Baranagar Road railway station

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Baranagar Road
Indian Railways Suburban Railway Logo.svg Kolkata Suburban Railway station
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Baranagar Road railway station
General information
Location Barrackpore Trunk Road, Baranagar, Kolkata, West Bengal
India
Coordinates 22°39′13″N88°22′44″E / 22.653482°N 88.378856°E / 22.653482; 88.378856
Elevation10.00 metres (32.81 ft)
Owned by Indian Railways
Operated by Eastern Railway
Platforms2 (Side platforms)
Tracks2
Connections Kolkata Metro Logo Blue Line.svg Baranagar
Aiga bus trans.svg Belghoria Expressway
Aiga bus trans.svg Barrackpore Trunk Road
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
ParkingNot available
Bicycle facilitiesNot available
AccessibleNot available
Other information
StatusFunctioning
Station codeBARN [1] [2] [3]
Zone(s) Eastern Railway
Division(s) Sealdah
History
Opened1932;93 years ago (1932)
Electrified1964–65
Previous names Eastern Bengal Railway
Services
Preceding station Kolkata Suburban Railway Following station
Dum Dum
towards Sealdah
Chord link Line Dakshineswar
towards Dankuni Junction
Location
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Baranagar Road
Location in Kolkata
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Baranagar Road
Location in West Bengal
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Baranagar Road
Location in India

Baranagar Road Railway Station is a Kolkata Suburban Railway station situated on Sealdah-Dankuni line in the city of Baranagar. It serves the local areas of Baranagar in Kolkata metropolitan area of North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

Contents

History

Sealdah–Dankuni line was opened in 1932 by the Eastern Bengal Railway. [4] [5] The line was electrified in 1965. [6]

Station complex

A view of station complex at afternoon Baranagar railway station.jpg
A view of station complex at afternoon
Belghoria Expressway beside railway station Belghoria Expressway - Kolkata 2011-09-09 4948.JPG
Belghoria Expressway beside railway station

The station complex is clean overall[ clarification needed ], and there are porters/escalators and food available. Excellent transport systems is available as well– Belghoria Expressway is beside the station and Barrackpore Trunk Road is under the station. A lodging systems and railfanning systems are also available in the station complex. [7]

Electrification

The Sealdah–Dankuni sector was electrified in 1964–65. [8]

Connections

The station is connected with Baranagar Metro Station of Kolkata Metro Blue Line and Kolkata Metro Pink Line Kolkata Metro Logo.svg ,Barrackpore Trunk Road, Belghoria Expressway, and Gopal Lal Thakur Road. Aiga bus trans.svg Various buses serve the station.

Several auto services are also available on Barrackpore Trunk Road towards Sodepur, Dakshineswar, Sinthee, and Baranagar Bazar.

See also

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