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{{short description|Railway Station in West Bengal}}
{{Infobox station
| name = [[File:Indian_Railways_Suburban_Railway_Logo.svg|50px]]<br>{{font color|blue|Kaichar}}
| type = [[Indian Railways]] station and <br> [[Kolkata Suburban Railway]] station
| style = Kolkata Suburban Railway
| image =
| image_caption =
| address = [[Bardhaman]]–[[Katwa]] Road, Kaichar, [[Purba Bardhaman district]], [[West Bengal]]
| country = India
| coordinates = {{coord|23.537275|88.011877|type:railwaystation_region:IN|display=inline,title}}
| line = [[Bardhaman–Katwa line]]
| other =
| elevation = {{cvt|25|m}}
| structure = Standard (on-ground station)
| platform = 1
| depth =
| levels =
| tracks = 1
| parking =
| bicycle =
| opened = 1915
| closed = 2010
| rebuilt = 2014–2018
| electrified = 25 kV AC overhead
| ADA =
| code = {{Indian railway code
| code = KCY
| zone = [[Eastern Railway zone|Eastern Railway]]
| division = {{rwd|Howrah}}
}}
| owned = [[Indian Railways]]
| operator = [[Eastern Railway zone|Eastern Railway]]
| status = Functioning
| former = [[McLeod's Light Railways]]
| passengers =
| pass_year =
| pass_percent =
| pass_system =
| mpassengers =
| services = {{s-rail|title=Kolkata Suburban Railway}}
{{s-line|system=Kolkata Suburban Railway|previous= Nigan|next= Bankapasi|line=Eastern |branch= [[Bardhaman–Katwa line]]|rows1=1|type=Howrah Junction|type2= Katwa Junction}}
| map_type = India West Bengal#India
| map_caption = Location in West Bengal##Location in India
| map_dot_label = Kaichar
| map_size = 300
|route_map = {{Bardhaman–Katwa line}}
|map_state = collapsed
}}

'''Kaichar railway station''' is a halt railway station in [[Bardhaman–Katwa line]] under [[Howrah railway division]] of [[Eastern Railway zone]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.totaltraininfo.com/station/KCY/|title=KCY / Kaichar Railway Station {{!}} Train Arrival / Departure Timings at Kaichar|website=Total Train Info|access-date=2019-10-11}}</ref> It is situated beside [[Bardhaman]]–[[Katwa]] Road at Kaichar of [[Purba Bardhaman district]] in the Indian state of [[West Bengal]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://indiarailinfo.com/station/map/kaichar-halt-kcy/8321|title=Kaichar Halt Railway Station Map/Atlas ER/Eastern Zone – Railway Enquiry|last=Jayashree|website=India Rail Info|access-date=2019-10-11}}</ref>

==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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/economy/logistics/It%E2%80%99s-journey%E2%80%99s-end-for-these-slow-coaches-with-a-long-history/article20920608.ece|title=It's journey's end for these slow coaches with a long history|last=Law|first=Abhishek|website=@businessline|access-date=2019-10-11}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/Villagers-stall-rail-project-in-Burdwan/articleshow/6021611.cms|title=Villagers stall rail project in Burdwan {{!}} Kolkata News – Times of India|last=Jun 8|first=TNN {{!}} Updated|last2=2010|website=The Times of India|access-date=2019-10-11|last3=Ist|first3=0:53}}</ref> Bardhaman to Balogna railway station was reopened in 2014 and Balgona to Katwa section was completed on 12 January 2018 for the public.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.anandabazar.com/district/bardhaman/katwa-burdwan-broad-gauge-trains-started-at-last-1.739229|title='বড় রেল' কাটোয়ায়, জমল ভিড়|website=anandabazar.com|language=bn-IN|access-date=2019-10-11}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{Kolkata Suburban Railway, Eastern}}

[[Category:Railway stations in Purba Bardhaman district]]
[[Category:Howrah railway division]]
[[Category:1915 establishments in India]]
[[Category:Kolkata Suburban Railway stations]]

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