra jute mills siding 28 Ichhapur Meghna jute mills siding Ishapore Rifle Factory siding 26 Palta India jute mills siding 27 Racecourse Barrackpore Army Cantonment Craig jute mills siding 24 Barrackpore Auckland jute mills siding Bhatpara power house siding Empire jute mill siding Kelvin jute mill siding Kinnison jute mill siding Titagarh Wagons siding 22 Titagarh Standard jute mill siding CESC TTPS siding Titagarh paper mill siding 20 Khardaha Titagarh jute mill siding Electrosteel Castings siding Khardaha jute mill siding TEXMACO Sodpur siding 17 Sodpur 15 Agarpara Calcutta Chord link line Kamarhati jute mill siding Vivekananda Setu over Hooghly River M/s Diamond Products siding Dakshineswar 14  KM Line 5 (planned)  Baranagar jute mill siding TEXMACO Belgharia siding Baranagar Road 13 13 Belgharia Noapara 00 Noapara Metro Depot Kestopur Canal Sealdah–Bangaon line 11 Dum Dum Cantonment Dum Dum Junction 08 line dismantled Jessore Road 5 Jessore Road Bimanbandar 7 Biman Bandar Patipukur loop line (dismantled)  KM Line 4  ( under construction ) Jessore Road Belgachia 00 10 Patipukur Chitpur Rail Yard Ultadanga Road 011 Lansdown mill siding Kolkata 012 Brown Blanket mill siding Kolkata Circular Railway  KM Line 1  Kestopur Canal Bidhan Nagar Road 5 Bidhannagar Road Press House siding Kankurgachi Road 2 Kankurgachi Road Junction Narkeldanga EMU Carshed 3 Sir Gurudas Banerjee Halt Circular Canal Kankurgachi Chord line Sealdah North 00 0 Sealdah Main Sealdah  KM Line 2  (u/c) Sealdah South 00 Beliaghata Diesel Loco Shed 6 Kamardanga Halt Beruck & Comens Siding 3│7 Park Circus Sealdah South section km km Key Indian Railways broad gauge (1676 mm) Kolkata Metro (KM) broad gauge (1676 mm) Kolkata Metro (KM) standard gauge (1435 mm) in use   out of use, planned, or under construction (u/c)   tunnel This diagram: view talk edit
Location
Kalyani Silpanchal Location in West Bengal Show map of West Bengal Kalyani Silpanchal Location in India Show map of India

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

References

1. "KLYS/Kalyani Silpanchal". Retrieved May 20, 2019.
2. "KALYANI SILPANCHAL (KLYS) Railway Station". NDTV. Retrieved May 20, 2019.
3. "TRACTION DISTRIBUTION SEALDAH". er.indianrailways.gov.in. Retrieved May 20, 2019.
4. "Indian Railways Budget Speech 1979-80" (PDF). Retrieved May 20, 2019.

External links

•   Media related to Kalyani Silpanchal railway station at Wikimedia Commons