Shalimar railway station
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. It is one of the cleanest, well-maintained and non-congested railway terminals in the Kolkata Metropolitan Area.
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| Kolkata Suburban Railway station | |||||||||||
Shalimar railway station, West Bengal | |||||||||||
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| 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 | ||||||||||
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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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Shalimar Location in Kolkata Shalimar Location in West Bengal Shalimar Location in India | |||||||||||
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