Kamarkundu is a railway station at the crossing of the
Howrah–Bishnupur and the
Howrah–Bardhaman chord lines. It serves
Kamarkundu
Kamarkundu is a village in Kamarkundu Gopalnagar gram panchayat in Singur (community development block), Singur block in Chandannagore subdivision of Hooghly District, Hooghly district in the Indian States and territories of India, state of West ...
in
Hooghly district
Hooghly district () is one of the districts of the Indian state of West Bengal. It can alternatively be spelt ''Hoogli'' or ''Hugli''. The district is named after the Hooghly River. The headquarters of the district are at Hooghly-Chinsurah (' ...
in the Indian state of
West Bengal
West Bengal (; Bengali language, Bengali: , , abbr. WB) is a States and union territories of India, state in the East India, eastern portion of India. It is situated along the Bay of Bengal, along with a population of over 91 million inhabi ...
.
Overview
This is a rich agricultural area with several cold storages.
History
The Howrah–Tarakeswar line was opened in 1885 and the
Howrah–Bardhaman chord line in 1917. It is part of
Kolkata Suburban Railway
The Kolkata Suburban Railway (colloquially called Kolkata local trains or simply locals) is a suburban rail, suburban and regional rail system serving the Kolkata metropolitan area and its surroundings in West Bengal, India. Its network has 45 ...
system. It is from Howrah via Howrah–Bardhaman chord and via Howrah–Tarakeswar branch line.
Station oddity
At Kamarkundu, the Sheoraphuli–Bishnupur branch line goes above the Howrah–Bardhaman chord. Since the lines are at two levels, trains cannot switch routes. Platforms are at two levels.
Major trains
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Sealdah - Alipurduar Kanchan Kanya Express
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Howrah–Rampurhat Express
The 12347 / 12348 Howrah-Rampurhat Sahid Superfast Express is an Express train of the Indian Railways connecting Howrah Junction in West Bengal and Rampurhat Junction of West Bengal. It is currently being operated with train numbers 12347/1234 ...
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Kolkata–Jammu Tawi Express
The 13151 / 13152 Kolkata-Jammu Tawi Express is an Express train of the Indian Railways connecting Kolkata railway station, Kolkata in West Bengal and Jammu Tawi railway station, Jammu Tawi in Jammu and Kashmir (union territory), Jammu and Kash ...
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Trains at Kamarkundu – other than EMU/ locals
Railway stations in Hooghly district
Railway stations in India opened in 1885
Howrah railway division
Kolkata Suburban Railway stations
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