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Kolkata Circular Railway, also known as the Kolkata Chakra Rail (Bengali: কলকাতা চক্র রেল), is a 36.20 km (22.49 mi) long railway loop line operated by the Sealdah division of the Eastern Railway zone of Indian Railways, encircling the city of Kolkata. [1]
The first train of the East Indian Railway, 1854. The Kolkata Suburban Railway is an offshoot of the second passenger railway to be built by the British in India. [1] The first train ran between Howrah and Hooghly stations on 15 August 1854 and was operated by the East Indian Railway (EIR).
During this period the first EMU train on this line was started on Howrah – Mecheda route after completion of this route it was extended to Kharagpur on 1 February 1969. [ citation needed ] In the period 1974 to 1976, Panskura – Haldia line was also electrified with the two phases: Panskura – Durgachak & Durgachak – Haldia, After that ...
The railway system is open from about 0400 to 0100 and has an average daily ridership of 2-3 million commuters. It is the biggest suburban rail network in India, with a record of 400+ stations and a total of 1,501 km (933 mi); it is the world's 7th longest suburban railway network. [citation needed]
Sovabazar Ahiritola railway station is a Kolkata Suburban Railway station in Shobhabazar, North Kolkata. It serves the local areas of Shobhabazar and Ahiritola in Kolkata, West Bengal, India. It is a very important station. The station has one platform only. Its station code is SOLA. It is connected with ferry stations which connect Kolkata ...
Majerhat railway station is one of the busiest railway stations in the Sealdah railway division. More than 45 pairs of EMU local trains pass through the railway station on a daily basis. It is situated in Kolkata in the Indian state of West Bengal. Majerhat railway station serves Majerhat and Behala areas in Calcutta. [1] [2] [3] [4]
South Eastern Railway Colony (also known as BNR Colony) popularly known as BNR, is a locality in the Garden Reach neighbourhood [2] of Kolkata, the capital of the Indian state of West Bengal. Geography
Burra Bazar railway station is a Kolkata Suburban Railway station in Burrabazar, Kolkata. It serves the local areas of Burrabazar and M.G. Road in Kolkata , West Bengal , India. The station has one platform only.