Kalyani railway station

Kalyani ( Non-officially a Junction ) railway station is a Kolkata Suburban Railway station in Kalyani, West Bengal on the Sealdah–Ranaghat line and Kalyani Simanta branch line. It is located in Nadia district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It serves Kalyani and the surrounding areas.[1][2]

Kalyani
Kolkata Suburban Railway junction station
Kalyani railway station
Location	Station Road, Kalyani, Nadia, West Bengal India
Coordinates	22.968963°N 88.467575°E
Elevation	13 metres (43 ft)
Owned by	Indian Railways
Operated by	Eastern Railway
Line(s)	Sealdah–Ranaghat line Kalyani-Kalyani Simanta link
Platforms	4
Tracks	8 (13 if sidings included )
Construction
Structure type	Standard (on-ground station)
Parking	Available
Bicycle facilities	Available
Disabled access	Available
Other information
Status	Functioning
Station code	KYI
Zone(s)	Eastern Railway
Division(s)	Sealdah
History
Opened	1862
Rebuilt	1953
Electrified	22-10-1963
Previous names	Eastern Bengal Railway, Chandmari Halt rail station
Services
Preceding station   Kolkata Suburban Railway   Following station Kanchrapara toward Sealdah Eastern Line Main line Kalyani Silpanchal toward Kalyani Simanta Madanpur toward Ranaghat Junction
Route map km Lalgola branch line Gede branch line 74 Ranaghat Ranaghat–Bangaon line National Highway 34 km 68 Payradanga 62 Chakdaha Kalyani Simanta 53 60 Palpara Kalyani Ghoshpara 52 58 Simurali Kalyani Silpanchal 50 53 Madanpur to Katwa 48 Kalyani Howrah–Bardhaman main line to Bardhaman 46 Kanchrapara 46 Kanchrapara Workshop Gate Bandel 42 Halisahar Howrah–Bardhaman main line to Howrah Howrah–Bardhaman chord Hooghly Ghat Dankuni 22 Jubilee Bridge across Hooghly River Garifa National Highway 6 National Highway 2 38 Naihati to Santragachi 36 Kankinara Belanagar 34 Jagaddal Rajchandrapur 18 31 Shyamnagar Belghoria Expressway 27 Ichhapur Bally Halt 16 25 Palta Howrah–Bardhaman main line ← Howrah │ Bardhaman → 23 Barrackpore Grand Trunk Road 21 Titagarh Bally Ghat 15 19 Khardaha Vivekananda Setu across Hooghly River 16 Sodpur Dakshineswar 14 14 Agarpara Baranagar Road 12 12 Belgharia Belghoria Expressway Belghoria Expressway Sealdah–Bangaon line 7 Dum Dum Patipukur Kolkata Circular Railway Kolkata 4 Bidhannagar Road Sealdah North & Main 0 Sir Gurudas Banerjee Halt Sealdah South 0 Park Circus 3 Sealdah South lines km km Sources: Google maps Indian Railway Time Table
Location
Kalyani Location in West Bengal Kalyani Location in India

History

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 1883. 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.[3] The distance between Sealdah and Kalyani main station is 48 km.[4][1]

Historical Kalyani Local

There used to be a Sealdah Kalyani Local from Sealdah to Kalyani, which used to terminate at Platform no. 2 of Kalyani Main Station. Services of Kalyani Local started on 1963 after completion of electrification of Sealdah–Kalyani section. Initially, 4 pairs ran, after that, 7 pairs started in 1970. EMUs of that age were push-pulled by WAM-2 due to shortage of rakes.

The services of Kalyani Main Local decreased after 1979 due to the opening of Kalyani Simanta local. Services totally stopped in 2013 abruptly due to poor patronage.

Kalyani Simanta Local

A branch line was laid between Kalyani and ITI More (presently Kalyani Ghoshpara in early 1940s) to facilitate transport of goods to the industries. The line used to be double line to transport steel to and from K R Steel Union pvt. ltd. The second line was dismantled in 1963. A spur to the FCI was added in 1960.

This single, industrial line was extended to present day Kalyani Simanta and electrified in the late 1977, and the old spur to FCI and some sidings were dismantled. Rather, some new electrified sidings were made, along with 3 brand new electrified spurs into the FCI. EMU services started in 1978 as trials, and commercially in 1979.

Electrification

The Sealdah–Ranaghat route was electrified in the period of 1963–64.[5] Subarban traffic first started as Naihati Local and Kalyani local for the first time .

References

1. "KYI/Kalyani (4 PFs)". India Rail Info. Retrieved 14 June 2017.
2. "Kalyani railway station". India Rail Info.
3. "Indian Railways Budget Speech 1979-80" (PDF). Retrieved 20 May 2019.
4. "সামরিক শহরের স্মৃতি নিয়ে বেড়ে উঠেছে কল্যাণী". anandabazar.com. 13 January 2015. Retrieved 14 June 2017.
5. IR Electrification Chronology up to 31.03.2004. "History of Electrification". Retrieved 14 June 2017.

External links

• Kolkata/Northern fringes travel guide from Wikivoyage