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  • 21 Aug, 2019

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Park Circus Railway Station

Park Circus railway station is a Kolkata Suburban Railway station on the main 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 Park Circus in Kolkata in the Indian state of West Bengal.

History

In 1862, the Eastern Bengal Railway constructed a 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)-wide broad-gauge railway from Sealdah to Sonarpur Junction via Park Circus.

Electrification

Electrification from Sealdah to Sonarpur Junction including Park Circus was completed with 25 kV AC overhead system in 1965–66.

Station Complex

The platforms are well sheltered and the station complex possess many facilities, including water, sanitation, and overbridges to access the other lines known as the Kankurgachi Chord line of the Kolkata Circular Railway, which is connecting Bidhannagar Road railway station directly with Park Circus railway station, bypassing Sealdah. The station is also well connected to the SH-1, with a proper approach road.

References

  1. ^ "PQS/Park Circus". Retrieved 25 May 2019.
  2. ^ "PARK CIRCUS (PQS) 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. ^ "History of The Electrification of Indian Railways". Retrieved 25 May 2019.
  5. ^ "The Chronology of Railway Development in Eastern India". Archived from the original on 27 March 2018. Retrieved 25 May 2019.