Kanchrapara Workshop Gate railway station

Kanchrapara Workshop Gate
Kolkata Suburban Railway station
Kanchrapara Workshop Gate railway station
General information
Location	Kanchrapara, North 24 Parganas district, West Bengal India
Coordinates	22°56′08″N 88°26′43″E / 22.935433°N 88.445216°E / 22.935433; 88.445216
Elevation	17 metres (56 ft)
Owned by	Indian Railways
Operated by	Eastern Railway
Line(s)	Sealdah–Ranaghat line of Kolkata Suburban Railway
Platforms	3
Tracks	3
Construction
Structure type	Standard on ground station
Parking	Not available
Bicycle facilities	Not available
Other information
Status	Functional
Station code	KPAW
Zone(s)	Eastern Railway
Division(s)	Sealdah
History
Opened	1862 (1862)
Electrified	1963–1965 (1965)
Previous names	Eastern Bengal Railway
Services
Preceding station Kolkata Suburban Railway Following station Halisahar towards Sealdah Eastern Line Main line Kanchrapara towards Ranaghat Junction
Route map Sealdah–Ranaghat–Gede line including Naihati–Bandel & Kalyani–Kalyani Simanta branch lines km Chilahati–Parbatipur –Santahar–Darshana line Darshana–Jessore line 121 Darshana Bangladesh India border 117 Gede 114 Harish Nagar Halt 112 Banpur 106 Majhdia Mathabhanga river 100 Tarak Nagar Halt 97 Mayurhat Halt 94 Bagula 91 Bhayna Halt 89 Shantinagar Halt 87 Bahirgachhi Halt 91 Duttapulia (planned) 83 Aranghata km 80 Panchberia Halt 78 Bankimnagar Halt Ranaghat–Lalgola line old ferry route to Aistalaghat– Santipur dismantled NG line 76 Churni Ghat 74 Ranaghat Junction Ranaghat–Bangaon line Kalyani Simanta 56 69 Payradanga Kalyani Ghosh Para 53 63 Chakdaha Kalyani Silpanchal 51 61 Palpara FCI siding 58 Simurali Howrah–Bardhaman main line 54 Madanpur Bandel–Katwa line Bandel Junction 47 49 Kalyani Howrah–Bardhaman main line Kalyani Expressway Hooghly Ghat 43 46 Kanchrapara Jubilee Bridge over Hooghly River 45   Kanchrapara Railway Workshop Sampreeti Bridge Hukumchand jute mill siding 43 Halisahar Indian Pulp & Paper Mill siding Naihati jute mill siding Sealdah–Ranaghat line Garifa 42 Naihati–Bandel line Gauripur jute mill siding 39 Naihati Junction Nadia jute mill siding Naihati Rail Yard Reliance jute mills siding 36 Kankinara abandoned lines Kankinara jute mill siding 34 Jagaddal Kankinara paper mill siding Weaverly jute mill siding Anglo-India jute mill siding 31 Shyamnagar Jagaddal jute mill siding Shyamnagar jute mill siding Alliance jute mill siding Dunbar cotton mill siding Alexandra jute mills siding 28 Ichhapur Meghna jute mills siding Ishapore Rifle Factory siding 26 Palta India jute mills siding 27 Racecourse Barrackpore Army Cantonment Craig jute mills siding 24 Barrackpore Auckland jute mills siding Bhatpara power house siding Empire jute mill siding Kelvin jute mill siding Kinnison jute mill siding Titagarh Wagons siding Standard jute mill siding abandoned lines Titagarh paper mill siding 22 Titagarh Titagarh jute mill siding CESC TTPS siding Khardaha jute mill siding 20 Khardaha Electrosteel Castings siding TEXMACO Sodpur siding 17 Sodpur 15 Agarpara Calcutta Chord link line Kamarhati jute mill siding Vivekananda Setu over Hooghly River M/s Diamond Products siding Dakshineswar 14  KM Pink Line  (planned) Baranagar jute mill siding TEXMACO Belgharia siding Baranagar Road 13 13 Belgharia Noapara 00 Noapara Metro Depot Kestopur Canal 15 Biman Bandar 13 Jessore Road Sealdah–Bangaon line line dismantled 11 Dum Dum Cantonment line dismantled Dum Dum Junction 08 Jessop & Co. factory siding Jessore Road Ordnance Factory siding Biman Bandar Patipukur loop line (dismantled)  KM Yellow Line  (u/c) Jessore Road Belgachia 00 10 Patipukur Chitpur Rail Yard Ultadanga Road 011 Lansdown mill siding Kolkata 012 Brown Blanket mill siding Kolkata Circular Railway  KM Blue Line  Kestopur Canal Bidhan Nagar Road 5 Bidhannagar Road Press House siding Kankurgachi Road 2 Kankurgachi Road Junction Narkeldanga EMU Carshed 3 Sir Gurudas Banerjee Halt Circular Canal Kankurgachi Chord line Sealdah North 00 0 Sealdah Main Sealdah  KM Green Line  Sealdah South 00 Beliaghata Diesel Loco Shed 6 Kamardanga Halt Beruck & Comens Siding 3│7 Park Circus Sealdah South section km km Key Indian Railways broad gauge (1676 mm) Kolkata Metro (KM) broad gauge (1676 mm) Kolkata Metro (KM) standard gauge (1435 mm) in use   out of use, planned, or under construction (u/c)   tunnel
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Kanchrapara Workshop Gate railway station is a railway station on the Sealdah Ranagahat line. Only during office peak hours trains halt here. This station has been mainly built for the workers of the Kanchrapara Railway Workshop.

The Sealdah–Kusthia line of the Eastern Bengal Railway was opened to railway traffic in the year 1862.^[1] Eastern Bengal Railway used to work only on the eastern side of the Hooghly River.^[2]

The Kanchrapara Railway Workshop was established in the year 1863. It used to serve the Defence Department of the British Army for repairing aircraft and manufacturing armoured cars and grenades during World War II. The second five-year plan brought about drastic changes in diesel and electric traction. Electrification on the railway system in the eastern region required major repair and overhaul facilities for Electric Locos, EMU rolling stock since the early 1960s. Kanchrapara was selected to play the key role in all these spheres. In 1962 a decision was taken for remodelling Kanchrapara Workshop in order to make it a base workshop for electric locos, EMU rolling stock of Eastern and South Eastern Railways.

The platform is not sheltered. It lacks many facilities including water and sanitation. There is no proper approach road to this station.^[3]

The Sealdah–Ranaghat sector was electrified in 1963–65.^[4]

• Kolkata/Northern fringes travel guide from Wikivoyage