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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.
This is a list of stations of the Kolkata Suburban Railway, a suburban rail system serving the Kolkata Metropolitan Region in West Bengal, India. The Kolkata Suburban Railway was opened in 1854. The system is operated by Eastern Railway and South Eastern Railway zone. Each route contains "slow" and "fast" tracks.
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.
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.
This is a route-map template for the Kolkata Circular Railway, a railway loop line in India.. For a key to symbols, see {{railway line legend}}.; For information on using this template, see Template:Routemap.
Kolkata Metro is the only metro system in India owned by the Indian Railways. It is operated by 2 subsidiaries of Indian Railways, the Metro Railway, Kolkata and Kolkata Metro Rail Corporation. Kolkata Metro Line 3 viaduct along the Diamond Harbour Road. Kolkata Metro Line 1 (Blue Line) is under the administration of Metro Railway, Kolkata.
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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]