Kalikapur railway station is a Kolkata Suburban Railway Station on the Canning Branch line. It is under the jurisdiction of the Sealdah railway division in the Eastern Railway zone of the Indian Railways. Kalikapur railway station is situated beside Station Road at Benebou, Kalikapur in South 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal.[1][2]
History
In 1862, the Eastern Bengal Railway constructed a Template:Track gauge-wide broad-gauge railway from Template:Stnlnk to Template:Stnlnk via Kalikapur.[3]
Electrification
Electrification from Template:Stnlnk to Template:Stnlnk including Kalikapur was completed with 25 kV AC overhead system in 1965–66.[4]
Station complex
The platform is very much well sheltered. The station possesses many facilities including water and sanitation. There is a proper approach road to this station.[5]
References
- ↑ KLKR/Kalikapur. Retrieved May 25, 2019.
- ↑ KALIKAPUR (KLKR) Railway Station. NDTV. Retrieved May 25, 2019.
- ↑ Indian Railways History Time Line. Retrieved May 25, 2019.
- ↑ History of The Electrification of Indian Railways. Retrieved May 25, 2019.
- ↑ The Chronology of Railway Development in Eastern India. Retrieved May 25, 2019.
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