Kanchrapara railway station

Route map
Sealdah–Ranaghat–Gede line ; including Naihati–Bandel & Kalyani–Kalyani Simanta branch lines
	Chilahati–Parbatipur
	–Santahar–Darshana line
	Bangladesh
	India
	old ferry route to Aistalaghat–
	Santipur dismantled NG line
	Jubilee Bridge
	over Hooghly River
	45
	Kanchrapara Workshop Gate
	Kanchrapara Railway Workshop
	Barrackpore
	Army Cantonment
	Vivekananda Setu over
	Hooghly River
	Patipukur loop
	line (dismantled)
	Narkeldanga
	EMU Carshed
	Kankurgachi
	Chord line
Key
	out of use, planned, or
	under construction (u/c);

Kanchrapara
Kanchrapara
Kolkata Suburban Railway
	Kanchrapara railway station
General information
Location	Station Road, Kanchrapara, North 24 Parganas district, West Bengal; India
Coordinates	22.946123°N 88.451395°E
Elevation	16 metres (52 ft)
Owned by	Indian Railways
Operated by	Eastern Railway
Line(s)	Sealdah–Ranaghat line of Kolkata Suburban Railway
Platforms	3
Tracks	3
Construction
Structure type	Standard (on-ground station)
Parking	Available
Bicycle facilities	Available
Accessible	Not available
Other information
Status	Functioning
Station code	KPA
Zone(s)	Eastern Railway
Division(s)	Sealdah
History
Opened	1862
Electrified	1963–65
Previous names	Eastern Bengal Railway
Passengers
	17000 (approx.)
Services
Route map
Route map
Sealdah–Ranaghat–Gede line ; including Naihati–Bandel & Kalyani–Kalyani Simanta branch lines
	Chilahati–Parbatipur
	–Santahar–Darshana line
	Bangladesh
	India
	old ferry route to Aistalaghat–
	Santipur dismantled NG line
	Jubilee Bridge
	over Hooghly River
	45
	Kanchrapara Workshop Gate
	Kanchrapara Railway Workshop
	Barrackpore
	Army Cantonment
	Vivekananda Setu over
	Hooghly River
	Patipukur loop
	line (dismantled)
	Narkeldanga
	EMU Carshed
	Kankurgachi
	Chord line
Key
	out of use, planned, or
	under construction (u/c);
Location
	Kanchrapara Location in West Bengal Kanchrapara Location in India

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.

History

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.
"Kanchrapara railway station". India Rail Info.
"IR Electrification Chronology up to 31.03.2004". History of Electrification. IRFCA. Retrieved 14 June 2017.

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[:0-1] "KPA/Kanchrapara (2 PFs)". India Rail Info. Retrieved 14 June 2017.

[2] "Kanchrapara railway station". India Rail Info.

[3] "IR Electrification Chronology up to 31.03.2004". History of Electrification. IRFCA. Retrieved 14 June 2017.