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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.
In the 2013 Railway Budget, the Railway Board increased the Kolkata suburban ticket fare by eight paise per kilometre, although the railway ministry has hiked it by two paise per kilometre. The number of slabs has also been reduced to four— ₹ 5 (6.0¢ US), ₹ 10 (12¢ US), ₹ 15 (18¢ US) and ₹ 20 (24¢ US)—from the eight slabs earlier.
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. "Slow" tracks are dedicated tracks for suburban trains, while "fast" tracks are shared with long-distance trains operated by Indian Railways. Some railway stations on the ...
Sovabazar Ahiritola railway station is a Kolkata Suburban Railway station in Shobhabazar, North Kolkata. It serves the local areas of Shobhabazar and Ahiritola in Kolkata, West Bengal, India. It is a very important station. The station has one platform only. Its station code is SOLA. It is connected with ferry stations which connect 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.
B.B.D Bag railway station is a Kolkata Suburban Railway station in BBD Bagh. It serves the local areas of BBD Bagh and Fairly Place in the Kolkata , West Bengal , India. This is a very important station and is mostly used by office goers.
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The Eastern lines of Kolkata Suburban Railway comprises 14 Local train routes that are operated by the Eastern Railway zone, serving the Kolkata metropolitan region and its neighbouring areas in West Bengal, India. The Line consists of a total 266 stations and the entire line is at grade.