Sir Gurudas Banerjee Halt railway station

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Sir Gurudas Banerjee Halt
Kolkata Suburban Railway station
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General information
Location Narkeldanga, [1] Kolkata, West Bengal
India
Coordinates 22°34′27″N88°23′06″E / 22.574171°N 88.385046°E / 22.574171; 88.385046
Elevation5 metres (16 ft)
Owned by Indian Railways
Operated by Eastern Railway
Platforms2
Tracks2
Connections Kolkata Metro Rail Corporation Logo.svg Phoolbagan
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
ParkingNot available
Bicycle facilitiesNot available
AccessibleNot available
Other information
StatusFunctioning
Station codeSGBA
Zone(s) Eastern Railway
Division(s) Sealdah
History
Opened1995;29 years ago (1995)
Electrified1995;29 years ago (1995)
Services
Preceding station Kolkata Suburban Railway Following station
Park Circus Circular Line Bidhannagar Road
Location
Sir Gurudas Banerjee Halt railway station

Sir Gurudas Banerjee Halt railway station is a Kolkata Suburban Railway station in Narkeldanga, Kolkata. [2] It serves the local areas of Narkeldanga and Phoolbagan in Kolkata, West Bengal, India. A few trains run through this station and halt here. The station has two platforms. Its station code is SGBA.

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Station complex

Earlier on the platform was not well sheltered. The station lacked many public facilities including water and sanitation.

However, in 2017, there have been many improvements to this station, wherein shelters and seats were added for passengers, water dispensers were placed, and floodlights have been positioned to ensure safety at night. The platform too, was considerably elongated to accommodate longer trains.

In the recent past, there has also been a surge in the number of passengers utilizing the station.

Connections

Auto

Phoolbagan to Sealdah auto route connects the station to Sealdah railway station.

Bus

Bus route number 12C/2, 44, 45, 217B, 221, 223, 235, 253, DN17, S122 (Mini), S138 (Mini), S165 (Mini), S173 (Mini), AC49A, D11A serve the station. [3]

Metro

Kolkata Metro Rail Corporation Logo.svg Phoolbagan of Kolkata Metro Line 2 is within 500m.

Air

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References

  1. "Indianrailinfo".
  2. "Sir Gurudas Banerjee Halt".
  3. "Bus Services".