Bamangachhi railway station

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 railway station
Kolkata Suburban Railway Station
LocationBamangachhi, North 24 Parganas district, West Bengal
India
Coordinates22°44′56.42″N 88°30′28.02″E
Elevation9 metres (30 ft)
Owned byIndian Railways
Operated byEastern Railway
Line(s)Sealdah–Hasnabad–Bangaon–Ranaghat line of Kolkata Suburban Railway
Platforms3
Tracks3
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
ParkingNo
Bicycle facilitiesNo
Other information
StatusFunctional
Station codeBMG
Zone(s) Eastern Railway
Division(s) Sealdah
History
Opened1906
Electrified1972
Services
Preceding station   Kolkata Suburban Railway   Following station
toward Sealdah
Eastern Line
Dum Dum-Bangaon branch line
Location
Bamangachhi railway station
Location in West Bengal

The Station

Station layout
G Street Level Exit/Entrance & Ticket Counter
P1 FOB, Side platform, No-1 doors will open on the left/right
Track 1 Towards →Bangaon→ →
Track 2 →Towards ←Sealdah← ←
FOB, Island platform, No- 2 doors will open on the left/right
Island platform, No- 3 doors will open on the left/right
Track 3

Location

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]

See also

References
  1. "BMG/Bamangachhi". India Rail Info.
  2. "The Chronology of Railway development in Eastern Indian". railindia. Archived from the original on 16 March 2008. Retrieved 28 August 2017.
  3. "History of Electrification". IRFCA. Retrieved 28 August 2017.


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