Calcutta Chord link line

Calcutta Chord link line
(incl. A.C.C. link branch line)
Dankuni railway station, terminal station in Chord Link line
Overview
StatusOperational
OwnerIndian Railway
LocaleWest Bengal
Termini
Stations
  • Total stations:15
  • Interchange stations: 8
WebsiteEastern Railway
Service
TypeCommuter rail
SystemKolkata Suburban Railway
Operator(s)Eastern Railway
Depot(s)Sealdah
Daily ridership0.291 Million
History
Opened1932; 92 years ago (1932)
Technical
Line length22 km (14 mi)
Number of tracks2
CharacterAt grade, elevated
Track gauge5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) broad gauge
Electrification25 kV overhead line
Operating speedup to 100 km per hour
Route map

Legend
km
km
Up arrow
Howrah–Kharagpur line
14
0
 Andul
2
 Maurigram
NH12-IN.svg NH 12
Kona
Expressway
Howrah–
Kharagpur line
Down arrow
11
 Bankranayabaz
9
 Baltikuri
Right arrow
Santragachi–Amta branch line
Up arrow
to Furfura Sharif (planned)
A.C.C. Link
branch line
Right arrow
Howrah–Bardhaman chord
Dankuni
0
FCI Siding
Dankuni Loco
Factory
NH16-IN.svg NH 16
NH19-IN.svg NH 19
Belghoria
Expressway
Bhattanagar
6
Rajchandrapur
4
4
 Belanagar
Bally Halt
6
7
 Bally
Left arrow
Howrah–Bardhaman main line Right arrow
NH19-IN.svg NH 19
Belghoria
Expressway
PWD Road
7
 Bally Ghat
Vivekananda Setu over
Hooghly River
PWD Road
9
0
 Dakshineswar
Baranagar jute
mill siding
Right arrow
Sealdah–Ranaghat line
BT Road
Right arrow
 KM Line 5 (planned) 
10
1
 Baranagar Road
Right arrow
Sealdah–Ranaghat line
Noapara
2
Noapara Metro Depot
Kestopur Canal
Right arrow
 KM Line 4 (u/c) 
Right arrow
Sealdah–Bangaon line
15
4
 Dum Dum Junction
Right arrow
Patipukur Loop
line (dismantled)
Jessore Road
Belgachia
6
17
 Patipukur
Chitpur Rail Yard
Ultadanga Road
18
Lansdown mill siding
Kolkata
19
Brown Blanket mill siding
Kolkata Circular
Railway
Down arrow
Kestopur Canal
 KM Line 1 
Down arrow
Bidhan Nagar Road
5
 Bidhannagar Road
Press House siding
Kankurgachi Road
2
 Kankurgachi Road Junction
Narkeldanga
EMU Carshed
3
 Sir Gurudas Banerjee Halt
Circular Canal
Kankurgachi
Chord line
Sealdah North
00
0
 Sealdah Main
Sealdah
Left arrow  KM Line 2  Right arrow
Sealdah South
00
Beliaghata Diesel Loco Shed
6
 Kamardanga Halt
Beruck & Comens Siding
3│7
 Park Circus
Down arrow
Sealdah South lines
km
km
Key
 Indian Railways broad gauge (1676 mm)
Kolkata Metro (KM) broad gauge (1676 mm)
Kolkata Metro (KM) standard gauge (1435 mm)
in use │
out of use, planned, or
under construction (u/c)
│ tunnel

The Calcutta Chord link line, also known as the C.C. link line, is a 22 km (14 mi) long branch line of the Kolkata Suburban Railway which comes under the jurisdiction of Eastern Railway's Sealdah Division & Howrah Division.[1][2]

The line directly connects the Sealdah railway station (erstwhile Calcutta railway station) on the east bank of the Hooghly River with the Howrah–Bardhaman chord line at the Dankuni Junction on the west bank of the Hooghly River via the Vivekananda Setu. The Andul Calcutta Chord link branch line (known as the A.C.C.L. branch line) is a 9 km (5.6 mi) long branch line from Dankuni Junction which connects C.C. link line with the Santragachi–Amta branch line and Andul on the Howrah–Kharagpur line.[1][2][3]

  1. ^ a b "Howrah Division System Map" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 10 July 2021. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Sealdah Division System Map" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 27 May 2021. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  3. ^ "Kharagpur Division System Map". Archived from the original on 11 November 2021. Retrieved 11 November 2021.