South Eastern Railway Colony

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South Eastern Railway Colony
BNR
BNR Colony
Neighbourhood in Kolkata (Calcutta)
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Headquarter of the South Eastern Railway
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South Eastern Railway Colony
Location in Kolkata
Coordinates: 22°32′36″N88°18′34″E / 22.54333°N 88.30944°E / 22.54333; 88.30944
CountryFlag of India.svg  India
State West Bengal
City Kolkata
District Kolkata
Parliamentary constituency Kolkata Dakshin
Assembly constituency Kolkata Port
Municipal Corporation Kolkata Municipal Corporation
KMC ward 80
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
700023
Area code +91 33

South Eastern Railway Colony (also known as BNR Colony) popularly known as BNR, is a locality in the Garden Reach neighbourhood [1] of Kolkata city, the capital of the Indian state of West Bengal.

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Transport

Garden Reach Road passes through BNR Colony. The road is connected to Karl Marx Sarani via Dumayne Avenue and Ram Surat Singh Road. [2]

Private Bus

Train

Khiddirpur railway station on the Kolkata Circular Railway line is the nearest railway station.

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References

  1. Kendriya Vidyalaya GardenReach Archived 26 December 2015 at the Wayback Machine Contact our School | kenvidyagardenreach.com
  2. Google maps

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