Prinsep Ghat railway station
Prinsep Ghat railway station is a small railway station adjacent to James Prinsep Memorial in Kolkata, West Bengal, India. Only a few local trains halt here. The station has two platforms. Its station code is PPGT.
 Prinsep Ghat | |||||||||||
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| Kolkata Suburban Railway Station | |||||||||||
 Prinsep Ghat railway station | |||||||||||
| Location | Strand Road, Kolkata, West Bengal India | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 22.556774°N 88.3311068°E | ||||||||||
| Elevation | 7 metres (23 ft) | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Indian Railways | ||||||||||
| Operated by | Eastern Railway | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
| Structure type | At grade | ||||||||||
| Parking | Not available | ||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | Not available | ||||||||||
| Disabled access | Not available | ||||||||||
| Other information | |||||||||||
| Status | Functioning | ||||||||||
| Station code | PPGT | ||||||||||
| Zone(s) | Eastern Railway | ||||||||||
| Division(s) | Sealdah | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 1984 | ||||||||||
| Electrified | 1984 | ||||||||||
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| Location | |||||||||||
  Prinsep Ghat Location within India  Prinsep Ghat Prinsep Ghat (Kolkata) | |||||||||||
Station complex
The platform is not very well sheltered. The station lacks many facilities including water and sanitation. It is well connected to the Strand Road. There is a proper approach road to this station.[1]
Station layout
| G | Street Level | Exit/Entrance |
| P1 | Side platform No- 1, doors will open on the left  | |
| Towards →Khiddirpur→ → | ||
| →Towards ←Eden Gardens← ← | ||
| Side platform No- 2, doors will open on the left | ||
| P2 | ||
Prinsep Ghat track layout | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Station with two tracks and two side platforms | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Connections
Bus
Ferry
The station is adjacent to Prisnep ghat. One can easily avail ferry services from there.
Airport
Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport is 23.6 km from the station via Strand Road, Acharya Jagdish Chandra Bose Road, Maa Flyover, EM Bypass and VIP Road.
See also
References
- "Prinsep Ghat". India Rail Info.
External links
- Google. "Prinsep Ghat Railway station" (Map). Google Maps. Google.
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