Kalyani railway station

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Kalyani railway station is a Kolkata Suburban Railway station in Kalyani, West Bengal on the Sealdah–Ranaghat line and Kalyani Simanta branch line. It is located in Nadia district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It serves Kalyani and the surrounding areas.[1][2]

LocationStation Road, Kalyani, Nadia, West Bengal
India
Coordinates22.968963°N 88.467575°E / 22.968963; 88.467575
Elevation13 metres (43 ft)
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Kalyani
Kalyani railway station
General information
LocationStation Road, Kalyani, Nadia, West Bengal
India
Coordinates22.968963°N 88.467575°E / 22.968963; 88.467575
Elevation13 metres (43 ft)
System Kolkata Suburban Railway
Owned byIndian Railways
Operated byEastern Railway
LinesSealdah–Ranaghat line
Kalyani-Kalyani Simanta link
Platforms4
Tracks8
Construction
Structure typeStandard (on-ground station)
ParkingAvailable
Bicycle facilitiesAvailable
AccessibleAvailable
Other information
StatusFunctioning
Station codeKYI
Zone(s) Eastern Railway
Division(s) Sealdah
History
Opened1862; 164 years ago (1862)
Rebuilt1953; 73 years ago (1953)
Electrified22 October 1963; 62 years ago (1963-10-22)
Previous namesChandmari Halt railway station under Eastern Bengal Railway
Services
Preceding station Kolkata Suburban Railway Following station
Kanchrapara
towards Sealdah
Eastern Line Kalyani Silpanchal
Madanpur
towards Gede
Location
Kalyani is located in West Bengal
Kalyani
Kalyani
Location in West Bengal
Kalyani is located in India
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History

Kalyani Simanta branch line memorial

The Calcutta (Sealdah)–Kusthia line of Eastern Bengal Railway was opened to run in the year of 1862. Eastern Bengal Railway worked on the eastern side of the Hooghly River. The British Government in India established the railway station in the then Roosvelt town named Chandmari Halt in 1883. In 1953 it was renamed into Kalyani. On 7 April 1979, an existing industrial spur was extended and electrified to Kalyani Simanta station[3] and also established direct connectivity to Kolkata through Kalyani Simanta local EMU trains.[4] The distance between Sealdah and Kalyani main station is 48 km.[5][1] Services of Kalyani Local started on 1963 after completion of electrification of Sealdah–Kalyani section. EMUs of that age were push-pulled by WAM-2 due to shortage of rakes. Initially, all the EMUs were 8 car rakes, namely TC-SC-SC-SC-WAM2-SC-SC-SC-TC combinations. Later, they were converted into 9 car rakes.

View of Kalyani Railway station from Platform 4

Electrification

The Sealdah–Ranaghat route was electrified in the period of 1963–64.[6] Suburban traffic first started as Naihati Local and Kalyani local for the first time .

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