Kankinara (Code: KNR) is a railway station in

North 24 Parganas district North 24 Parganas (abv. 24 PGS (N)) or sometimes North Twenty Four Parganas is a district in southern West Bengal, of eastern India. North 24 Parganas extends in the tropical zone from latitude 22° 11′ 6″ north to 23° 15′ 2″ north and f ...

in the Indian state of

West Bengal West Bengal (, Bengali: ''Poshchim Bongo'', , abbr. WB) is a state in the eastern portion of India. It is situated along the Bay of Bengal, along with a population of over 91 million inhabitants within an area of . West Bengal is the fourt ...

, which serves

Bhatpara Bhatpara is a city and a municipality of North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is a part of the area covered by Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority (KMDA). Overview Bhatpara is situated on the bank of Hoogh ...

town. It lies on the Sealdah–Ranaghat line and is part of the

Kolkata Suburban Railway The Kolkata Suburban Railway is a suburban rail system serving the Kolkata metropolitan area and its surroundings in India. It is the largest suburban railway network in the country with the highest number of stations. It is also the 7th larg ...

system and is under the jurisdiction of Eastern Railway.

History

The Calcutta (Sealdah)–Kusthia line of

Eastern Bengal Railway The Eastern Bengal Railway (full name: "Eastern Bengal Railway Company"; shortened EBR) was one of the pioneering railway companies that operated from 1857 to 1942, in Bengal and Assam provinces of British India. History Formation The Eastern ...

was opened to traffic in 1862. Eastern Bengal Railway worked on the eastern side of the

Hooghly River The Bhagirathi Hooghly River (Anglicized alternatively spelled ''Hoogli'' or ''Hugli'') or the 'Bhāgirathi-Hooghly', called the Ganga or the Kati-Ganga in mythological texts, is the eastern distributary of the Ganges River in West Bengal, Indi ...

Station complex

The platform is not very well sheltered. It has many facilities including water and sanitation. This railway station can be reached via the Amdanga Road in

Electrification

The Sealdah–Ranaghat sector was electrified in 1963–64.

Gallery

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References

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Trains from Kankinara to Sealdah

Trains from Sealdah to Kankinara
* {{North 24-Parganas topics Railway stations in North 24 Parganas district Sealdah railway division Transport in Kolkata Kolkata Suburban Railway stations