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Kolkata Circular Railway, also known as the Kolkata Chakra Rail (Bengali: কলকাতা চক্র রেল), is a 36.20 km (22.49 mi) long railway loop line operated by the Sealdah division of the Eastern Railway zone of Indian Railways, encircling the city of Kolkata.
Eden Gardens is a railway station in Kolkata under the Kolkata Circular Railway (Chakra Rail) system.It belongs to the Eastern Railway.The station code is EDG. [1] [2] The station gets its name due to its proximity to the famous cricket stadium Eden Gardens of the same name.
This is the list of the stations of Kolkata Metro, a Mass Rapid transit Urban Railway network serving the city of Kolkata, India. It was the first underground railway to be built in India, with the first operations commencing in October 1984 and the full stretch that was initially planned being operational by February, 1995. [1]
Old Kolkata Metro BHEL 1000 metro rake. In September 1919, during a session of the Imperial Legislative Council at Shimla, a committee was set up by W. E. Crum that recommended a metro line for Kolkata. [5] The next proposal for a metro system was mooted by government of West Bengal in 1949-50 and a survey was conducted by French experts ...
Chitpur Rail Yard. Ultadanga Road 3. Lansdown mill siding. Kolkata: 4. Brown Blanket mill siding ... Kolkata Metro (KM) standard gauge (1435 mm) narrow gauge (762 mm)
It has interchange stations with the Kolkata Metro at various locations. The Kolkata Suburban Railway is part of the second passenger railway constructed in British India during the mid 19th century. The first train ran between Howrah and Hooghly stations. A hundred years after the initial run, EMU services began.
Chittaranjan Avenue, Jorasanko, Kolkata, West Bengal 700007 India: Coordinates: Owned by: Metro Railway, Kolkata Kolkata Metro Rail Corporation: Operated by: Kolkata Metro: Line(s) Blue Line: Platforms: Island platform Platform-1 → Dakshineswar Platform-2 → Kavi Subhash: Tracks: 2
In 1969, the Metropolitan Transport Project was formed under Indian Railways. In 1971, MTP proposed to build 5 rapid transit lines for Kolkata. [1] [2] With help of Soviet specialists (Lenmetroproekt) and East German engineers, prepared a master plan to provide metro lines for the city of Kolkata, totaling a route length of 97.5 km in 1971. [2]