Ballygunge Junction railway station

Ballygunge Junction
Kolkata Suburban Railway Junction Station
Ballygunge Junction Railway Station
Location	Ballygunge, Kolkata, West Bengal India
Coordinates	22°31′09″N 88°22′20″E / 22.5191616°N 88.3721923°E / 22.5191616; 88.3721923Coordinates: 22°31′09″N 88°22′20″E / 22.5191616°N 88.3721923°E / 22.5191616; 88.3721923
Elevation	9 metres (30 ft)
Owned by	Indian Railways
Operated by	Eastern Railway
Line(s)	Main line Budge Budge Branch line Kolkata Circular line
Platforms	4
Tracks	6
Connections	Bus stand
Construction
Structure type	Standard (on-ground station)
Parking	Available
Bicycle facilities	Available
Disabled access	Available
Other information
Status	Functioning
Station code	BLN
Zone(s)	Eastern Railway
Division(s)	Sealdah
History
Opened	1862; 160 years ago (1862)
Electrified	1965–66
Previous names	Eastern Bengal Railway
Services
Preceding station   Kolkata Suburban Railway   Following station Dhakuria toward Namkhana Sealdah South Main line & Budge Budge Branch line Park Circus toward Sealdah Lake Gardens toward Budge Budge Lake Gardens toward Dum Dum Junction Circular Line Park Circus toward Dum Dum Junction
Route map Kolkata Circular Railway Legend km km Calcutta Chord link line  KM Line 1  Sealdah–Ranaghat line Noapara 02 Noapara Metro Depot Kestopur Canal Sealdah–Bangaon line 3 Dum Dum Cantonment Dum Dum Junction 00 line dismantled Jessore Road 5 Jessore Road Bimanbandar 7 Biman Bandar  KM Line 4  (u/c) Patipukur loop line (dismantled) Jessore Road Belgachia 02 2 Patipukur Chitpur Rail Yard Ultadanga Road 03 Kolkata 04  KM Line 1  Cossipore Goods Shed Kestopur Canal FCI siding Bidhan Nagar Road CESC siding 3 Bidhannagar Road Kankurgachi Road Tala 05 5 Kankurgachi Road Junction Bagbazar 06 6 Sir Gurudas Banerjee Halt Narkeldanga EMU Carshed Sovabazar Ahiritola 08 Circular Canal Kankurgachi Chord line Sealdah North 08 8 Sealdah Main Sealdah  KM Line 2  (u/c) Sealdah South 08 Beliaghata Diesel Loco Shed Burra Bazar 09 9 Kamardanga Halt Howrah Bridge B.B.D. Bag 10 Eden Gardens 12 11 Park Circus Prinsep Ghat 13 Maa Flyover Vidyasagar Setu Hindusthan Engineering & Industrial Ltd. siding Adi Ganga river BESCO siding to KDS Railway (dismantled) Bijon Setu Khidderpore 16 13 Ballygunge Junction Remount Road 17 Sealdah–Sonarpur section to KDS Railway 15 Lake Gardens Sealdah–Budge Budge line Majerhat 18  KM Line 3  (u/c) Kalighat–Falta Railway (NG) (dismantled) 16 Tollygunge Jai Hind Bridge Rabindra Sarobar New Alipore 17  KM Line 1  Adi Ganga river Tollygunge Bridge km km Key Indian Railways broad gauge (1676 mm) Kolkata Metro (KM) broad gauge (1676 mm) Kolkata Metro (KM) standard gauge (1435 mm) narrow gauge (762 mm) in use   out of use, planned, or under construction (u/c)   tunnel This diagram: view talk v t Sealdah South section Legend km Sealdah–Dum Dum section 4 Bidhannagar Road Kankurgachi Road 2 Kankurgachi Road Junction Narkeldanga EMU Carshed 3 Sir Gurudas Banerjee Halt Circular Canal Kankurgachi Chord line Sealdah North 00 0 Sealdah Main Sealdah  KM Line 2 (u/c)  Sealdah South 00 Beliaghata Diesel Loco Shed 6 Kamardanga Halt 3 7 Park Circus Maa Flyover Hindusthan Engineering & Industrial Ltd. siding BESCO siding Bijon Setu 5 Ballygunge Junction Lake Gardens 07 6 Dhakuria Tollygunge 08 8 Jadabpur Rabindra Sarobar 0  KM Line 1  Tollygunge Bridge 0 10 Bagha Jatin Adi Ganga river 0  KM Line 6 (u/c)  New Alipore 09 Jai Hind Bridge New Garia Metro Depot New Garia–Baruipur Metro (planned) Kavi Subhash  KM Line 1  0 11 New Garia Kalighat–Falta Railway (NG) (dismantled) Majerhat 10  KM Line 3 (u/c)  Kolkata Circular Railway 12 Garia KDS Railway 14 Narendrapur Brace Bridge 12 16 Sonarpur Junction KDS Railway Sonarpur EMU Carshed Santoshpur 15 Akra 18 Nangi 21 19 Bidyadharpur K.M. Budge Budge 24 22 Kalikapur IBP/IOCL Depot planned extension Budge Budge Rail Yard 46 Ghatakpukur HPCL Siding 60 Minakhan BPCL Siding IOCL Siding 24 Champahati Charial Canal 27 Piali FCI Siding 29 Gourdaha Charial Extension Canal 31 Ghutiari Shariff CESC Siding 34 Betberia Ghola planned extension 38 Taldi Pujali 31 41 Chandkhali Halt Howrah–Kharagpur line 45 Canning Hooghly River planned extension Matla River Bir Shibpur 41 50 Bhangankhali Howrah–Kharagpur line 60 Sonakhali Pujali–Bankrahat line (planned) 65 Basanti Bankrahat 42 87 Jharkhali Gurudasnagar–Bankrahat line (planned) 19 Subhasgram 21 Mallikpur New Garia–Baruipur Metro (planned) BESCO Siding (planned) Baruipur 00 25 Baruipur Junction Baruipur Metro Depot Kalyanpur 28 27 Shasan Road Dakshin Durgapur 30 30 Krishna Mohan Hotar 32 32 Dhapdhapi Dhamua 34 34 Surjyapur Uttar Radhanagar 37 36 Gocharan Magra Hat 40 39 Hogla Bahirpuya 43 42 Dakshin Barasat Sangrampur 45 45 Baharu (planned) Sangrampur– Krishnachandrapur line 50 Jaynagar Majilpur Deula 50 87 Durgapur (planned) Netra 53 planned extension Basuldanga 55 Gurudas Nagar 63 57 70 57 Krishnachandrapur 70 Raidighi 54 Mathurapur Road Diamond Harbour 60 59 Madhabpur Hara Fort 62 Lakshmikantapur Gurudasnagar–Kulpi line (planned) 67 Udairampur 75 71 Kulpi 76 Karanjali 82 Nischintapur Market 84 Nischintapur 88 Madhabnagar 92 Kashinagar 95 Kakdwip Budhakhali 103 planned extension Muriganga river 103 Ukilerhat Sagar Island 108 110 Namkhana planned extension 124 Chandranagar 141 Bakkhali km Key Indian Railways broad gauge (1676 mm) Kolkata Metro (KM) broad gauge (1676 mm) Kolkata Metro (KM) standard gauge (1435 mm) narrow gauge (762 mm) in use │ out of use, planned, or under construction (u/c) │ tunnel
Location
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Ballygunge Junction railway station is a Kolkata Suburban Railway Junction Station on the Main line with an approximate 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) distance from the Sealdah railway station. It is under the jurisdiction of the Eastern Railway zone of Indian Railways. Ballygunge Junction railway station is one of the busiest railway stations in the Sealdah railway division. More than 150 pairs of EMU local trains pass through the railway station on a daily basis. It is situated in Kolkata in the Indian state of West Bengal. Ballygunge Junction railway station serves Ballygunge and the surrounding areas.^[1][2][3][4]

Geography[]

Ballygunge Junction railway station is located at 22°31′09″N 88°22′20″E / 22.5191616°N 88.3721923°E / 22.5191616; 88.3721923. It has an average elevation of 9 metres (30 ft).^[5]

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 Ballygunge Junction.^[6]

Electrification[]

Electrification from Sealdah to Sonarpur Junction including Ballygunge Junction was completed with 25 kV AC overhead system in 1965–66.^[7]

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.^[8]

References[]

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