Kamarkundu railway station
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Kamarkundu
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| Kolkata Suburban Railway Junction Station | ||||||||||||||||
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| Location | Kamarkundu, Hooghly, West Bengal India |
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| Coordinates | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | |||||||||||||||
| Elevation | 13 metres (43 ft) | |||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Indian Railways | |||||||||||||||
| Operated by | Eastern Railway | |||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | Howrah-Bardhaman chord Sheoraphuli-Bishnupur branch line |
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| Platforms | 3+2 | |||||||||||||||
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| Structure type | Standard (on ground station) separate for the two lines at different heights | |||||||||||||||
| Parking | Available | |||||||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | Available | |||||||||||||||
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| Status | Functioning | |||||||||||||||
| Station code | KQU | |||||||||||||||
| Division(s) | Howrah | |||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 1885 | |||||||||||||||
| Electrified | 1957-1958 | |||||||||||||||
| Previous names | East Indian Railway Company | |||||||||||||||
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Kamarkundu (Bengali: কামারকুণ্ডু) is a railway station at the crossing of the Howrah-Bishnupur and the Howrah-Bardhaman chord lines. It serves Kamarkundu in Hooghly district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Overview
Kamarkundu is located at Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
This is a rich agricultural area with several cold storages.[1]
History
The Howrah-Tarakeswar line was opened in 1885 and the Howrah-Bardhaman chord line in 1917.[2]It is part of Kolkata Suburban Railway system. It is 33 kilometres (21 mi) from Howrah via Howrah-Bardhaman chord and 36 kilometres (22 mi) via Howrah-Tarakeswar branch line.[3]
Station oddity
At Kamarkundu, the Sheoraphuli-Bishnupur branch line goes above the Howrah-Bardhaman chord. Since the lines are at two levels, trains cannot switch routes. Platforms are at two levels.[4]
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References
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- Railway stations in Hooghly district
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