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Bardhaman Junction Railway Station (Station code: BWN) is a railway junction station on the Howrah–Delhi main line and is located in Purba Bardhaman District in the Indian state of West Bengal. EMU services from Howrah along Howrah–Bardhaman main line and Howrah–Bardhaman chord terminate at Bardhaman. It serves Bardhaman, the third most populous city in West Bengal.[2]

Barddhaman Junction Burdwan Junction
Indian Railways and Kolkata Suburban Railway station
Platform of Barddhaman Junction Railway Station
General information
Location	Grand Trunk Road, Bardhaman, West Bengal  India
Coordinates	23°15′00″N 87°52′12″E
Elevation	34.00 metres (111.55 ft)
Owned by	Indian Railways
Operated by	Eastern Railways
Line(s)	Howrah–Delhi main line, Howrah–Gaya–Delhi line, Howrah–Allahabad–Mumbai line, Howrah–New Jalpaiguri line, Howrah–Bardhaman main line, Howrah–Bardhaman chord, Bardhaman–Asansol section, Bardhaman–Katwa line
Platforms	8
Tracks	10
Connections	Auto stand, Taxi stand
Construction
Structure type	Standard (On-ground station)
Parking	Yes
Bicycle facilities	Yes
Disabled access	Available
Other information
Status	Functioning
Station code	BWN
Zone(s)	Eastern Railway Zone
Division(s)	Howrah
History
Opened	1855; 167 years ago (1855)
Electrified	1958
Previous names	East Indian Railway Company
Services
Preceding station Indian Railways Following station Terminus Eastern Railway zone Bardhaman–Asansol section Talit towards Asansol Junction Preceding station Kolkata Suburban Railway Following station Gangpur towards Howrah Junction Eastern Line Main line & Chord line Terminus Eastern Line Bardhaman–Katwa line Kamnara towards Katwa Junction
Route map v t e Howrah–Barddhaman main line Legend km km Barddhaman–Asansol section Barddhaman Down Yard B.B. loop line Barddhaman–Katwa line Barddhaman Junction 107 00 143 53 Katwa Junction 136 Dainhat Barddhaman Up Yard Barddhaman Diesel Loco shed Gangpur 100 Dainhat–Manteswar –Memari line (planned) Saktigarh 95 B.B. loop line Howrah–Barddhaman chord line 91 Palsit Manteswar (planned) 87 Rasulpur 84 Nimo Dainhat–Manteswar –Memari line (planned) 81 Memari 78 Bagila 74 Debipur 70 Bainchi 67 Bainchigram 65 Simlagarh 60 Pundooah 55 Khanyan 50 Talandu Howrah–Barddhaman chord line B.B. loop line Dhaniakhali Halt 00 46 Magra Howrah–Barddhaman chord line Saraswati river 43 Adisaptagram Bandel EMU car shed B.B. loop line Bandel goods yard Bandel Steam Loco shed 39 Bandel Junction Bandel–Naihati branch line 37 Hooghly 35 Chuchura 32 Chandannagar 30 Mankundu Victoria jute mill siding Bhadreshwar jute mill siding Braithwaite Angus Works siding Angus jute mill siding 28 Bhadreshwar Champdani coal depot siding 30 Bhadreshwar Ghat DVC Khal North Brook jute mill siding Dalhousie jute mill siding Champdani jute mill siding 24 Baidyabati Seoraphuli–Bishnupur branch line 22 Seoraphuli Junction (planned) Shrirampur 19 Shrirampur (planned) Howrah–Dankuni –Srirampur metro Standard Pharma siding FCI siding Rishra Glass factory siding Grasim Industries factory siding Wellington jute mill siding 16 Rishra Rishra cotton mill siding Berger Paints factory siding Hindustan Motors factory siding 13 Konnagar Titagarh Wagons siding 11 Hind Motor 9 Uttarpara Bally Khal Howrah–Barddhaman chord line Bally jute mill siding 8 Bally Belghoria Expressway Calcutta Chord link line 6 Belur Math Belur Railway Scrap Yard 5 Belur Belur Store Yard Howrah–Kharagpur line 4 Liluah Santragachi Locomotive Shed Liluah C & W Workshop Santragachi Coaching Yard Hindustan Industries & Engineering siding Santragachi–Amta branch line (planned) Howrah–Santragachi –Dhulagarh metro Santragachi Junction 07 10 Santragachi (planned) Liluah Sorting Yard Kona Expressway Howrah–Santragachi –Dhulagarh metro (planned) Ramrajatala 06 Howrah Diesel Loco Shed Dasnagar 04 Tikiapara–Liluah line (Howrah bypass line) Howrah Electric Loco Shed Tikiapara 02 Tikiapara EMU Car Shed Padmapukur Coaching Yard Tikiapara Coaching Yard Padmapukur 08 Howrah EMU Car Shed Guest Keen Williams siding Shalimar 05 Shalimar rail yard Shalimar Goods Shed B & R siding CCI siding Jheel Siding Coaching Yard Howrah–Dankuni –Srirampur metro (planned) (planned) Howrah–Santragachi –Dhulagarh metro 0 Salt Golah Goods Yard Howrah Maidan Burn Standard Company siding  KM Line 2  (u/c) Howrah Goods Shed 0 Howrah Hooghly river East West Metro Tunnel  KM Line 2  (u/c) km km Key Indian Railways broad gauge (1676 mm) Kolkata Metro (KM) standard gauge (1435 mm) in use   out of use, planned, or under construction (u/c)   tunnel Howrah–Bardhaman Chord Legend km Bardhaman–Asansol section Bardhaman–Katwa line 95 Bardhaman 88 Gangpur 83 Saktigarh Howrah–Bardhaman main line NH 19 78 Palla Road 75 Chanchai Bankura–Masagram line 72 Masagram SH 15 Memari–Tarakeswar Road 69 Nabagram 65 Jaugram 62 Jhapandanga 58 Gurap 56 Hajigarh 54 Cheragram Block Hut 52 Sibaichandi to Mogra (planned) to Tarakeswar (planned) 49 Dhaniakhali Halt 47 Belmuri 45 Porabazar 41 Chandanpur 36 Madhusudanpur SH 2 33 Kamarkundu Sheoraphuli–Bishnupur line 32 Balarambati 30 Mirzapur–Bankipur 27 Baruipara 23 Begampur to Furfura Sharif (planned) UltraTech Cement Siding 21 Janai Road Dankuni Coal Complex Siding Jangalpara 16 Gobra 15 0 Dankuni ELAAU CLW Siding FCI Siding NH 19 NH 16 Santragachi–Amta branch line 12 Belanagar 7 Bally Howrah–Bardhaman main line 4 Rajchandrapur 6 Bally Halt C.C. link line 7 Belur Belur Math 5 Liluah Howrah–Kharagpur line 0 Howrah km This diagram: view talk edit v t e Bardhaman–Katwa line Legend km Bardhaman–Asansol section 0 Barddhaman Junction 6 Kamnara 7 Kshetia 10 Chamardighi 11 Karjana 12 Karjanagram Khari River 15 Amarun 19 Bhatar 25 Balgona 30 Saota 32 Nigan Mangalkot (planned) 36 Kaichar Halt 41 Bankapasi 45 Srikhanda 46 Sripat Srikhanda Barharwa–Azimganj– Katwa loop 53 Katwa Junction Bandel–Katwa line km Sources: [1]
Location
Bardhaman Junction Location in West Bengal Show map of West Bengal Bardhaman Junction Location in India Show map of India

History

Barddhaman Junction is an important station in the Eastern Railway zone. Trains from Howrah, Sealdah, Kolkata towards Mughalsarai (currently named as Pt. Deen Dayal Upadhyay, DDU), Gaya etc. go through the station. The station consists 8 platforms.

The first passenger train in eastern India ran from Howrah to Hooghly on 15 August 1854.

The track was extended to Raniganj by 1855.[3]

The Howrah–Bardhaman chord, a shorter link to Bardhaman from Howrah than the Howrah–Bardhaman main line, was constructed in 1917.[4]

Burdwan–Katwa line was upgraded from NG to BG in 2014 (up to Balgona) and extended up to Katwa in 2018.

Barddhaman RRI

It has Siemens interlocking^{[clarification needed]} and it was commissioned on 2014. New route relay interlocking (RRI) has considerably increased train punctuality.

Electrification

Electrification of Howrah–Burdwan main line was completed with 25 kV AC overhead system in 1958. Earlier, electrification started (on the Howrah–Bandel sector) with 3 kV DC overhead system in 1953.[5]

The Howrah–Bardhaman chord was electrified in 1964–66.[6] Bardhaman–Katwa line was electrified in 2014 (up to Balgona) and 2018 (up to Katwa jn)

Amenities

Bardhaman railway station has one two-bedded non-AC retiring room and an eight-bedded dormitory.[7] Barddhaman railway station has two two-bedded non-AC retiring rooms and one four bedded non-AC dormitory. The whole station platforms are given with high speed WIFI access provided by Google and RailWire. Also the station has escalator service in platform number 2, 3 and 8. Automated ticket vending machines are there at both side of the station where tickets can be got both by giving cash, using card, UTS mobile system etc. Vendors are available with various types of food at the station platforms. Purified and cold water is available at platforms.

Bardhaman Coaching & Wagon Depot

Bardhaman Coaching & Wagon Depot can maintain passenger trains EMU and MEMU, including one DEMU rake. It has a capacity of holding 71 coaches.[8]

Diesel & Electric Loco Shed

Bardhaman has a diesel loco shed with WDG-3A, WDM-6, WDM-2 and WDM-3A locos. Recently BWN DLS has been electrified. A 15 WAG-9 locomotive from Kalyan Loco Shed and 10 WAG-9 locomotive from Gomoh Loco Shed are transferred to BWN. It has parking slots for EMUs[9]

Incidents

On two different dates, April 6 and 13 of 2003, employees of a private security agency fired at fleeing coal thieves, injuring a passerby and on the later date, a hawker. Following these incidents, a large mob comprising the station's hawkers and residents of the area, clashed with police forces leading to a baton charge and arrests, on April 14, 2003.[10]

On Friday, 9 November 2019, several people were injured in a stampede over a footbridge at the station.[11]

On Saturday, 4 January 2020, a major portion of the main entrance gate of the railway station collapsed, injuring several people. Construction activities were taking place at the site of the accident.[12][13]

Gallery

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  Barddhaman railway station platform
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  Barddhaman Junction railway station nameplate
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  Bardhaman Junction

References

External links

• Trains at Bardhaman
• Bardhaman travel guide from Wikivoyage

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