Canning railway station is a Kolkata Suburban Railway Station on the Canning Branch 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 Canning in South 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
In 1862, the Eastern Bengal Railway constructed a -wide broad-gauge railway from to Canning.
Electrification from to Canning was completed with 25 kV AC overhead system in 1965âÂÂ66.
The platform is well sheltered. The station has many facilities, including water and sanitation, and there is an approach road.