Kanchrapara railway station is a Kolkata Suburban Railway station in Kanchrapara on the Sealdah–Ranaghat line. It is situated in North 24 Parganas district, on the outskirts of Kolkata in the state of West Bengal, India. It mainly serves the Greater Kanchrapara town region and the surrounding areas.[1] This is a considerably important station on the Sealdah–Ranaghat line because of the existence of the Kanchrapara Railway Workshop. There were plans of making this crowded station a junction stop, but this has not been initiated yet, mainly due to the less space available to expand the station. The distance between Sealdah railway station and Kanchrapara station is about 45 km.
The Calcutta (Sealdah)–Kusthia line of Eastern Bengal Railway was opened to run in 1862. Eastern Bengal Railway worked on the eastern side of the Hooghly River. Kanchrapara Railway Workshop was established in 1863. It served the defense department for repairs to aircraft and manufacture of armoured cars and grenade shells during World War II. The second 5-year plan brought about drastic changes in diesel and electric traction. Electrification on the railway system in the eastern region necessitated major repair and overhaul facilities for electric loco, EMU rolling stock from early 1960s. Kanchrapara was selected to play the key role in these spheres. In 1962 a decision was taken for remodelling Kanchrapara Workshop in order to make it a base workshop for electric locos, electrical multiple unit stocks of Eastern and South Eastern Railways. With this, the station was established. In 1979, the rail line was extended from the main Kalyani railway station to Kalyani Simanta station and also established direct connectivity to Kolkata through Kalyani Simanta local EMU trains.
Station complex
The platform is sheltered. It has water, toilet and waiting room but no proper parking zone. The Station Road terminates in the Main Gate of this station. Current number of Platforms is 2, though construction of a 3rd platform is underway.[2]
Electrification
The Sealdah–Ranaghat route was electrified in the period of 1963–65.[3]
References
^"KPA/Kanchrapara (2 PFs)". India Rail Info. Retrieved 14 June 2017.
^"IR Electrification Chronology up to 31.03.2004". History of Electrification. IRFCA. Retrieved 14 June 2017.
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Kanchrapara railway station is a Kolkata Suburban Railway station in Kanchrapara on the Sealdah Ranaghat line It is situated in North 24 Parganas district on the outskirts of Kolkata in the state of West Bengal India It mainly serves the Greater Kanchrapara town region and the surrounding areas 1 This is a considerably important station on the Sealdah Ranaghat line because of the existence of the Kanchrapara Railway Workshop There were plans of making this crowded station a junction stop but this has not been initiated yet mainly due to the less space available to expand the station The distance between Sealdah railway station and Kanchrapara station is about 45 km KanchraparaKolkata Suburban RailwayKanchrapara railway stationGeneral informationLocationStation Road Kanchrapara North 24 Parganas district West Bengal IndiaCoordinates22 56 46 N 88 27 05 E 22 946123 N 88 451395 E 22 946123 88 451395 Coordinates 22 56 46 N 88 27 05 E 22 946123 N 88 451395 E 22 946123 88 451395Elevation16 metres 52 ft Owned byIndian RailwaysOperated byEastern RailwayLine s Sealdah Ranaghat line of Kolkata Suburban RailwayPlatforms2Tracks3ConstructionStructure typeStandard on ground station ParkingAvailableBicycle facilitiesAvailableAccessibleNot availableOther informationStatusFunctioningStation codeKPAZone s Eastern RailwayDivision s SealdahHistoryOpened1862Electrified1963 65Previous namesEastern Bengal RailwayPassengers17000 approx ServicesPreceding station Kolkata Suburban Railway Following stationKanchrapara Workshop Gatetowards Sealdah Eastern LineMain line Kalyanitowards Ranaghat JunctionRoute mapSealdah Ranaghat Gede line including Naihati Bandel amp Kalyani Kalyani Simanta branch linesLegendkmChilahati Parbatipur Santahar Darshana lineDarshana Jessore line121 DarshanaBangladeshIndia border117 Gede114 Harish Nagar Halt112 Banpur106 MajhdiaMathabhanga river100 Tarak Nagar Halt97 Mayurhat Halt94 Bagula91 Bhayna Halt89 Shantinagar Halt87 Bahirgachhi Halt91 Duttapulia planned 83 Aranghatakm 80 Panchberia Halt78 Bankimnagar HaltRanaghat Lalgola lineold ferry route to Aistalaghat Santipur dismantled NG line 76 Churni Ghat74 Ranaghat JunctionRanaghat Bangaon lineKalyani Simanta 56 69 PayradangaKalyani Ghosh Para 53 63 ChakdahaKalyani Silpanchal 51 61 PalparaFCI siding 58 SimuraliHowrah Bardhaman main line 54 MadanpurBandel Katwa lineBandel Junction 47 49 KalyaniHowrah Bardhaman main line Kalyani ExpresswayHooghly Ghat 43 46 KanchraparaJubilee Bridgeover Hooghly River 45 Kanchrapara Workshop GateKanchrapara Railway WorkshopSampreeti BridgeHukumchand jute mill siding 43 HalisaharIndian Pulp amp Paper Mill sidingNaihati jute mill siding Sealdah Ranaghat lineGarifa 42Naihati Bandel lineGauripur jute mill siding39 Naihati JunctionNadia jute mill siding Naihati Rail YardReliance jute mills siding36 Kankinaraabandoned linesKankinara jute mill siding 34 JagaddalKankinara paper mill siding Weaverly jute mill sidingAnglo India jute mill siding 31 ShyamnagarJagaddal jute mill siding Shyamnagar jute mill sidingAlliance jute mill siding Dunbar cotton mill sidingAlexandra jute mills siding 28 IchhapurMeghna jute mills siding Ishapore Rifle Factory siding26 PaltaIndia jute mills siding 27 Racecourse BarrackporeArmy CantonmentCraig jute mills siding 24 BarrackporeAuckland jute mills sidingBhatpara power house siding Empire jute mill sidingKelvin jute mill sidingKinnison jute mill sidingTitagarh Wagons sidingStandard jute mill siding abandoned linesTitagarh paper mill siding 22 TitagarhTitagarh jute mill siding CESC TTPS sidingKhardaha jute mill siding 20 KhardahaElectrosteel Castings sidingTEXMACO Sodpur siding17 Sodpur15 AgarparaCalcutta Chord link line Kamarhati jute mill sidingVivekananda Setu overHooghly River M s Diamond Products sidingDakshineswar 14 KM Line 5 planned Baranagar jute mill siding TEXMACO Belgharia sidingBaranagar Road 13 13 BelghariaNoapara 0 0 Noapara Metro DepotKestopur CanalSealdah Bangaon line15 Biman Bandar13 Jessore Roadline dismantled11 Dum Dum Cantonmentline dismantledDum Dum Junction 0 8 Jessop amp Co factory sidingJessore Road Ordnance Factory sidingBiman BandarPatipukur loopline dismantled KM Line 4 u c Jessore RoadBelgachia 0 0 10 PatipukurChitpur Rail YardUltadanga Road 0 11 Lansdown mill sidingKolkata 0 12 Brown Blanket mill sidingKolkata Circular Railway KM Line 1 Kestopur CanalBidhan Nagar Road5 Bidhannagar RoadPress House sidingKankurgachi Road2 Kankurgachi Road JunctionNarkeldangaEMU Carshed 3 Sir Gurudas Banerjee HaltCircular CanalKankurgachiChord lineSealdah North 0 0 0 Sealdah MainSealdah KM Line 2 u c Sealdah South 0 0 Beliaghata Diesel Loco Shed6 Kamardanga HaltBeruck amp Comens Siding3 7 Park CircusSealdah South sectionkm kmKeyIndian 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 orunder construction u c tunnelThis diagram viewtalkeditLocationKanchraparaLocation in West BengalShow map of West BengalKanchraparaLocation in IndiaShow map of India Contents 1 History 2 Station complex 3 Electrification 4 ReferencesHistory EditThe Calcutta Sealdah Kusthia line of Eastern Bengal Railway was opened to run in 1862 Eastern Bengal Railway worked on the eastern side of the Hooghly River Kanchrapara Railway Workshop was established in 1863 It served the defense department for repairs to aircraft and manufacture of armoured cars and grenade shells during World War II The second 5 year plan brought about drastic changes in diesel and electric traction Electrification on the railway system in the eastern region necessitated major repair and overhaul facilities for electric loco EMU rolling stock from early 1960s Kanchrapara was selected to play the key role in these spheres In 1962 a decision was taken for remodelling Kanchrapara Workshop in order to make it a base workshop for electric locos electrical multiple unit stocks of Eastern and South Eastern Railways With this the station was established In 1979 the rail line was extended from the main Kalyani railway station to Kalyani Simanta station and also established direct connectivity to Kolkata through Kalyani Simanta local EMU trains Station complex EditThe platform is sheltered It has water toilet and waiting room but no proper parking zone The Station Road terminates in the Main Gate of this station Current number of Platforms is 2 though construction of a 3rd platform is underway 2 Electrification EditThe Sealdah Ranaghat route was electrified in the period of 1963 65 3 References Edit KPA Kanchrapara 2 PFs India Rail Info Retrieved 14 June 2017 Kanchrapara railway station India Rail Info IR Electrification Chronology up to 31 03 2004 History of Electrification IRFCA Retrieved 14 June 2017 Wikimedia Commons has media related to Kanchrapara railway station Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Kanchrapara railway station amp oldid 1110145805, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
