New_Alipore_railway_station

New Alipore railway station

New Alipore railway station

Railway station in West Bengal, India


New Alipore (Calcutta) railway station (earlier known as Kalighat railway station) is a Kolkata Suburban Railway Station on the Budge Budge Branch line. It is under the jurisdiction of the Sealdah railway division in the Eastern Railway zone of the Indian Railways. It serves the local area of New Alipore in Kolkata in the Indian state of West Bengal.[1][2]

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History

In 1890, the Eastern Bengal Railway constructed a 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)-wide broad-gauge railway from Ballygunge Junction to Budge Budge via New Alipore.[3]

Electrification

Electrification from Ballygunge Junction to Budge Budge including New Alipore was completed with 25 kV AC overhead system in 1965–66.[4]

Station complex

The platform is very much well sheltered. The station possesses many facilities including water and sanitation. There is a proper approach road to this station.[5]


References

  1. "NACC/New Alipore". Retrieved 25 May 2019.
  2. "NEW ALIPORE (NACC) Railway Station". NDTV. Retrieved 25 May 2019.
  3. "Indian Railways History Time Line". Archived from the original on 14 July 2012. Retrieved 25 May 2019.
  4. "The Chronology of Railway Development in Eastern India". Archived from the original on 27 March 2018. Retrieved 25 May 2019.



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