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 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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![]() Bidhannagar Road railway station platform board | ||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | |||||||||||||||||||
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Structure type | Elevated | |||||||||||||||||||
Parking | Not available | |||||||||||||||||||
Bicycle facilities | Not available | |||||||||||||||||||
Disabled access | Not available | |||||||||||||||||||
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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 | |||||||||||||||||||
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![]() ![]() Bidhannagar Road Location within Kolkata |
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]
The Sealdah–Ranaghat sector was electrified in 1963–64.[3]
Bidhannagar Road railway station handles 975,000 passengers every day, with about 325 trains in both directions.[4]
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]
Shyambazar metro station, Shobhabazar Sutanuti metro station, Bengal Chemical metro station and Phoolbagan metro station are located nearby.
Tram route number 18 serves the station.
Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport is about 9 km via VIP Road.
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