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Bidhannagar Road is a Kolkata Suburban Railway junction station on the Sealdah–Ranaghat line. It is linked to the Sealdah South lines via Sir Gurudas Banerjee Halt railway station. It is located in Ultadanga, Kolkata in the Indian state of West Bengal. It serves Ultadanga, Kankurgachi, Bidhannagar and other surrounding areas. The station is rather uniquely designed. Platform nos. 2 and 3 share the same island platform, however the platform is very long (double the length of a normal platform) and is half the width of an island platform serving trains of both sides. The southern half of the platform is used as platform 2 and the northern half is used as platform 3. The section of track which is not being used by the platforms has been fenced to provide safety from accelerating trains.

Bidhannagar Road বিধাননগর রোড
Kolkata Suburban Railway station
Bidhannagar Road railway station platform board
General information
Location	Ultadanga, Kolkata, West Bengal India
Coordinates	22°35′28″N 88°23′27″E
Elevation	8.00 metres (26.25 ft)
Owned by	Indian Railways
Operated by	Eastern Railway
Line(s)	Sealdah–Ranaghat line
Platforms	4
Tracks	4
Construction
Structure type	Elevated
Parking	Not available
Bicycle facilities	Not available
Disabled access	Not available
Other information
Status	Functioning
Station code	BNXR
Zone(s)	Eastern Railway
Division(s)	Sealdah
History
Opened	1862; 160 years ago (1862)
Electrified	1963–1964; 58 years ago (1964)
Previous names	Eastern Bengal Railway
Services
Preceding station Kolkata Suburban Railway Following station Sealdah Terminus Eastern Line Main line Dum Dum Junction towards Ranaghat Junction Chord link Line Dum Dum Junction towards Dankuni Junction Sir Gurudas Banerjee Halt towards Dum Dum Junction Circular Line Dum Dum Junction Terminus
Location
Bidhannagar Road Location within Kolkata

History

The Calcutta (Sealdah)–Kusthia line of Eastern Bengal Railway was opened to traffic in 1862.[1] Eastern Bengal Railway worked on the eastern side of the Hooghly River.[2]

Electrification

The Sealdah–Ranaghat sector was electrified in 1963–64.[3]

Passengers

Bidhannagar Road railway station handles 975,000 passengers every day, with about 325 trains in both directions.[4]

Connections

Bus

Bus route number 12C/2, 30C/1, 32A, 43/1, 44, 44A, 45, 46, 46A, 46B, 47/1, 79D, 91C, 201, 206, 211, 211B, 215, 215A, 215A/1, 217, 217A, 217B, 221, 223, 237, L238, 253, 260, DN8, DN16/1, DN17, KB16, KB17, KB21, KB22, JM2, JM4, 007, K1, 5 (Mini), 20 (Mini), 20A (Mini), 29 (Mini), S138 (Mini), S151 (Mini), S152 (Mini), S171 (Mini), S172 (Mini), S175 (Mini), S184 (Mini), C14/1, C41, C42, C48, D7/1, D11A, D20, D22, E17, E25, E25A, E36, E39, E46, E47, MX1, MX3, S12C, S14C, S16, S19, S21, S30A, S30D, S37, S37A, S58, T11, 15, AC2, AC10, AC30, AC30S, AC35, AC37, AC37C, AC39, AC49A, AC50, AC50A, ACT5, ACT7, ACT9, M4, M10, MN5, MN10, MN20, MW7, V1, VS1, VS2, VS14, ST7, ST15, ST21 serve the station.[5]

Metro

Shyambazar metro station, Shobhabazar Sutanuti metro station, Bengal Chemical metro station and Phoolbagan metro station are located nearby.

Tram

Tram route number 18 serves the station.

Air

Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport is about 9 km via VIP Road.

References

External links

• Long distance trains at Bidhannagar Road
• Kolkata/North Kolkata travel guide from Wikivoyage

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