Shalimar railway station
Railway Station in West Bengal, India / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Shalimar railway station is one of the six intercity railway stations serving Howrah and Kolkata, India. The other stations are Sealdah in Kolkata, Kolkata station in Kolkata, Dankuni in Hooghly, Howrah Station in Howrah and Santragachi in Howrah. Shalimar station is situated at Shalimar, in Shibpur area of Howrah.
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Shalimar | |||||||||||
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fair station railway Kolkata Suburban Railway station | |||||||||||
General information | |||||||||||
Location | Shibpur, Howrah, West Bengal India | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 22°33′18″N 88°18′55″E | ||||||||||
Elevation | 4.500 metres (14.76 ft) | ||||||||||
Owned by | Indian Railways | ||||||||||
Operated by | South Eastern Railway | ||||||||||
Line(s) | Shalimar-Santragachi line of Kolkata Suburban Railway | ||||||||||
Platforms | 3 | ||||||||||
Tracks | 18 | ||||||||||
Construction | |||||||||||
Structure type | Standard on ground station | ||||||||||
Parking | Available | ||||||||||
Accessible | Available[citation needed] | ||||||||||
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Status | Functioning | ||||||||||
Station code | SHM | ||||||||||
Zone(s) | South Eastern Railway | ||||||||||
Division(s) | Kharagpur | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Opened | 1905 | ||||||||||
Electrified | 2001 | ||||||||||
Previous names | Shalimar rail yard | ||||||||||
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