Bamangachhi railway station

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Bamangachhi

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General information
Location Bamangachhi, North 24 Parganas district, West Bengal
India
Coordinates 22°44′56″N88°30′35″E / 22.748797°N 88.509769°E / 22.748797; 88.509769
Elevation9 metres (30 ft)
Owned by Indian Railways
Operated by Eastern Railway
Line(s) Sealdah–Hasnabad–Bangaon–Ranaghat line of Kolkata Suburban Railway
Platforms3
Tracks3
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
ParkingNo
Bicycle facilitiesNo
Other information
StatusActive
Station codeBMG
Zone(s) Eastern Railway
Division(s) Sealdah
History
Opened1906;117 years ago (1906)
Electrified1972;51 years ago (1972)
Services
Preceding station Kolkata Suburban Railway Following station
Barasat Junction
towards Sealdah
Eastern Line Duttapukur
towards Bangaon Junction
Location
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Bamangachhi
Location in West Bengal
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Bamangachhi
Location in India

Bamangachhi railway station is a small railway station in North 24 Parganas district, West Bengal. Its code is BMG. It serves Bamangachhi town and its surrounding areas. It lies between the Duttapukur railway station and the Barasat Junction railway station.

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Station Complex

The infrastructure of the station is terrestrial. This station has 3 platforms. Bamangachi railway station has 3 railway lines or railtracks. Passengers are issued tickets from the platform no.1. in the station ticket office for rail travel.

The station has seating, platform canopies, drinking water facilities for passenger convenience. There is no parking facility at the station. [1]

Rail Service

This station provides rail services to its surrounding area of the station. Trains approach for Bangaon, Sealdah, Barasat and Majerhat run through this station. Local trains of Kolkata Suburban Railway serve rail passengers daily at this station.

History

Bamangachhi is located on Sealdah–Hasnabad–Bangaon–Ranaghat line of Kolkata Suburban Railway. Link between Dum Dum to Khulna now in Bangladesh, via Bangaon was constructed by Bengal Central Railway Company in 1882–84. [2]

Railway

Bamangachi railway station is located on the Sealdah - Bangaon railway line that stretches between Kolkata district and North 24 Parganas district. This railway consists of 4 rail lines or rail tracks from Sealdah to Dum Dum and the other 2 from Dum Dum to Bangaon.

Electrification

Bamangachi railway station has electric trains running on the tracks. Electrification of this railway was completed in 1972. [3]

Securities

Belgharia railway station belongs to Sealdah Railway Division of Eastern Railway Zone of Indian Railways. All the responsibilities of station management are given on the head of the station "Station Master". Apart from this, temporary mobile GRP personnel are employed for the security of the station and its premises. The security of station adjoining areas is provided by the local police administration.

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References

  1. ↑ "BMG/Bamangachhi". India Rail Info.
  2. ↑ "The Chronology of Railway development in Eastern Indian". Rail India. Archived from the original on 16 March 2008. Retrieved 28 August 2017.
  3. ↑ "History of Electrification". IRFCA. Retrieved 28 August 2017.


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