Kalikapur railway station

Kalikapur railway station is a Kolkata Suburban Railway station on the Sealdah–Canning line. It is under the jurisdiction of Sealdah railway division in Eastern Railway zone of Indian Railways. The station is situated beside station road at Benebou, Kalikapur, Sonarpur in South 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal.[1][2]


Kalikapur
Kolkata Suburban Railway station
LocationStation Road, Benebou, Kalikapur, Sonarpur, South 24 Parganas, West Bengal
India
Coordinates22.412040°N 88.476030°E / 22.412040; 88.476030
Elevation6 metres (20 ft)
Owned byIndian Railways
Operated byEastern Railway
Line(s)Sealdah–Canning line
Platforms2
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeStandard (on-ground station)
ParkingNot available
Bicycle facilitiesNot available
Other information
StatusFunctioning
Station codeKLKR
Zone(s) Eastern Railway
Division(s) Sealdah
History
Opened1862 (1862)
Electrified1965–66
Previous namesEastern Bengal Railway
Services
Preceding station   Kolkata Suburban Railway   Following station
toward Canning
Sealdah South
toward Sealdah
Location
Kalikapur
Location in West Bengal

History

The 45 km long line from Calcutta to Port Canning via Sonarpur Junction railway station, constructed in 1862 by the Calcutta and South-Eastern Railway, was the first railway track on the east bank of the Hooghly River. It ran from the then Beliaghata station (presently Sealdah South station) to Canning on the Matla River.[3][4] Sonarpur to Canning railway track including Kalikapur railway station was electrified in 1965–66[5]

References
  1. "KLKR/Kalikapur". Retrieved 26 May 2019.
  2. "KALIKAPUR (KLKR) Railway Station". NDTV. Retrieved 26 May 2019.
  3. "The Chronology of Railway Development in Eastern India". Archived from the original on 2 August 2012. Retrieved 26 May 2019.
  4. Priyanka Rastogi (13 May 2019). Early Sunrise, Early Sunset: Tales of a Solo Woman Traveler Across North. ISBN 9781543705232. Retrieved 26 May 2019.
  5. "TRACTION DISTRIBUTION SEALDAH". Retrieved 26 May 2019.


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