Tikiapara railway station

Tikiapara
Kolkata Suburban Railway station
Location By Pass, Tikiapara, Howrah, West Bengal
India
Coordinates 22°35′55″N 88°19′27″E / 22.5986°N 88.3243°E / 22.5986; 88.3243Coordinates: 22°35′55″N 88°19′27″E / 22.5986°N 88.3243°E / 22.5986; 88.3243
Elevation 9 metres (30 ft)
Owned by Indian Railways
Operated by South Eastern Railway
Line(s) Howrah-Kharagpur line
Platforms 3
Tracks 4
Construction
Structure type Standard (on ground station)
Parking No
Bicycle facilities No
Other information
Status Functioning
Station code TPKR
Zone(s) South Eastern Railway
Division(s) Kharagpur
History
Opened 1900
Electrified 1967-69
Previous names Bengal Nagpur Railway
Services
Preceding station   Indian Railway   Following station
South Eastern Railway zone
Dasnagar
Location
Tikiapara railway station
Location in West Bengal

Tikiapara is a railway station on the Howrah-Kharagpur line and is located in Howrah district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It serves Tikiapara and other neighbourhoods of Howrah.

History

The Howrah-Kharagpur line was opened in 1900.[1]The Howrah-Kharagpur line was electrified in 1967-69.[2]

Here is an interesting piece of information:

“ 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.[3] ”

Electrification

The Howrah-Kharagpur line was electrified in 1967-69.[4]

Car shed

There is a car shed of South Eastern Railway at Tikiapara.[5]

Coaching depot

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.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "Major events in formation of S.E.Railway". South Eastern Railway. Retrieved 10 April 2013.
  2. ↑ "History of Electrification". IRFCA. Retrieved 10 February 2013.
  3. ↑ 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
  4. ↑ "History of Electrification". IRFCA. Retrieved 10 February 2013.
  5. ↑ "Sheds and Workshops". IRFCA. Retrieved 10 April 2013.
  6. ↑ "Carriage and Wagon / Howrah Division" (PDF). Indian Railways. Retrieved 11 April 2013.


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