Kalyani railway station
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Kalyani
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| Kolkata Suburban Railway Junction Station | ||||||||||||||||
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| Location | Station Road, Kalyani, West Bengal India |
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| Coordinates | 22°58′09″N 88°28′03″E / 22.9692°N 88.4675°ECoordinates: 22°58′09″N 88°28′03″E / 22.9692°N 88.4675°E | |||||||||||||||
| Elevation | 13 metres (43 ft) | |||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Indian Railways | |||||||||||||||
| Operated by | Eastern Railway | |||||||||||||||
| Line(s) |
Sealdah-Ranaghat line Kalyani-Kalyani Simanta link |
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| Platforms | 4 | |||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | |||||||||||||||
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| Structure type | Standard (on ground station) | |||||||||||||||
| Parking | yes | |||||||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | No | |||||||||||||||
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| Status | Functioning | |||||||||||||||
| Station code | KYI | |||||||||||||||
| Division(s) | Sealdah | |||||||||||||||
| History | ||||||||||||||||
| Opened | 1862 | |||||||||||||||
| Electrified | 1963-64 | |||||||||||||||
| Previous names | Eastern Bengal Railway | |||||||||||||||
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Kalyani railway station is a Kolkata Suburban Railway junction station in Kalyani, West Bengal on the Sealdah–Ranaghat line and Kalyani Simanta Branch line. It is located in Nadia district in the state of West Bengal India. It serves Kalyani and the surrounding areas.
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 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. The distance between Sealdah railway station and Kalyani main station is 48km.
The Sealdah - Ranaghat route was electrified in the period of 1963-64.
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