Kalyani railway station

Kalyani ( Non-officially a Junction ) 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]


Kalyani
Kolkata Suburban Railway junction station
Kalyani railway station
LocationStation Road, Kalyani, Nadia, West Bengal
India
Coordinates22.968963°N 88.467575°E / 22.968963; 88.467575
Elevation13 metres (43 ft)
Owned byIndian Railways
Operated byEastern Railway
Line(s)Sealdah–Ranaghat line
Kalyani-Kalyani Simanta link
Platforms4
Tracks8 (13 if sidings included )
Construction
Structure typeStandard (on-ground station)
ParkingAvailable
Bicycle facilitiesAvailable
Disabled accessAvailable
Other information
StatusFunctioning
Station codeKYI
Zone(s) Eastern Railway
Division(s) Sealdah
History
Opened1862
Rebuilt1953
Electrified22-10-1963
Previous namesEastern Bengal Railway, Chandmari Halt rail station
Services
Preceding station   Kolkata Suburban Railway   Following station
toward Sealdah
Eastern Line
Location
Kalyani
Location in West Bengal
Kalyani
Location in India

History

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 1954 it was renamed into Kalyani. In 1979, the rail line was extended from Kalyani main to Kalyani Simanta station and also established direct connectivity to Kolkata through Kalyani Simanta local EMU trains.[3] The distance between Sealdah and Kalyani main station is 48 km.[4][1]

Historical Kalyani Local

There used to be a Sealdah Kalyani Local from Sealdah to Kalyani, which used to terminate at Platform no. 2 of Kalyani Main Station. Services of Kalyani Local started on 1963 after completion of electrification of Sealdah–Kalyani section. Initially, 4 pairs ran, after that, 7 pairs started in 1970. EMUs of that age were push-pulled by WAM-2 due to shortage of rakes.

The services of Kalyani Main Local decreased after 1979 due to the opening of Kalyani Simanta local. Services totally stopped in 2013 abruptly due to poor patronage.

Kalyani Simanta Local

A branch line was laid between Kalyani and ITI More (presently Kalyani Ghoshpara in early 1940s) to facilitate transport of goods to the industries. The line used to be double line to transport steel to and from K R Steel Union pvt. ltd. The second line was dismantled in 1963. A spur to the FCI was added in 1960.

This single, industrial line was extended to present day Kalyani Simanta and electrified in the late 1977, and the old spur to FCI and some sidings were dismantled. Rather, some new electrified sidings were made, along with 3 brand new electrified spurs into the FCI. EMU services started in 1978 as trials, and commercially in 1979.

Electrification

The Sealdah–Ranaghat route was electrified in the period of 1963–64.[5] Subarban traffic first started as Naihati Local and Kalyani local for the first time .

References
  1. "KYI/Kalyani (4 PFs)". India Rail Info. Retrieved 14 June 2017.
  2. "Kalyani railway station". India Rail Info.
  3. "Indian Railways Budget Speech 1979-80" (PDF). Retrieved 20 May 2019.
  4. "সামরিক শহরের স্মৃতি নিয়ে বেড়ে উঠেছে কল্যাণী". anandabazar.com. 13 January 2015. Retrieved 14 June 2017.
  5. IR Electrification Chronology up to 31.03.2004. "History of Electrification". Retrieved 14 June 2017.
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