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{{Use Indian English|date=December 2017}}
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{{Infobox station
{{Infobox station
| name          = [[File:Indian_Railways_Suburban_Railway_Logo.svg|50px]]<br>{{font color|blue|Baghajatin}}
| name          = [[File:Indian_Railways_Suburban_Railway_Logo.svg|50px]]<br />{{font color|blue|Baghajatin}}
| type          = [[List of Kolkata Suburban Railway stations|Kolkata Suburban Railway Station]]
| type          = [[List of Kolkata Suburban Railway stations|Kolkata Suburban Railway Station]]
| style        = Kolkata Suburban Railway
| style        = Kolkata Suburban Railway
| image        = Baghajatin Railway Station.jpg
| image        = Baghajatin Railway Station.jpg
| image_caption = Baghajatin Railway Station
| image_caption = Baghajatin railway station
| address      = [[Baghajatin]], [[Kolkata]], [[West Bengal]]
| address      = [[Baghajatin]], [[Kolkata]], [[West Bengal]]
| country      = [[India]]
| country      = [[India]]
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| platform      = 2
| platform      = 2
| tracks        = 2
| tracks        = 2
| bicycle      = Not Available
| bicycle      = Not available
| parking      = Not Available
| parking      = Not available
| opened        = {{start date and age|1862}}
| opened        = {{start date and age|1862}}
| closed        =  
| closed        =  
| rebuilt      =  
| rebuilt      =  
| electrified  = 1965–66
| electrified  = 1965–66
| ADA          = Not Available
| ADA          = Not available
| code          = {{Indian railway code
| code          = {{Indian railway code
   | code        = BGJT
   | code        = BGJT
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'''Baghajatin railway station''' is a [[List of Kolkata Suburban Railway stations|Kolkata Suburban Railway Station]] on the [[Sealdah South lines#Main line|Main line]]. It is under the jurisdiction of the [[Sealdah railway division]] in the [[Eastern Railway zone]] of the [[Indian Railways]]. It serves the local area of [[Baghajatin]] in [[Kolkata]] in the [[India]]n [[States and union territories of India|state]] of [[West Bengal]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://indiarailinfo.com/station/map/baghajatin-bgjt/7741|title=BGJT/Baghajatin|access-date=May 25, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ndtv.com/indian-railway/baghajatin-bgjt-station|title=BAGHAJATIN (BGJT) Railway Station|publisher=NDTV|access-date=May 25, 2019}}</ref>
'''Baghajatin railway station''' is a [[List of Kolkata Suburban Railway stations|Kolkata Suburban Railway station]] on the [[Sealdah South lines#Main line|Main line]]. It is under the jurisdiction of the [[Sealdah railway division]] in the [[Eastern Railway zone]] of the [[Indian Railways]]. It serves the local area of [[Baghajatin]] in [[Kolkata]] in the [[India]]n [[States and union territories of India|state]] of [[West Bengal]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://indiarailinfo.com/station/map/baghajatin-bgjt/7741|title=BGJT/Baghajatin|access-date=May 25, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ndtv.com/indian-railway/baghajatin-bgjt-station|title=BAGHAJATIN (BGJT) Railway Station|publisher=NDTV|access-date=May 25, 2019}}</ref>


==History==
==History==
In 1862, the [[Eastern Bengal Railway]] constructed a {{track gauge|1676mm}}-wide [[5 ft 6 in gauge railway|broad-gauge railway]] from {{stnlnk|Sealdah}} to {{stnlnk|Sonarpur Junction}} via Baghajatin.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://archive.is/20120714085533/http://irse.bravehost.com/IRHTML.htm|title=Indian Railways History Time Line |access-date=May 25, 2019}}</ref>
In 1862, the [[Eastern Bengal Railway]] constructed a {{track gauge|1676mm}}-wide [[5 ft 6 in gauge railway|broad-gauge railway]] from {{stnlnk|Sealdah}} to {{stnlnk|Sonarpur Junction}} via Baghajatin.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://irse.bravehost.com/IRHTML.htm |title=Indian Railways History Time Line |access-date=May 25, 2019 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120714085533/http://irse.bravehost.com/IRHTML.htm |archive-date=14 July 2012 |url-status=dead}}</ref>


==Electrification==
==Electrification==
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==Station complex==
==Station complex==
The platform is very much well sheltered. The station possesses many facilities including water and sanitation. It is well connected to the [[State Highway 1 (West Bengal)|SH-1]]. There is a proper approach road to this station.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180327200122/http://www.irfca.org/~mrinal/chronology.html |title=The Chronology of Railway Development in Eastern India|access-date=May 25, 2019}}</ref>
The platform is well sheltered. The station possesses many facilities including water and sanitation. It is well connected to the [[State Highway 1 (West Bengal)|SH-1]]. There is a proper approach road to this station.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.irfca.org/~mrinal/chronology.html |title=The Chronology of Railway Development in Eastern India|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180327200122/http://www.irfca.org/~mrinal/chronology.html|access-date=May 25, 2019|archive-date=27 March 2018}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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[[Category:1862 establishments in India]]
[[Category:1862 establishments in India]]
[[Category:1862 establishments in the British Empire]]
[[Category:1862 establishments in the British Empire]]


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Latest revision as of 20:37, 25 April 2022


Baghajatin
Kolkata Suburban Railway Station
Baghajatin railway station
LocationBaghajatin, Kolkata, West Bengal
India
Coordinates22°28′58″N 88°23′12″E / 22.482840°N 88.386681°E / 22.482840; 88.386681
Elevation9 metres (30 ft)
Owned byIndian Railways
Operated byEastern Railway
Line(s)Main line
Platforms2
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeStandard (on-ground station)
ParkingNot available
Bicycle facilitiesNot available
Disabled accessNot available
Other information
StatusFunctioning
Station codeBGJT
Zone(s) Eastern Railway
Division(s) Sealdah
History
Opened1862; 164 years ago (1862)
Electrified1965–66
Previous namesEastern Bengal Railway
Services
Preceding station   Kolkata Suburban Railway   Following station
toward Namkhana
Sealdah South
toward Sealdah
Location
Location in Kolkata
Location in West Bengal
Baghajatin is located in India
Baghajatin
Baghajatin
Location in India

Baghajatin railway station is a Kolkata Suburban Railway station on the Main line. It is under the jurisdiction of the Sealdah railway division in the Eastern Railway zone of the Indian Railways. It serves the local area of Baghajatin in Kolkata in the Indian state of West Bengal.[1][2]

History[edit | edit source]

In 1862, the Eastern Bengal Railway constructed a 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)-wide broad-gauge railway from Sealdah to Sonarpur Junction via Baghajatin.[3]

Electrification[edit | edit source]

Electrification from Sealdah to Sonarpur Junction including Baghajatin was completed with 25 kV AC overhead system in 1965–66.[4]

Station complex[edit | edit source]

The platform is well sheltered. The station possesses many facilities including water and sanitation. It is well connected to the SH-1. There is a proper approach road to this station.[5]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ "BGJT/Baghajatin". Retrieved 25 May 2019.
  2. ↑ "BAGHAJATIN (BGJT) Railway Station". NDTV. Retrieved 25 May 2019.
  3. ↑ "Indian Railways History Time Line". Retrieved 25 May 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  4. ↑ "History of The Electrification of Indian Railways". Retrieved 25 May 2019.
  5. ↑ "The Chronology of Railway Development in Eastern India". Archived from the original on 27 March 2018. Retrieved 25 May 2019.



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