Kalyanpur railway station is a Kolkata Suburban Railway Station on the Diamond Harbour Branch line. It is under the jurisdiction of the Sealdah railway division in the Eastern Railway zone of the Indian Railways. It serves the local area of Kalyanpur in South 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal.[1][2]
History[edit | edit source]
In 1883, the Eastern Bengal Railway constructed a 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)-wide broad-gauge railway from Baruipur Junction to Diamond Harbour via Kalyanpur.[3]
Electrification[edit | edit source]
Electrification from Baruipur Junction to Diamond Harbour including Kalyanpur was completed with 25 kV AC overhead system in 1965–66.[4]
Station complex[edit | edit source]
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[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "KYP/Kalyanpur".
- ↑ "KALYANPUR (KYP) Railway Station". NDTV. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
- ↑ "Indian Railways History Time Line".
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ↑ "History of The Electrification of Indian Railways". Retrieved 25 May 2019.
- ↑ "The Chronology of Railway Development in Eastern India". Archived from the original on 27 March 2018. Retrieved 25 May 2019.
