Bagila railway station

Bagila
Kolkata Suburban Railway
Location	National Highway 2, Kalshi, Bagila, Purba Bardhaman district, West Bengal India
Coordinates	23°09′30″N 88°07′33″E / 23.158413°N 88.125937°E / 23.158413; 88.125937Coordinates: 23°09′30″N 88°07′33″E / 23.158413°N 88.125937°E / 23.158413; 88.125937
Elevation	22 metres (72 ft)
Owned by	Indian Railways
Operated by	Eastern Railway
Line(s)	Howrah–Bardhaman main line
Platforms	2
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	Standard (on ground station)
Parking	No
Other information
Status	Functioning
Station code	BGF
Division(s)	Howrah
History
Opened	1855
Electrified	1958
Previous names	East Indian Railway Company
Services
Preceding station   Kolkata Suburban Railway   Following station Debipur toward Howrah Junction Eastern Line Howrah–Bardhaman main line Memari toward Barddhaman Junction
Route map v t Howrah–Bardhaman main line Legend km Bardhaman–Asansol section Barharwa–Azimganj–Katwa loop Bardhaman–Katwa line 144 Katwa 137 Dainhat to Memari (via Manteswar) planned Bandel-Katwa line 107 Bardhaman 100 Gangpur 96 Saktigarh Howrah–Bardhaman chord 92 Palsit 88 Rasulpur 85 Nimo to Dainhat (via Manteswar) planned 82 Memari 79 Bagila 75 Debipur 70 Bainchi 68 Bainchigram 66 Simlagarh 61 Pundooah 56 Khanyan 51 Talandu Bandel-Katwa line to Dhaniakhali (planned) 47 Mogra 43 Adisaptagram 45 Hazi Md. Mohsin Halt 44 Bans Beria 40 Bandel 44 Hooghly Ghat Jubilee Bridge over Hooghly River 45 Garifa Sealdah–Ranaghat line 53 Naihati Sealdah–Ranaghat line 38 Hooghly 36 Chuchura 33 Chandannagar 31 Mankundu 29 0 Bhadreshwar 2 Bhadreshwar Ghat 25 Baidyabati Sheoraphuli–Bishnupur line 23 Seoraphuli Junction 20 Shrirampur Grasim Industries 17 Rishra 14 Konnagar 12 Hind Motor Hind Motor Factory 10 Uttarpara 9 Bally Howrah–Bardhaman chord C.C link line 7 Belur Belur Math 5 Liluah Howrah–Kharagpur line 0 Howrah km Source: Indian Railway Time Table
Location
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Bagila railway station is a Kolkata Suburban Railway station on the Howrah–Bardhaman main line operated by Eastern Railway zone of Indian Railways. It is situated beside National Highway 2 at Kalshi, Bagila, Purba Bardhaman district in the Indian state of West Bengal.^[1] Number of EMU trains stop at Bagila railway station.^[2]

History[]

The East Indian Railway Company was formed on 1 June 1845, The first passenger train in the eastern section was operated up to Hooghly, on 15 August 1854. On 1 February 1855 the first train ran from Howrah to Raniganj through Howrah–Bardhaman main line. Bandel to Bardhaman rout was opened for traffic on 1 January 1885. Electrification of the Howrah–Bardhaman main line was initiated up to Bandel in 1957, with the 3000V DC system, and the entire Howrah–Bardhaman route including Bagila railway station completed with AC system, along with conversion of earlier DC portions to 25 kV AC, in 1958.^[3]

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