Shalimar railway station

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Shalimar
fair station railway Kolkata Suburban Railway station
Shalimar railway station, West Bengal
General information
Location	Shibpur, Howrah, West Bengal  India
Coordinates	22°33′18″N 88°18′55″E / 22.555109°N 88.315372°E / 22.555109; 88.315372
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]
Other information
Status	Functioning
Station code	SHM
Zone(s)	South Eastern Railway
Division(s)	Kharagpur
History
Opened	1905
Electrified	2001
Previous names	Shalimar rail yard
Services
Preceding station Kolkata Suburban Railway Following station Padmapukur towards Amta South Eastern Line Shalimar-Amta Branch Line Terminus
Location Shalimar Location in Kolkata Show map of Kolkata Shalimar Location in West Bengal Show map of West Bengal Shalimar Location in India Show map of India

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.