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Kamarkundu railway station

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Overview
History
Station oddity
References
External links

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| name = Kamarkundu
| type = Kolkata Suburban Railway Junction Station
| style = Indian Railway
| image = Kamarkundu station.jpg
| image_caption =
| address = Kamarkundu, Hooghly, West Bengal
| country = India
| coordinates = {{Coord|22.83|N|88.20|E|format=dms}}
| elevation = {{convert|13|m|ft}}
| line = Howrah-Bardhaman chord
Sheoraphuli-Bishnupur branch line
| other =
| structure = Standard (on ground station) separate for the two lines at different heights
| platform = 3+2
| tracks =
| parking = Available
| bicycle = Available
| opened = 1885
| closed =
| rebuilt =
| electrified = 1957-1958
| ADA =
| code = {{Indian railway code
| code = KQU
| zone =
| division = Howrah
| owned = Indian Railways
| operator = Eastern Railway
| status = Functioning
| former = East Indian Railway Company
| passengers =
| pass_year =
| pass_percent =
| pass_system =
| map_locator = {{Location map|India West Bengal|lat=22.83|long=88.20|width=300|caption= Location in West Bengal|label= Kamarkundu railway station}}
| services = {{s-rail|title=Kolkata Suburban Railway}}{{s-line|system=Kolkata Suburban Railway|previous= Balarambati |next=Madhusudanpur |line= Eastern |branch= Chord line |type=Howrah Junction |type2= Barddhaman Junction}}{{s-line|system=Kolkata Suburban Railway|previous= Singur |next=Nalikul |line= Eastern |branch= Sheoraphuli–Bishnupur branch line |type=Howrah Junction |type2= Goghat}}
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Kamarkundu 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

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 {{convert|33|km}} from Howrah via Howrah-Bardhaman chord and {{convert|36|km}} 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]

References

1. ^{{cite web | url= http://wbagrimarketingboard.gov.in/cold%20storage-ok/Cold%20storage11.html | title= List of functioning Cold Storage of West Bengal District wise as on 18.01.07 | publisher= West Bengal State Marketing Board | accessdate=2009-01-28}}
2. ^{{cite web|url =http://www.irfca.org/~mrinal/chronology.html |title =The Chronology of Railway Development in Eastern India. |accessdate= 2009-01-26 |last = |first = |work = |publisher =railindia }}
3. ^Railway Timetable
4. ^{{cite news |url= http://www.irfca.org/faq/faq-trivia.html#fasttrack |title=Trivia| work= Highest speed sections of track | publisher=IRFCA | date=|accessdate=2012-01-15 }}

External links

Trains at Kamarkundu - other than EMU/ locals

4 : Railway stations in Hooghly district|Railway stations opened in 1885|Howrah railway division|Kolkata Suburban Railway

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