Owned by Indian Railways Line(s) Sealdah-Ranaghat line Elevation 14 m Owner Indian Railways | Operated by Eastern Railway Parking No Opened 1862 Platforms in use 3 | |
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Location 11, State Highway 1, Kankinara, West Bengal
India Structure type Standard (on ground station) Address Bhatpara, Jagatdal, Bhatpara, West Bengal 743123 Similar Naihati railway station, Dum Dum railway station, Ranaghat railway station, Bidhannagar Road railway st, Hooghly Ghat railway st | ||
Kankinara (Code: KNR) is a railway station in North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal, which serves Bhatpara town. It lies on the Sealdah-Ranaghat Line and is part of the Kolkata Suburban Railway system and is under the jurisdiction of Eastern Railway.
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History
The Calcutta (Sealdah)-Kusthia line of Eastern Bengal Railway was opened to traffic in 1862.Eastern Bengal Railway worked on the eastern side of the Hooghly River.
Electrification
The Sealdah-Ranaghat sector was electrified in 1963-64.
References
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