Kamarkundu | ||||||||||||||||
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Kolkata Suburban Railway junction station | ||||||||||||||||
General information | ||||||||||||||||
Location | Kamarkundu, Hooghly, West Bengal India | |||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 22°49′18″N 88°12′17″E / 22.821698°N 88.204736°E | |||||||||||||||
Elevation | 13 metres (43 ft) | |||||||||||||||
Owned by | Indian Railways | |||||||||||||||
Operated by | Eastern Railway | |||||||||||||||
Line(s) | Howrah–Bardhaman chord Sheoraphuli–Bishnupur branch line | |||||||||||||||
Platforms | 5+2 | |||||||||||||||
Construction | ||||||||||||||||
Structure type | Standard (on-ground station) separate for the two lines at different heights | |||||||||||||||
Parking | Available | |||||||||||||||
Bicycle facilities | Available | |||||||||||||||
Other information | ||||||||||||||||
Status | Functioning | |||||||||||||||
Station code | KQU | |||||||||||||||
Division(s) | Howrah | |||||||||||||||
History | ||||||||||||||||
Opened | 1885 | |||||||||||||||
Electrified | 1957–1958 | |||||||||||||||
Previous names | East Indian Railway Company | |||||||||||||||
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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.
This is a rich agricultural area with several cold storages.[5]
The Howrah–Tarakeswar line was opened in 1885 and the Howrah–Bardhaman chord line in 1917.[6] 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.[7]
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.[8]