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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|Railway station in West Bengal, India}}<br />
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{{Use Indian English|date=January 2016}}<br />
{{Infobox station<br />
| name = Kankinara<br />
| type = [[File:Indian_Railways_Suburban_Railway_Logo.svg|30px]] [[Kolkata Suburban Railway]] station<br />
| style = Kolkata Suburban Railway<br />
| image = Kankinara railway station in Sealdah main line 03.jpg<br />
| image_caption = Kankinara railway station<br />
| address = 11, State Highway 1, Kankinara, <br />
[[Bhatpara]], [[North 24 Parganas district]], [[West Bengal]]<br />
| country = India<br />
| coordinates = {{Coord|22.866705|88.405605|type:railwaystation_region:IN|format=dms|display=inline,title}}<br />
| elevation = {{convert|13|m|ft}}<br />
| line = [[Sealdah–Ranaghat line]] of [[Kolkata Suburban Railway]]<br />
| other = <br />
| structure = Standard (on-ground station)<br />
| platform = 4<br />
| tracks = 4<br />
| parking = available<br />
| bicycle = available<br />
| opened = {{Start date and age|1862}}<br />
| closed = <br />
| rebuilt = <br />
| electrified = 1963–{{Start date and age|1965}}<br />
| accessible = <br />
| code = {{Indian railway code<br />
| code = KNR<br />
| zone = [[Eastern Railway zone|Eastern Railway]]<br />
| division = {{rwd|Sealdah}}<br />
}}<br />
| owned = [[Indian Railways]]<br />
| operator = [[Eastern Railway zone|Eastern Railway]]<br />
| status = Functioning<br />
| former = [[Eastern Bengal Railway]]<br />
| passengers = <br />
| website = [https://kankinara.info]<br />
| pass_year = <br />
| pass_percent = <br />
| pass_system = <br />
| map_type = India West Bengal#India<br />
| map_dot_label = Kankinara<br />
| map_size = 300<br />
| map_caption = Location in West Bengal##Location in India<br />
| services = {{Adjacent stations|system=Kolkata Suburban Railway|line=Eastern|left=Jagaddal|right=Naihati Junction|to-left=Sealdah|to-right=Ranaghat Junction|type=[[Sealdah–Ranaghat line|Main line]]}}<br />
| route_map = {{Sealdah–Ranaghat line}}<br />
| map_state = collapsed<br />
}}<br />
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'''Kankinara''' (Code: KNR) is a railway station in [[North 24 Parganas district]] in the Indian state of [[West Bengal]], which serves [[Bhatpara]] town. It lies on the [[Sealdah–Ranaghat line]] and is part of the [[Kolkata Suburban Railway]] system and is under the jurisdiction of [[Eastern Railway zone|Eastern Railway]].<br />
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==History==<br />
The Calcutta (Sealdah)–Kusthia line of [[Eastern Bengal Railway]] was opened to traffic in 1862.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.irfca.org/faq/faq-hist.html|title =IR History: Early days (1832–1865) | publisher=IRFCA | access-date = 2 May 2013}}</ref> Eastern Bengal Railway worked on the eastern side of the [[Hooghly River]].<ref>{{cite web| url = http://wiki.fibis.org/index.php?title=Eastern_Bengal_Railway |title =Eastern Bengal Railway | publisher=fibis | access-date = 2 May 2013}}</ref><br />
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==Station complex==<br />
The platform is not very well sheltered. It has many facilities including water and sanitation. This railway station can be reached via the Amdanga Road in [[Bhatpara]].<ref>{{cite web| url=https://indiarailinfo.com/departures/8419|title=KNR/Kankinara railway station| website=India Rail Info}}</ref><br />
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==Electrification==<br />
The Sealdah–Ranaghat sector was electrified in 1963–64.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://irfca.org/docs/electrification-history.html |title = History of Electrification | publisher= IRFCA| access-date = 2 May 2013}}</ref><br />
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==Gallery==<br />
<gallery widths=180><br />
File:Kankinara railway station.jpg<br />
File:Kankinara railway station (5).jpg<br />
File:Kankinara railway station (4).jpg<br />
File:Kankinara railway station (3).jpg<br />
File:Kankinara - Railway Station - North 24 Parganas 2013-10-12 01789.jpg<br />
</gallery><br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
{{commons category|Kankinara railway station}}<br />
* [http://indiarailinfo.com/search/kankinara-knr-to-kolkata-sealdah-sdah/8419/0/325 Trains from Kankinara to Sealdah]<br />
* [http://indiarailinfo.com/search/kolkata-sealdah-sdah-to-kankinara-knr/325/0/8419 Trains from Sealdah to Kankinara]<br />
* {{Wikivoyage inline|Kolkata/Northern fringes}}<br />
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{{Railway stations in West Bengal}}<br />
{{North 24-Parganas topics}}<br />
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[[Category:Railway stations in India opened in 1862]]<br />
[[Category:Railway stations in North 24 Parganas district]]<br />
[[Category:Sealdah railway division]]<br />
[[Category:Transport in Kolkata]]<br />
[[Category:Kolkata Suburban Railway stations]]</div>
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