Park Circus railway station

Route map
Kolkata Circular Railway
	Legend
	Calcutta Chord
	link line
	Patipukur loop
	line (dismantled)
	Narkeldanga
	EMU Carshed
	Kankurgachi
	Chord line
	Hindusthan Engineering
	& Industrial Ltd. siding
	Sealdah–Budge Budge
	line
	Kalighat–Falta Railway
	(NG) (dismantled)
Key
	out of use, planned, or
	under construction (u/c);
	This diagram: view; talk; ;
v; t; ; Sealdah South section
	Legend
	Narkeldanga
	EMU Carshed
	Kankurgachi
	Chord line
	3
	7
	Hindusthan Engineering
	& Industrial Ltd. siding
	New Garia–Baruipur
	Metro (planned)
	Kalighat–Falta Railway
	(NG) (dismantled)
	Pujali–Bankrahat
	line (planned)
	Gurudasnagar–Bankrahat
	line (planned)
	New Garia–Baruipur
	Metro (planned)
	(planned) Sangrampur–
	Krishnachandrapur line
	63
	57
	70
	57
	Gurudasnagar–Kulpi
	line (planned)

Park Circus
; Park Circus
Kolkata Suburban Railway Station
	Park Circus Railway Station
Location	Park Circus, Kolkata, West Bengal; India
Coordinates	22°32′26″N 88°22′26″E / 22.5405657°N 88.3738598°E
Elevation	9 metres (30 ft)
Owned by	Indian Railways
Operated by	Eastern Railway
Line(s)	Main line; Kolkata Circular line
Platforms	4
Tracks	4
Construction
Structure type	Standard (on-ground station)
Parking	Not Available
Bicycle facilities	Not Available
Disabled access	Not Available
Other information
Status	Functioning
Station code	PQS
Zone(s)	Eastern Railway
Division(s)	Sealdah
History
Opened	1862; 160 years ago
Electrified	1965–66
Previous names	Eastern Bengal Railway
Services
Route map
Route map
Kolkata Circular Railway
	Legend
	Calcutta Chord
	link line
	Patipukur loop
	line (dismantled)
	Narkeldanga
	EMU Carshed
	Kankurgachi
	Chord line
	Hindusthan Engineering
	& Industrial Ltd. siding
	Sealdah–Budge Budge
	line
	Kalighat–Falta Railway
	(NG) (dismantled)
Key
	out of use, planned, or
	under construction (u/c);
	This diagram: view; talk; ;
v; t; ; Sealdah South section
	Legend
	Narkeldanga
	EMU Carshed
	Kankurgachi
	Chord line
	3
	7
	Hindusthan Engineering
	& Industrial Ltd. siding
	New Garia–Baruipur
	Metro (planned)
	Kalighat–Falta Railway
	(NG) (dismantled)
	Pujali–Bankrahat
	line (planned)
	Gurudasnagar–Bankrahat

Park Circus railway station is a Kolkata Suburban Railway Station on the Main line. It is under the jurisdiction of the Sealdah railway division in the Eastern Railway zone of the Indian Railways. It serves the local area of Park Circus in Kolkata in the Indian state of West Bengal.^[1]^[2]

History[]

In 1862, the Eastern Bengal Railway constructed a 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)-wide broad-gauge railway from Sealdah to Sonarpur Junction via Park Circus.^[3]

Electrification[]

Electrification from Sealdah to Sonarpur Junction including Park Circus was completed with 25 kV AC overhead system in 1965–66.^[4]

Station complex[]

The platform is very much well sheltered. The station possesses many facilities including water and sanitation. It is well connected to the SH-1. There is a proper approach road to this station.^[5]

References[]

^ "PQS/Park Circus". Retrieved 25 May 2019.
^ "PARK CIRCUS (PQS) Railway Station". NDTV. Retrieved 25 May 2019.
^ "Indian Railways History Time Line". Archived from the original on 14 July 2012. Retrieved 25 May 2019.
^ "History of The Electrification of Indian Railways". Retrieved 25 May 2019.
^ "The Chronology of Railway Development in Eastern India". Archived from the original on 27 March 2018. Retrieved 25 May 2019.

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[1] "PQS/Park Circus". Retrieved 25 May 2019.

[2] "PARK CIRCUS (PQS) Railway Station". NDTV. Retrieved 25 May 2019.

[3] "Indian Railways History Time Line". Archived from the original on 14 July 2012. Retrieved 25 May 2019.

[4] "History of The Electrification of Indian Railways". Retrieved 25 May 2019.

[5] "The Chronology of Railway Development in Eastern India". Archived from the original on 27 March 2018. Retrieved 25 May 2019.

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v t Railway stations in West Bengal
Eastern Railway	Akra Andal Junction Asansol Junction Azimganj Junction Baghajatin Baharu Bahirpuya Halt Balarambati Ballygunge Junction Bandel Junction Bangaon Junction Banshlai Bridge Barachak Baranagar Road Barasat Junction Barddhaman Junction Barrackpore Baruipara Baruipur Junction Basuldanga Belur Betberia Ghola Bidyadharpur Bolpur Shantiniketan Brace Bridge Budge Budge Canning Champahati Chandkhali Halt Chatra Dakshin Barasat Dakshin Durgapur Dankuni Junction Deula Dhakuria Dhamua Dhapdhapi Diamond Harbour Dum Dum Junction Durgapur Garia Gede Ghutiari Sharif Gocharan Gourdaha Halt Gurudas Nagar Hind Motor Hogla Hooghly Ghat Hooghly Hotar Howrah Jadavpur Janai Road Jaynagar Majilpur Kakdwip Kalikapur Kalyanpur Kamarkundu Karanjali Kashinagar Katwa Junction Khana Junction Kolkata Krishna Mohan Krishnanagar City Junction Kulpi Lake Gardens Lakshmikantapur Liluah Madhabnagar Madhabpur Magra Hat Majerhat Malda Town Mallikpur Mathurapur Road Mirzapur-Bankipur Murarai Naihati Junction Nalhati Junction Namkhana Nangi Narendrapur Netra New Alipore New Farakka Junction New Garia Nischintapur Nischintapur Market Park Circus Piali Rajgram Rampurhat Junction Ranaghat Junction Raniganj Sainthia Junction Sangrampur Santoshpur Sealdah Shasan Road Sheoraphuli Shrirampur Singhabad Sitarampur Siuri Sonarpur Junction Subhashgram Surjyapur Taldi Tarakeswar Tollygunge Udairampur Ukilerhat Uttar Radhanagar
South Eastern Railway	Abada Adra Junction Bankura Junction Bero Bishnupur Burnpur Damodar Digha Gourinathdham Haldia Jhalda Joychandi Pahar Madhukunda Muradi Purulia Junction Ramkanali Junction Santragachi Junction Shalimar Tikiapara Uluberia
North East Frontier Railway	Adhikari Alipurduar Junction Balurghat Bamanhat Buniadpur Buxa Road Changrabandha Cooch Behar Dalkhola Darjeeling Daulatpur Hat Gangarampur Ghum Ghoksadanga Haldibari Jalpaiguri Road Malancha Mallickpurhat Mohitnagar New Alipurduar New Cooch Behar Junction New Gitaldaha New Jalpaiguri Junction New Maynaguri Radhikapur Raiganj Rampur Bazar Raninagar Jalpaiguri Junction Santragachi Junction Samuktala Road Junction Shalimar Siliguri Junction Siliguri Town Sivok
Suburban rail and urban transit	Chord link (Kolkata Suburban Railway) Circular line (Kolkata Suburban Railway) Eastern line (Kolkata Suburban Railway) Sealdah South lines (Kolkata Suburban Railway) South Eastern line (Kolkata Suburban Railway) Kolkata Metro

v t Stations on the Sealdah South section of the Kolkata Suburban Railway
Sealdah–Diamond Harbour line	Sealdah South Park Circus Ballygunge Junction Dhakuria Jadavpur Baghajatin New Garia Garia Narendrapur Sonarpur Junction Subhashgram Mallikpur Baruipur Junction Kalyanpur Dakshin Durgapur Hotar Dhamua Uttar Radhanagar Magra Hat Bahirpuya Halt Sangrampur Deula Netra Basuldanga Gurudas Nagar Diamond Harbour
Budge Budge branch line	Ballygunge Junction Lake Gardens Tollygunge New Alipore Majerhat Brace Bridge Santoshpur Akra Nangi Budge Budge
Canning branch line	Sonarpur Junction Bidyadharpur Kalikapur Champahati Piali Gourdaha Halt Ghutiari Sharif Betberia Ghola Taldi Chandkhali Halt Canning
Namkhana branch line	Baruipur Junction Shasan Road Krishna Mohan Dhapdhapi Surjyapur Gocharan Hogla Dakshin Barasat Baharu Jaynagar Majilpur Mathurapur Road Madhabpur Lakshmikantapur Udairampur Kulpi Karanjali Nischintapur Market Nischintapur Madhabnagar Kashinagar Kakdwip Ukilerhat Namkhana
Major branch junctions and termini marked in bold