Gobardanga railway station

Gobardanga railway station is a small railway station in North 24 Parganas district, West Bengal. Its code is GBG. It serves Gobardanga town. The station consists of three platforms. The platform are well sheltered. It lacks many facilities including water and sanitation.[1]


Gobardanga station
Kolkata Suburban Railway Station
Gobardanga railway station
LocationGobardanga, North 24 Parganas district, West Bengal
India
Coordinates22.879320°N 88.59°E / 22.879320; 88.59
Elevation11 metres (36 ft)
Owned byIndian Railways
Operated byEastern Railway
Line(s)Sealdah–Hasnabad–Bangaon–Ranaghat line of Kolkata Suburban Railway
Platforms3
Tracks3
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
ParkingNot available
Bicycle facilitiesNot available
Other information
StatusFunctional
Station codeGB
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
Gobardanga railway station
Location in West Bengal

Gobardanga railway station 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]

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

Layout
Gobardanga track layout
to Bangaon
to Sealdah
Station with three tracks and one side platforms and two Island platform

See also

References
  1. "GBG/Gobardanga". 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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