Bagula railway station
Bagula railway station is a railway station on the Ranaghat–Gede line of the Kolkata Suburban Railway system and operated by Eastern Railway. It is situated at Bagula of Nadia district in the Indian state of West Bengal.[1][2] Total 48 local trains pass through the Bagula railway station and the distance from Sealdah to this railway station is approximately 93 km.[3]
Bagula railway station | |||||||||||
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| Indian Railway Station Kolkata Suburban Railway Station | |||||||||||
 Bagula railway station platforms | |||||||||||
| Location | Station Road, Bagula, Nadia, West Bengal India | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 23°12′27″N 88°23′05″E | ||||||||||
| Elevation | 15 m (49 ft) | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Indian Railways | ||||||||||
| Operated by | Eastern Railway | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Ranaghat–Gede line of Kolkata Suburban Railway | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
| Structure type | Standard (on ground station) | ||||||||||
| Parking | platform side paying garrage no parking facilility from rlway | ||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | Not available | ||||||||||
| Other information | |||||||||||
| Status | Functioning | ||||||||||
| Station code | BGL | ||||||||||
| Zone(s) | Eastern Railway | ||||||||||
| Division(s) | Sealdah | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 1862 | ||||||||||
| Electrified | 1997-98 | ||||||||||
| Previous names | Eastern Bengal Railway | ||||||||||
| Traffic | |||||||||||
| Passengers | unlimited | ||||||||||
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  Bagula railway station Location in West Bengal  Bagula railway station Location in India | |||||||||||
History
The Ranaghat-Gede section was the part of the Eastern Bengal Railway which was opened in 1862 and extended to Kushtia, now in Bangladesh. This was the Calcutta-Siliguri Main Line but after Partition of India in 1947, this got truncated and what remained India named the Gede Branch Line.[4] The line including Bagula railway station was electrified in 1997–98.[5]
References
- "BGL/Bagula". Retrieved May 6, 2019.
- "BAGULA (BGL) Railway Station". ndtv.com. Retrieved May 6, 2019.
- "BGL/Bagula to SDAH/Sealdah". Retrieved May 6, 2019.
- "Eastern Bengal Railway". Retrieved May 6, 2019.
- "TRACTION DISTRIBUTION SEALDAH". indianrailways.gov.in. Retrieved May 6, 2019.
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