Kharagpur Junction railway station

Kharagpur Junction
Regional rail, Commuter rail & Inter-city rail station
Kharagpur Junction railway station
General information
LocationKharagpur, West Bengal
India
Coordinates22°20′24″N 87°19′30″E / 22.339914°N 87.325016°E / 22.339914; 87.325016
Elevation29 m (95 ft)
Owned byIndian Railways
Operated bySouth Eastern Railway
Line(s)Howrah-Kharagpur line
Howrah–Nagpur–Mumbai line
Howrah–Chennai main line
Kharagpur–Bankura–Adra line
Asansol–Tatanagar–Kharagpur line

Kolkata Suburban Railway
Platforms12 (1,1A,2,2A,3,3A,4,4A,5,6,7,8)
Total length: 1,072 m (3,517 ft)
Tracks24
ConnectionsAuto stand, Bus stand
Construction
Structure typeStandard (on-ground station)
ParkingAvailable
AccessibleWheelchair facilities available
Architectural styleBritish
Other information
StatusFunctioning
Station codeKGP
Zone(s) South Eastern Railway zone
Division(s) Kharagpur
History
Opened1898–1899; 125 years ago (1899)
ElectrifiedYes
Previous namesBengal Nagpur Railway
Passengers
More than 5,00,000 daily
Services
Preceding station Indian Railways Following station
Jakpur South Eastern Railway zone Hijli
South Eastern Railway zone Nimpura
Preceding station Kolkata Suburban Railway Following station
Girimaidan
towards Midnapore
South Eastern Line Jakpur
Location
Kharagpur Junction is located in West Bengal
Kharagpur Junction
Kharagpur Junction
Location in West Bengal
Kharagpur Junction is located in India
Kharagpur Junction
Kharagpur Junction
Location in India
Kharagpur Junction railway station

Kharagpur Junction railway station (station code:- KGP) is a railway station in Kharagpur of Paschim Medinipur district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is also the fourth longest railway station by platform length after Hubli Junction railway station, Gorakhpur Junction railway station and Kollam Junction railway station. It is an A-1 category station of Indian Railways.[5]

  1. ^ Google Maps
  2. ^ Kharagpur-Howrah Local 38606 Indiarailinfo
  3. ^ Howrah-Haldia Local 68689 ⇒ 38089 Indiarailinfo
  4. ^ Santragachi-Digha EMU 78001 ⇒ 68687 Indiarailinfo
  5. ^ "Category of stations over S E Railway". ser.indianrailways.gov.in. Indian Railways. Retrieved 16 July 2023.