Tikiapara railway station

Tikiapara is a railway station on the Howrah–Kharagpur line. It is located in Tikiapara, Howrah in the Indian state of West Bengal.

Tikiapara
Kolkata Suburban Railway station
Tikiapara railway station
General information
LocationSailen Manna Street (Formerly By Pass Road), Tikiapara, Howrah, West Bengal
India
Coordinates22°35′55″N 88°19′27″E / 22.5986°N 88.3243°E / 22.5986; 88.3243
Elevation9 metres (30 ft)
Owned byIndian Railways
Operated bySouth Eastern Railway
Line(s)Howrah–Kharagpur line
Platforms3
Tracks4
Construction
Structure typeStandard (on-ground station)
ParkingNo
Bicycle facilitiesNo
Other information
StatusFunctioning
Station codeTPKR
Zone(s) South Eastern Railway
Division(s) Kharagpur
History
Opened1900
Electrified1967–69
Previous namesBengal Nagpur Railway
Services
Preceding station Kolkata Suburban Railway Following station
Dasnagar
towards Midnapore
South Eastern Line Howrah
Location
Tikiapara is located in Kolkata
Tikiapara
Tikiapara
Location in Kolkata
Tikiapara is located in West Bengal
Tikiapara
Tikiapara
Location in West Bengal
Tikiapara is located in India
Tikiapara
Tikiapara
Location in India

History

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The Howrah–Kharagpur line was opened in 1900.[5] The Howrah–Kharagpur line was electrified in 1967–69.[6]

The BNR had no station at Haora, and does not to this day. It operated from a siding in Tikiapara, and was later permitted to use the new Haora Station of the EIR.[7]

Car shed

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There is a car shed of South Eastern Railway at Tikiapara.[8]

Coaching depot

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Tikiapara Coaching Depot maintains 22 primary base trains and 6 round trip trains. Total coach holding capacity is 744 coaches. It handles prestigious trains like Rajdhani Express and Duronto Express. The Coaching Depot is under Howrah Division, Eastern Railway.[9]

References

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  1. ^ Google Maps
  2. ^ Kharagpur-Howrah Local 38606 Indiarailinfo
  3. ^ Howrah-Haldia Local 68689 ⇒ 38089 Indiarailinfo
  4. ^ Santragachi-Digha EMU 78001 ⇒ 68687 Indiarailinfo
  5. ^ "Major events in formation of S.E.Railway". South Eastern Railway. Archived from the original on 1 April 2013. Retrieved 10 April 2013.
  6. ^ "History of Electrification". IRFCA. Retrieved 10 February 2013.
  7. ^ The Railway Comes to Calcutta by Sukanta Chaudhuri, published in Calcutta The Living City, Volume 1, page 238. First published by Oxford University Press in 1990. ISBN o 19 563696 1
  8. ^ "Sheds and Workshops". IRFCA. Retrieved 10 April 2013.
  9. ^ "Carriage and Wagon / Howrah Division" (PDF). Indian Railways. Retrieved 11 April 2013.
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