Bamangachhi railway station

Bamangachhi railway station
Kolkata Suburban Railway Station
Location Bamangachhi, North 24 Parganas district, West Bengal
India
Coordinates 22°44′56.42″N 88°30′28.02″E / 22.7490056°N 88.5077833°E / 22.7490056; 88.5077833Coordinates: 22°44′56.42″N 88°30′28.02″E / 22.7490056°N 88.5077833°E / 22.7490056; 88.5077833
Elevation 9 metres (30 ft)
Owned by Indian Railways
Operated by Eastern Railway
Line(s) Sealdah–Hasnabad–Bangaon–Ranaghat line of Kolkata Suburban Railway
Platforms 3
Tracks 3
Construction
Structure type At grade
Parking No
Bicycle facilities No
Other information
Status Functional
Station code BMG
Zone(s) Eastern Railway
Division(s) Sealdah
History
Opened 1906
Electrified 1972
Services
Preceding station   Indian Railway   Following station
Eastern Railway zone

Bamangachhi railway station is a small railway station in North 24 Parganas district, West Bengal. Its code is BMG. It serves Bamangachhi town. The station consists of three platforms. The platform is not well sheltered. It lacks many facilities including water and sanitation.[1]

Bamangachhi is located on Sealdah–Hasnabad–Bangaon–Ranaghat line of Kolkata Suburban Railway. Link between Dum Dum to Khulna now in Bangladesh, via Bangaon was constructed by Bengal Central Railway Company in 1882–84.[2]The Sealah-Dum Dum-Barasat-Ashok Nagar-Bangaon sector was electrified in 1963–64.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "BMG/Bamangachhi". India Rail Info.
  2. ↑ "The Chronology of Railway development in Eastern Indian". railindia. Retrieved 28 August 2017.
  3. ↑ "History of Electrification". IRFCA. Retrieved 28 August 2017.
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