Bidhannagar Road railway station

Bidhannagar Road
Kolkata Suburban Railway station
Bidhannagar Road railway station platform board
Location	Ultadanga, Kolkata, West Bengal India
Coordinates	22°35′28″N 88°23′27″E / 22.591230°N 88.390737°E / 22.591230; 88.390737Coordinates: 22°35′28″N 88°23′27″E / 22.591230°N 88.390737°E / 22.591230; 88.390737
Elevation	8.00 metres (26.25 ft)
Owned by	Indian Railways
Operated by	Eastern Railway
Line(s)	Sealdah–Ranaghat line
Platforms	4
Tracks	4
Construction
Structure type	At grade
Parking	Not available
Bicycle facilities	Not available
Disabled access	Not available
Other information
Status	Functioning
Station code	BNXR
Zone(s)	Eastern Railway
Division(s)	Sealdah
History
Opened	1862
Electrified	1963–64
Previous names	Eastern Bengal Railway
Services
Preceding station   Kolkata Suburban Railway   Following station Sealdah Terminus Eastern Line Main line Dum Dum Junction toward Ranaghat Junction Chord link Line Dum Dum Junction toward Dankuni Junction Sir Gurudas Banerjee Halt toward Dum Dum Junction Circular Line Dum Dum Junction Terminus
Route map v t Calcutta Chord link line (C.C link line) (incl. A.C.C. link branch line) Legend km km Howrah–Kharagpur line 14 0 Andul 2 Maurigram NH 12 Kona Expressway Howrah– Kharagpur line 11 Bankranayabaz 9 Baltikuri Santragachi–Amta branch line to Furfura Sharif (planned) A.C.C. Link branch line Howrah–Bardhaman chord Dankuni 0 FCI Siding Dankuni Loco Factory NH 16 NH 19 Belghoria Expressway Bhattanagar 6 Rajchandrapur 4 4 Belanagar Bally Halt 6 7 Bally Howrah–Bardhaman main line NH 19 Belghoria Expressway PWD Road 7 Bally Ghat Vivekananda Setu over Hooghly River PWD Road 9 0 Dakshineswar BT Road  KM Line 5 (planned)  10 1 Baranagar Road Sealdah–Ranaghat line Noapara 2 Noapara Metro Depot Kestopur Canal  KM Line 4 (u/c)  Sealdah–Bangaon line 15 4 Dum Dum Junction Patipukur Loop line (dismantled) Jessore Road Belgachia 6 17 Patipukur Chitpur Rail Yard Ultadanga Road 18 Kolkata 19 Kestopur Canal Kolkata Circular Railway Bidhan Nagar Road  KM Line 1  18 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 Sealdah South lines km km Key Indian Railways broad gauge (1676 mm) Kolkata Metro (KM) broad gauge (1676 mm) Kolkata Metro (KM) standard gauge (1435 mm) in use │ out of use, planned, or under construction (u/c) │ tunnel 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–Ranaghat–Gede line Legend km km Darsana–Poradaha line Darsana–Jessore line 121 Darsana Bangladesh India border 117 Gede 114 Harish Nagar Halt 112 Banpur 106 Majhdia 100 Tarak Nagar Halt 97 Mayurhat Halt 94 Bagula 91 Bhayna Halt 89 Shantinagar Halt 87 Bahirgachhi Halt 83 Aranghata 80 Panchberia Halt 78 Bankimnagar Halt Ranaghat–Lalgola line old ferry route to Aistalaghat– Santipur dismantled NG line 76 Churni Ghat 74 Ranaghat Junction Ranaghat–Bangaon line 69 Payradanga Kalyani Simanta 56 63 Chakdaha Kalyani Ghosh Para 53 61 Palpara Kalyani Silpanchal 51 58 Simurali FCI Siding 54 Madanpur 49 Kalyani Bandel–Katwa line Kalyani Expressway Howrah–Bardhaman main line 46 Kanchrapara Bandel Junction 47 Howrah–Bardhaman main line 45 Kanchrapara Workshop Gate Hooghly Ghat 43 Kanchrapara Railway Workshop Sampreeti Bridge Jubilee Bridge over Hooghly River 43 Halisahar Garifa 42 Hukumchand Jute Mill Siding Gauripur Jute Mill Siding 39 Naihati Junction Naihati Rail Yard 36 Kankinara 34 Jagaddal Weaverly Jute Mill Siding 31 Shyamnagar 28 Ichhapur 26 Palta 25 Racecourse Barrackpore Cantonment 24 Barrackpore Titagarh Wagons Siding 22 Titagarh CESC Titagarh Siding 20 Khardaha TEXMACO Sodpur Works 17 Sodpur  KM Line 1  15 Agarpara Calcutta Chord link line line dismantled Diamond Products Ltd Siding TEXMACO Belgharia Works 13 Belgharia Baranagar Jute Mill Siding Noapara 00 Noapara Metro Depot Kestopur Canal Sealdah–Bangaon line 11 Dum Dum Cantonment Dum Dum Junction 08 line dismantled Jessore Road 5 Jessore Road Bimanbandar 7 Biman Bandar  KM Line 4  (u/c) Patipukur loop line (dismantled) Jessore Road Belgachia 00 10 Patipukur Chitpur Rail Yard Ultadanga Road 011 Kolkata 012  KM Line 1  Kolkata Circular Railway Kestopur Canal Bidhan Nagar Road 5 Bidhannagar Road Kankurgachi Road 2 Kankurgachi Road Junction 3 Sir Gurudas Banerjee Halt Narkeldanga EMU Carshed 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 Sealdah South section km km Key Indian Railways broad gauge (1676 mm) Kolkata Metro (KM) broad gauge (1676 mm) Kolkata Metro (KM) standard gauge (1435 mm) in use   out of use, planned, or under construction (u/c)   tunnel Sealdah–Bangaon line incl. Barasat–Hasnabad & Ranaghat–Bangaon branch lines Legend km km to Jessore Benapole Bangladesh India border Petrapole Goods Ichamati River Bagdah (planned) 77 Bangaon Chandabazar (planned) Poramaheshtala (planned) NH 35 Satberia 28 72 Bibhuti Bhushan Halt Gopalnagar 23 Akaipur 19 67 Chandpara Majhergram 15 Gangnapur 11 63 Thakurnagar Naba Raynagar 6 Coopers Halt 58 Gobardanga Ranaghat 0 Lalgola and Gede branch lines Jamuna River Sealdah–Ranaghat line Machhalandapur 54 Swarupnagar (planned) Hingalganj (planned) 75 Hasnabad 73 Taki Road 71 Nimdanri Sanhati Halt 50 69 Madhyampur 67 Matania Anantapur Habra 45 65 Basirhat 63 Bhyabla Halt Ashoknagar Road 41 58 Champapukur 56 Ghora Ras Ghona NH 35 54 Malatipur 49 Kankra Mirzanagar Guma 38 46 Harua Road 43 Bhasila Bira 34 41 Lebutala 37 Beliaghata Road Duttapukur 30 35 Sondalia 32 Bahira Kalibari Bamangachhi 27 29 Karea Kadambagachhi 26 Kazipara NH 35 23 Barasat NH 34 21 Hridaypur 19 Madhyamgram Noai Canal 17 New Barrackpur 15 Bisharpara Kodaliya 14 Birati 12 Durganagar 14 Biman Bandar 12 Jessore Road line closed Sealdah–Ranaghat line 10 Dum Dum Cantonment Calcutta chord link to Dankuni 7 Dum Dum Patipukur Kolkata Circular Railway Kolkata 4 Bidhannagar Road Sealdah North & Main 0 Sir Gurudas Banerjee Halt Sealdah South 0 Park Circus 3 Sealdah South lines km km Source: Indian Railway Time Table[full citation needed] This diagram: view
Location
Bidhannagar Road Location within Kolkata

Bidhannagar Road is a Kolkata Suburban Railway junction station on the Sealdah–Ranaghat line. It is linked to the Sealdah South lines via Sir Gurudas Banerjee Halt railway station. It is located in Ultadanga, Kolkata in the Indian state of West Bengal. It serves Ultadanga, Kankurgachi, Bidhannagar and other surrounding areas. Many EMU trains coming from or going to Sealdah stop at Bidhannagar Road. Most long-distance trains skip this station but a few stop here (see External links below).

History[]

The Calcutta (Sealdah)–Kusthia line of Eastern Bengal Railway was opened to traffic in 1862.^[1] Eastern Bengal Railway worked on the eastern side of the Hooghly River.^[2]

Electrification[]

The Sealdah–Ranaghat sector was electrified in 1963–64.^[3]

Passengers[]

Bidhannagar Road railway station handles 975,000 passengers every day, with about 325 trains in both directions.^[4]

Connections[]

Auto[]

Bus[]

Bus route number 12C/2, 30C/1, 32A, 43/1, 44, 44A, 45, 46, 46A, 46B, 47/1, 79D, 91C, 201, 206, 211, 211B, 215, 215A, 215A/1, 217, 217A, 217B, 221, 223, 237, L238, 253, 260, DN8, DN16/1, DN17, KB16, KB17, KB21, KB22, JM2, JM4, 007, K1, 5 (Mini), 20 (Mini), 20A (Mini), 29 (Mini), S138 (Mini), S151 (Mini), S152 (Mini), S171 (Mini), S172 (Mini), S175 (Mini), S184 (Mini), C14/1, C41, C42, C48, D7/1, D11A, D20, D22, E17, E25, E25A, E36, E39, E46, E47, MX1, MX3, S12C, S14C, S16, S19, S21, S30A, S30D, S37, S37A, S58, T11, 15, AC2, AC10, AC30, AC30S, AC35, AC37, AC37C, AC39, AC49A, AC50, AC50A, ACT5, ACT7, ACT9, M4, M10, MN5, MN10, MN20, MW7, V1, VS1, VS2, VS14, ST7, ST15, ST21 serve the station.^[5]

Metro[]

Shyambazar metro station, Shobhabazar Sutanuti metro station, Bengal Chemical metro station and Phoolbagan metro station are located nearby.

Tram[]

Tram route number 18 serves the station.

Air[]

Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport is about 9 km via VIP Road.

References[]

External links[]

• Long distance trains at Bidhannagar Road
• Kolkata/North Kolkata travel guide from Wikivoyage

Bidhannagar Road railway station with underpass

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