Kolkata Circular Railway

Kolkata Circular Railway, also known as the Kolkata Chakra Rail (Bengali: কলকাতা চক্র রেল), is a 36.20 km (22.49 mi) long railway loop line operated by the Sealdah division of the Eastern Railway zone of Indian Railways, encircling the city of Kolkata.

Kolkata Circular Railway
A local train at Bagbazar railway station
Overview
OwnerIndian Railway
LocaleKolkata
Termini
Stations
  • Total stations: 19
  • Interchange stations: 8
WebsiteEastern Railway
Service
TypeCommuter rail
SystemKolkata Suburban Railway
ServicesDum Dum-Majerhat and Majerhat-Bidhannagar Road
Operator(s)Eastern Railway
Depot(s)Kolkata
Majerhat
Rolling stockEMUs
History
Opened11 January 1875 (1875-01-11)
Technical
Line length36.2 km (22 mi)
Number of tracks2
CharacterAt grade and elevated
Track gauge5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) broad gauge
Electrification25 kV overhead line
Operating speedup to 65 km per hour
Route map

km
km
Sealdah–Ranaghat line
Noapara
02
Noapara Metro Depot
Kestopur Canal
Sealdah–Bangaon line
3
Dum Dum Cantonment
Dum Dum Junction
00
line dismantled
Jessore Road
5
Jessore Road
Bimanbandar
7
Biman Bandar
 KM Line 4  (u/c)
Patipukur loop
line (dismantled)
Belgachia
02
2
Patipukur
Ultadanga Road
03
Lansdown mill siding
Kolkata
04
Brown Blanket mill siding
Cossipore Road Goods Shed
Kestopur Canal
FCI siding
Bidhan Nagar Road
CESC siding
3
Bidhannagar Road
Press House siding
Kankurgachi Road
Tala
05
5
Kankurgachi Road Junction
Bagbazar
06
6
Sir Gurudas Banerjee Halt
Narkeldanga
EMU Carshed
Sovabazar Ahiritola
08
Circular Canal
Kankurgachi
Chord line
Sealdah North
08
8
Sealdah Main
Sealdah
 KM Line 2  (u/c)
Sealdah South
08
Beliaghata Diesel Loco Shed
Burra Bazar
09
9
Kamardanga Halt
B.B.D. Bag
10
Beruck & Comens Siding
Eden Gardens
12
11
Park Circus
Prinsep Ghat
13
Maa Flyover
Vidyasagar Setu
Hindusthan Engineering
& Industrial Ltd. siding
BESCO siding
to KDS Railway (dismantled)
Khidderpore
16
13
Ballygunge Junction
Remount Road
17
Sealdah–Sonarpur section
to KDS Railway
15
Lake Gardens
Sealdah–Budge Budge
line
Majerhat
18
 KM Line 3  (u/c)
Kalighat–Falta Railway
(NG) (dismantled)
16
Tollygunge
Rabindra Sarobar
New Alipore
17
 KM Line 1 
Tollygunge Bridge
km
km
Key
Indian Railways broad gauge (1676 mm)
Kolkata Metro (KM) broad gauge (1676 mm)
Kolkata Metro (KM) standard gauge (1435 mm)
narrow gauge (762 mm)
in use
out of use, planned, or
under construction (u/c)
tunnel
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