Kankinara railway station
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Kolkata Suburban Railway Station | |||||||||||
Kankinara Railway Station
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Location | 11, State Highway 1, Kankinara, West Bengal India |
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Coordinates | 22°51′58″N 88°24′19″E / 22.8662°N 88.4052°ECoordinates: 22°51′58″N 88°24′19″E / 22.8662°N 88.4052°E | ||||||||||
Elevation | 14 metres (46 ft) | ||||||||||
Owned by | Indian Railways | ||||||||||
Operated by | Eastern Railway | ||||||||||
Line(s) | Sealdah-Ranaghat line | ||||||||||
Platforms | 3 | ||||||||||
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Structure type | Standard (on ground station) | ||||||||||
Parking | No | ||||||||||
Bicycle facilities | No | ||||||||||
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Status | Functioning | ||||||||||
Station code | KNR | ||||||||||
Division(s) | Sealdah | ||||||||||
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Opened | 1862 | ||||||||||
Electrified | 1963-64 | ||||||||||
Previous names | Eastern Bengal Railway | ||||||||||
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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.
The Calcutta (Sealdah)-Kusthia line of Eastern Bengal Railway was opened to traffic in 1862.Eastern Bengal Railway worked on the eastern side of the Hooghly River.
The Sealdah-Ranaghat sector was electrified in 1963-64.