This is a list of stations of the
Kolkata Suburban Railway
The Kolkata Suburban Railway is a suburban rail system serving the Kolkata metropolitan area and its surroundings in India. It is the largest suburban railway network in the country with the highest number of stations. It is also the 7th large ...
, 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
The South Eastern Railway (abbreviated SER) is one of the 19 railway zones in India and Part of Eastern Railways. It is headquartered at Garden Reach, Kolkata, West Bengal, India. It comprises Adra railway division, Chakradharpur railway div ...
. 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
Indian Railways (IR) is a statutory body under the ownership of Ministry of Railways, Government of India that operates India's national railway system. It manages the fourth largest national railway system in the world by size, with a tota ...
. Some railway stations on the network serve both suburban as well as long-distance trains.
The Kolkata Suburban Railway comprises five major lines –
Eastern line,
South Eastern line,
Circular line,
South lines and
Chord link line. Each of these corridors may consist of additional lines that may intersect with each other. The system uses
rolling stock
The term rolling stock in the rail transport industry refers to railway vehicles, including both powered and unpowered vehicles: for example, locomotives, freight and passenger cars (or coaches), and non-revenue cars. Passenger vehicles ca ...
of
broad gauge
A broad-gauge railway is a railway with a track gauge (the distance between the rails) broader than the used by standard-gauge railways.
Broad gauge of , commonly known as Russian gauge, is the dominant track gauge in former Soviet Union ( C ...
and consists of largely at-grade and short segments of elevated and embankment lines. The railway system is open from about 0400 to 0100 and has an average daily ridership of 2-3 million commuters. It is the biggest suburban rail network in India ,with a record of 400+ stations and a total of ; it is the world's 7th longest suburban railway network.
Stations
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References
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Kolkata Suburban stations on Eastern RailwayKolkata Suburban stations on South Eastern Railway
Kolkata Suburban Railway
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Kolkata
Kolkata (, or , ; also known as Calcutta , the official name until 2001) is the capital of the Indian state of West Bengal, on the eastern bank of the Hooghly River west of the border with Bangladesh. It is the primary business, comme ...
Suburban Railway Stations
Kolkata Sururban Railway Stations