Kamarkundu railway station

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.

Kamarkundu
Kolkata Suburban Railway junction station
General information
Location	Kamarkundu, Hooghly, West Bengal India
Coordinates	22°49′18″N 88°12′17″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
Services
Preceding station Kolkata Suburban Railway Following station Balarambati towards Howrah Junction Eastern Line Chord line Madhusudanpur towards Barddhaman Junction Singur towards Howrah Junction Eastern Line Sheoraphuli–Bishnupur branch line Nalikul towards Goghat
Route map Howrah–Bardhaman Chord Legend km Bardhaman–Asansol section Bardhaman–Katwa line 95 Bardhaman 88 Gangpur 83 Saktigarh Howrah–Bardhaman main line NH 19 78 Palla Road 75 Chanchai Bankura–Masagram line 72 Masagram SH 15 Memari–Tarakeswar Road 69 Nabagram 65 Jaugram 62 Jhapandanga 58 Gurap 56 Hajigarh 54 Cheragram Block Hut 52 Sibaichandi to Mogra (planned) to Tarakeswar (planned) 49 Dhaniakhali Halt 47 Belmuri 45 Porabazar 41 Chandanpur 36 Madhusudanpur SH 2 33 Kamarkundu Sheoraphuli–Bishnupur line 32 Balarambati 30 Mirzapur–Bankipur 27 Baruipara 23 Begampur to Furfura Sharif (planned) UltraTech Cement Siding 21 Janai Road Dankuni Coal Complex Siding Jangalpara 16 Gobra 15 0 Dankuni ELAAU CLW Siding FCI Siding NH 19 NH 16 Santragachi–Amta branch line 12 Belanagar 7 Bally Howrah–Bardhaman main line 4 Rajchandrapur 6 Bally Halt C.C. link line 7 Belur Belur Math 5 Liluah Howrah–Kharagpur line 0 Howrah km This diagram: view talk edit Legend km 119 Bishnupur Kharagpur–Bankura– Adra line NH-14 (old NH-60) 111 Birshamunda Halt 102 Gokulnagar Joypur 96 Maynapur 89 Baragopinathpur 80 Jayrambati 76 Kamarpukur 70 Goghat SH-2 Kalipur Bridge over Dwarakeswar River to Panskura on Howrah–Kharagpur line Ghatal Irphala to Bowaichandi on Bankura–Masagram line ( under construction ) 60 Arambagh P.C.Sen 51 Mayapur Mundeswari River 45 Takipur Halt Damodar River to Baruipara on Howrah–Bardhaman chord (planned) Furfura Sharif to Bargachia on Santragachi–Amta branch line (planned) Jangipara Champadanga 40 Talpur Halt 35 Tarakeswar to Dhaniakhali on Howrah–Bardhaman chord ( under construction ) 33 Loknath 28 Bahirkhanda 25 Kaikala 22 Haripal 20 Maliya 17 Nalikul 13 Kamarkundu Howrah–Bardhaman chord 11 Singur NH-19 (old NH-2) 7 Nasibpur 5 Diara SH-13 (Palsit–Dankuni Road) Baidyabati Canal Grand Trunk Road 0 Sheoraphuli Howrah–Bardhaman main line km Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4]
Location Kamarkundu Location in West Bengal Show map of West Bengal Kamarkundu Location in India Show map of India

Overview

This is a rich agricultural area with several cold storages.^[5]

History

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]

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.^[8]

Major trains

• Sealdah - Alipurduar Kanchan Kanya Express
• Howrah–Rampurhat Express
• Kolkata–Jammu Tawi Express