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Latest revision as of 01:08, 14 August 2023

Indian Railways Suburban Railway Logo.svg
Bibhuti Bhushan Halt
Kolkata Suburban Railway station
LocationBongaon, North 24 Parganas district, West Bengal
India
Coordinates23°00′01″N 88°48′14″E / 23.000155°N 88.803984°E / 23.000155; 88.803984
Elevation9 metres (30 ft)
Owned byIndian Railways
Operated byEastern Railway
Line(s)Sealdah–Hasnabad–Bangaon–Ranaghat line of Kolkata Suburban Railway
Platforms2
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
ParkingNo
Bicycle facilitiesNo
Other information
StatusFunctional
Station codeBNAA
Zone(s) Eastern Railway
Division(s) Sealdah
History
Opened1906; 119 years ago (1906)
Electrified1972; 53 years ago (1972)
Services
Preceding station   Kolkata Suburban Railway   Following station
toward Sealdah
Eastern Line
Terminus
Location
Bibhuti Bhushan Halt is located in West Bengal
Bibhuti Bhushan Halt
Bibhuti Bhushan Halt
Location in West Bengal
Bibhuti Bhushan Halt is located in India
Bibhuti Bhushan Halt
Bibhuti Bhushan Halt
Location in India

Bibhuti Bhushan Halt railway station is a small railway station in North 24 Parganas district, West Bengal. Its code is BNAA. It serves the surrounding areas of Bongaon town. The station consists of two platforms. The platform area is not well sheltered. It lacks many facilities including water and sanitation. The station is named after the famous Bengali writer Bibhutibhusan Bandopadhyay.[1]

Bibhuti Bhushan Halt 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]

Bibhuti Bhushan Halt track layout
Station with two tracks and two side platforms

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References[edit]

  1. "BNAA/Bibhuti Bhushan Halt railway station". India Rail Info.
  2. "The Chronology of Railway development in Eastern Indian". Rail India. 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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