Kaichar railway station

Kaichar railway station is a halt railway station in Bardhaman–Katwa line under Howrah railway division of Eastern Railway zone.[2] It is situated beside Bardhaman–Katwa Road at Kaichar of Purba Bardhaman district in the Indian state of West Bengal.[3]

Kaichar
Indian Railways station and Kolkata Suburban Railway station
Location	Bardhaman–Katwa Road, Kaichar, Purba Bardhaman district, West Bengal India
Coordinates	23.537275°N 88.011877°E
Elevation	25 m (82 ft)
Owned by	Indian Railways
Operated by	Eastern Railway
Line(s)	Bardhaman–Katwa line
Platforms	1
Tracks	1
Construction
Structure type	Standard (on-ground station)
Other information
Status	Functioning
Station code	KCY
Zone(s)	Eastern Railway
Division(s)	Howrah
History
Opened	1915
Closed	2010
Rebuilt	2014–2018
Electrified	25 kV AC overhead
Previous names	McLeod's Light Railways
Services
Preceding station   Kolkata Suburban Railway   Following station Nigan toward Howrah Junction Eastern Line Bardhaman–Katwa line Bankapasi toward Katwa Junction
Route map km Bardhaman–Asansol section 0 Barddhaman Junction 6 Kamnara 7 Khetia 10 Chamardighi 11 Karjana 12 Karjanagram 15 Amarun 19 Bhatar 25 Balgona 30 Saota 32 Nigan Mangalkot (planned) 36 Kaichar 41 Bankapasi 45 Shrikhanda 46 Shripat Shrikhanda Barharwa–Azimganj– Katwa loop 53 Katwa Junction Bandel–Katwa line km Sources: [1]
Location
Kaichar Location in West Bengal Kaichar Location in India

History

On 1 December 1915, McLeod's Light Railways (MLR) set up narrow-gauge lines in the Burdwan-Katwa Railway route. This railway section was handed over to the Eastern Railway in 1966. In 2010 the work started for conversion of 5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) broad gauge.[4][5] Bardhaman to Balogna railway station was reopened in 2014 and Balgona to Katwa section was completed on 12 January 2018 for the public.[6]

References

1. "Howrah Division System Map". ER Railway.
2. "KCY / Kaichar Railway Station | Train Arrival / Departure Timings at Kaichar". Total Train Info. Retrieved 2019-10-11.
3. Jayashree. "Kaichar Halt Railway Station Map/Atlas ER/Eastern Zone – Railway Enquiry". India Rail Info. Retrieved 2019-10-11.
4. Law, Abhishek. "It's journey's end for these slow coaches with a long history". @businessline. Retrieved 2019-10-11.
5. Jun 8, TNN | Updated; 2010; Ist, 0:53. "Villagers stall rail project in Burdwan | Kolkata News – Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2019-10-11.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
6. সংবাদদাতা, নিজস্ব. "'বড় রেল' কাটোয়ায়, জমল ভিড়". anandabazar.com (in Bengali). Retrieved 2019-10-11.