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However, the Kolkata Suburban Railway is the largest suburban railway network in India by track length and number of stations. [14] The overall track length is 1,501 km (933 mi) and has 458 stations. [15] The system is operated by two zonal divisions (under Indian Railways), Eastern Railways (ER) and South Eastern Railways (SER).
Some railway stations on the network serve both suburban as well as long-distance trains. The Kolkata Suburban Railway comprises five major lines – Eastern line, South Eastern line, Circular line, South lines and Chord link line. Each of these corridors may consist of additional lines that may intersect with each other.
The Eastern lines of Kolkata Suburban Railway comprises 14 Local train routes that are operated by the Eastern Railway zone, serving the Kolkata metropolitan region and its neighbouring areas in West Bengal, India. The Line consists of a total 266 stations and the entire line is at grade.
The Calcutta Chord link line, also known as the C.C. link line, is a 22 km (14 mi) long branch line of the Kolkata Suburban Railway which comes under the jurisdiction of Eastern Railway's Sealdah Division & Howrah Division.
The South Eastern Line of Kolkata Suburban Railway is a suburban railway line serving Kolkata, West Bengal, India. It consists of 37 stations from Howrah Junction to Midnapore . The entire line is at grade level.
It is a part of the Kolkata Suburban Railway and is under the jurisdiction of the Sealdah railway division of the Eastern Railway zone of Indian Railways. [1] It is linked to the Sealdah Main and North section via the Kankurgachi Chord line at Park Circus and via the Kolkata Circular Railway at Majerhat Junction. [1]
The Sealdah–Ranaghat–Gede line connects the Sealdah Main and North terminus of Kolkata with Ranaghat and Gede of Nadia district of West Bengal, India.Once a part of the old Calcutta–Siliguri main line, today it is a busy suburban section of the Kolkata Suburban Railway's Sealdah North section connecting the North 24 Parganas and Nadia districts with Kolkata.
Kankra Mirzanagar railway station is part of the Kolkata Suburban Railway system and operated by Eastern Railway. It is located on the Barasat–Hasnabad line in North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. [2]