Burnpur railway station

Burnpur railway station is a railway station at Burnpur in Asansol, Paschim Bardhaman district, West Bengal. Its code is BURN. It serves Burnpur township, a neighborhood in Asansol. The station consists of three platforms. The platforms are not well sheltered. It lacks many facilities including water and sanitation.[3][4][5][6]

Burnpur railway station
Indian Railway Station
LocationBurnpur, Asansol, West Bengal
India
Coordinates23.6724°N 86.9393°E / 23.6724; 86.9393
Elevation134 metres (440 ft)
Owned byIndian Railways
Operated bySouth Eastern Railway
Line(s)Asansol–Tatanagar–Kharagpur line
Platforms3
Tracks4 (single electrified BG)
ConnectionsAuto stand
Construction
Structure typeStandard (on ground station)
ParkingYes
Bicycle facilitiesYes
Other information
StatusFunctioning
Station codeBURN
Zone(s) South Eastern Railway
Division(s) Adra railway division
ElectrifiedYes
Location
Burnpur railway station
Location in West Bengal
Burnpur railway station
Location in India

Major trains

Some of the important trains that run from Burnpur are:

  • Guwahati - Chennai Egmore Express
  • Digha - Asansol Express
  • Puri Baidyanath Dham Express
  • Tatanagar - Chhapra Express
  • Tatanagar - Asansol Express
  • Dibrugarh - Chennai Egmore Express
  • Tatanagar - Danapur Express
  • Haldia - Asansol Express
  • South Bihar Express
  • Barauni-Katihar Slip Express
  • Ernakulam Patna Express

References

  1. "Asansol Division Railway Map". Eastern Railway.
  2. "Adra Division Railway Map". South Eastern Railway.
  3. "BURN/Burnpur". India Rail Info.
  4. Attre, Neha (11 May 2015). "PM Narendra Modi's West Bengal visit: As it happened". Zee News.
  5. "Trains to stop at Mahadevshal for Shravani Mela pilgrims". The Avenue Mail. 2 August 2015.
  6. "Bengal will help in building Team India, says PM Modi". First Post India. 10 May 2015.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.