Park Circus Railway Station
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Park Circus railway station is a Kolkata Suburban Railway station on the main line. It is under the jurisdiction of the
Sealdah railway division Sealdah railway division is one of the four railway divisions under the Eastern Railway zone of the Indian Railways. It's headquarters are located in Kaiser Street in Kolkata, West Bengal near the Sealdah railway station. Geographically the div ...
in the Eastern Railway zone of the
Indian Railways Indian Railways (IR) is a statutory body under the ownership of Ministry of Railways, Government of India that operates India's national railway system. It manages the fourth largest national railway system in the world by size, with a tota ...
. It serves the local area of
Park Circus Park Circus is a neighbourhood of Central-South Kolkata, in Kolkata district Kolkata district (formerly known as Calcutta district) is a district in the Indian state of West Bengal, headquartered in Kolkata. History Long before the B ...
in
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.


History

In 1862, the Eastern Bengal Railway constructed a -wide
broad-gauge railway A broad-gauge railway is a railway with a track gauge (the distance between the rails) broader than the used by standard-gauge railways. Broad gauge of , commonly known as Russian gauge, is the dominant track gauge in former Soviet Union (CIS ...
from to via Park Circus.


Electrification

Electrification from to including Park Circus was completed with 25 kV AC overhead system in 1965–66.


Station complex

The platform is well sheltered. The station possesses many facilities including water and sanitation. It is well connected to the SH-1. There is a proper approach road to this station.


References

Railway stations in Kolkata Sealdah railway division Kolkata Suburban Railway stations Kolkata Circular Railway Railway stations opened in 1862 1862 establishments in India 1862 establishments in the British Empire {{WestBengal-railstation-stub