List of Kolkata Suburban Railway stations
This is a List of stations of the Kolkata Suburban Railway, 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. 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 network serve both suburban as well as long distance trains.
The Kolkata Suburban Railway comprises major 4 line - Eastern Line, South Eastern Line, Circular Line, South Lines. Each of these corridors may consist of additional lines that may intersect each other. The system uses rolling stock of broad gauge and consists of completely at-grade lines. The railway system is open from about 0400 to 0100 and has an average daily ridership of 2-3 million commuters. Its a bigger suburban rail network in India with a record of 348 stations and total of 1142 km with its position 7th in the world longest suburban railway network.
Stations
† | Terminal station |
* | Transfer station (excluding transfer to Indian Railways) |
†* | Terminal and transfer station to other lines |