Barrackpore railway station: Difference between revisions

Route map
	Legend
	Howrah–Bardhaman main line
	to Bardhaman
	Kanchrapara
	Workshop Gate
	Howrah–Bardhaman main line
	to Howrah
	Jubilee Bridge
	across Hooghly River
	Howrah–Bardhaman main line
	← Howrah │ Bardhaman →
	Vivekananda Setu
	across Hooghly River
	Sir Gurudas
	Banerjee Halt
	Sources: Google maps; Indian Railway Time Table;

Barrackpore
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	Barrackpore railway station entrance in 2012
Location	B.T. Road, Barrackpore, North 24 Parganas district, West Bengal; India
Coordinates	22°45′37″N 88°22′16″E / 22.760313°N 88.371141°E
Elevation	12 metres (39 ft)
Owned by	Indian Railways
Operated by	Eastern Railway
Line(s)	Sealdah–Ranaghat line of Kolkata Suburban Railway
Platforms	5 (1,1A,2,3,4)
Tracks	6
Connections	Auto Stand, Taxi stand, Bus stand
Construction
Structure type	At grade
Parking	Available
Bicycle facilities	Available
Other information
Status	Functioning
Station code	BP
Zone(s)	Eastern Railway zone
Division(s)	Sealdah
History
Opened	1862; 164 years ago
Electrified	1963–1965; 61 years ago; (25KV AC overhead line)
Previous names	Eastern Bengal Railway
Services
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Route map
Route map
	Legend
	Howrah–Bardhaman main line
	to Bardhaman
	Kanchrapara
	Workshop Gate
	Howrah–Bardhaman main line
	to Howrah
	Jubilee Bridge
	across Hooghly River
	Howrah–Bardhaman main line
	← Howrah │ Bardhaman →
	Vivekananda Setu
	across Hooghly River
	Sir Gurudas
	Banerjee Halt
	Sources: Google maps; Indian Railway Time Table;
Location
	Barrackpore is located in West Bengal Barrackpore Location in West Bengal Barrackpore Location in India

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Latest revision as of 18:15, 19 January 2026

Barrackpore (Station Code: BP) is a major railway station in the Kolkata Metropolitan Area of North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal.It serves Barrackpore and the surrounding areas. It lies on the Sealdah–Ranaghat line and is under the jurisdiction of Eastern Railway.

History[edit | edit source]

The Sealdah–Kusthia line of the Eastern Bengal Railway was opened to railway traffic in the year 1862.^[2] Eastern Bengal Railway used to work only on the eastern side of the Hooghly River.^[3]^{[better source needed]} Barrackpore has been serviced by rail since 1862.

Route[edit | edit source]

It takes about 35–40 minutes by suburban train to reach Barrackpore from Sealdah. As they are located in a suburban region of Kolkata, most municipalities of Barrackpore are connected by local train with Kolkata. The Sealdah–Ranaghat line runs through this sub-division and connects to Bongaon, Dankuni, Howrah, Burdwan, and Bandel. It is part of the Kolkata Suburban Railway system. The Circular and Metro Railways of Kolkata also offer an accessible means of transit to and from the sub-division.

Station complex[edit | edit source]

The platform is very much well sheltered. It has many facilities including water and sanitation. There is a proper approach road to this station. It is in proximity to the BT Road.^[4]

Electrification[edit | edit source]

The Sealdah–Ranaghat sector was electrified in 1963–65.^[5] Barrackpore was included in that sector.

Barrackpore Racecourse railway station[edit | edit source]

There used to be a branch line originating from Barrackpore station (code : BPPS) that served the Barrackpore Cantonment area. Barrackpore had a race course behind the criminal court and a special single rail track took steam engine-driven trains there, carrying British passengers who would attend the race. The line has been depreciated since and the Barrackpore Racecourse railway station is used by the Indian Army only.^[6]

Gallery[edit | edit source]

Barrackpur railway station platforms
Barrackpur railway station building
Barrackpore railway station platform board
Internal architecture of Barrackpore railway station

References[edit | edit source]

↑ BP/Barrackpore – India Rail Info
↑ "IR History: Early days (1832–1865)". IRFCA. Retrieved 2 May 2013.
↑ "Eastern Bengal Railway". fibis. Retrieved 2 May 2013.
↑ "Barrackpore railway station". India Rail Info.
↑ "History of Electrification". IRFCA. Retrieved 5 May 2013.
↑ Ganguly, Biswarup (27 May 2012), English: The Barrackpore Racecourse Railway Station (station code:BPPS) constructed in 1927 adjacent to the racecourse so that people from Calcutta could came to Barrackpore by a race special train from Sealdah direct to race. This railway station is now used by the Indian army., retrieved 30 November 2021

External links[edit | edit source]

BP/Barrackpore (5 PFs) India Rail Info
Trains from Barrackpore to Sealah India Rail Info
Trains from Sealdah to Barrackpore India Rail Info

Template:North 24-Parganas topics

[1] BP/Barrackpore – India Rail Info

[2] "IR History: Early days (1832–1865)". IRFCA. Retrieved 2 May 2013.

[3] "Eastern Bengal Railway". fibis. Retrieved 2 May 2013.

[4] "Barrackpore railway station". India Rail Info.

[5] "History of Electrification". IRFCA. Retrieved 5 May 2013.

[6] Ganguly, Biswarup (27 May 2012), English: The Barrackpore Racecourse Railway Station (station code:BPPS) constructed in 1927 adjacent to the racecourse so that people from Calcutta could came to Barrackpore by a race special train from Sealdah direct to race. This railway station is now used by the Indian army., retrieved 30 November 2021

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 {{other uses|Barrackpore (disambiguation)}}
 {{Use dmy dates|date=December 2018}}
 {{Use Indian English|date=December 2018}}
 {{Infobox station
-| name = [[File:Indian_Railways_Suburban_Railway_Logo.svg|50px]]<br>{{font color|blue|Barrackpore}}
+| name = Barrackpore
-| type = [[Kolkata Suburban Railway]] station
+| symbol        = s
+| symbol_location = kolkata
+| system = [[Kolkata Suburban Railway]]
 | style = Kolkata Suburban Railway
 | image = Barrackpore Railway Station Area - North 24 Parganas 2012-04-11 9671.JPG
 | image_caption = Barrackpore railway station entrance in 2012
-| address = [[Barrackpore Trunk Road|B.T. Road]] – State Highway 1
+| address = [[Barrackpore Trunk Road|B.T. Road]], [[Barrackpore]], [[North 24 Parganas district]], [[West Bengal]]<ref>[https://indiarailinfo.com/station/tips/2656#st BP/Barrackpore] – India Rail Info</ref>
-, [[Barrackpore]], [[North 24 Parganas district]], [[West Bengal]]<ref>[https://indiarailinfo.com/station/tips/2656#st BP/Barrackpore] – India Rail Info</ref>
 | country = India
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 | line = [[Sealdah–Ranaghat line]] of [[Kolkata Suburban Railway]]
 | other =
-| connections = Taxi stand, Bus stand {{rint|bus}}
+| connections = Auto Stand, Taxi stand, Bus stand {{rint|bus}}
-| structure = Standard (on ground station)
+| structure          = [[Intersection_(road)#At_grade_railways|At grade]]
-| platform = 5
+| platform = 5 (1,1A,2,3,4)
 | tracks = 6
 | parking = Available {{rint|park}}
-| bicycle =  Available {{rint|bike}}
+| bicycle = Available {{rint|bike}}
-| opened = {{start date and age|1862}}
+| opened = {{Start date and age|1862}}
 | closed =
 | rebuilt =
-| electrified = 1963–1965 (25KV AC overhead line)
+| electrified = 1963–{{Start date and age|1965}}<br/>(25KV AC overhead line)
-| ADA ={{nowrap|Available at entrance (on Platform No. 1 and 4)}} [[File:Wheelchair_symbol.svg|15px]]
+| accessible = {{nowrap|Available at entrance (on Platform No. 1 and 4)}} [[File:Wheelchair_symbol.svg|15px]]
 | code = {{Indian railway code
    | code = BP
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-| map_caption = Location in West Bengal##Location in India
 | map_dot_label = Barrackpore
 | map_size = 300
-| services = {{s-rail|title=Kolkata Suburban Railway}}
+| map_caption = Location in West Bengal##Location in India
-{{s-line|system=Kolkata Suburban Railway|previous= Titagarh|next= Palta|line= Eastern |branch= [[Sealdah–Ranaghat line|Main line]]|type=Sealdah|type2=Ranaghat Junction}}
+| services = {{Adjacent stations|system=Kolkata Suburban Railway
+|line=Eastern|left=Titagarh|right=Palta|to-left=Sealdah|to-right=Ranaghat Junction|type=[[Sealdah–Ranaghat line|Main line]]}}
 | route_map = {{Sealdah–Ranaghat line}}
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-'''Barrackpore''' (Station Code: BP) is a railway station in [[North 24 Parganas district]] in the Indian state of [[West Bengal]], which serves the city of [[Barrackpore]]. It lies on the [[Sealdah–Ranaghat line]] and is part of the [[Kolkata Suburban Railway]] system and is under the jurisdiction of [[Eastern Railway zone|Eastern Railway]].
+'''Barrackpore''' (Station Code: BP) is a major railway station in the [[Kolkata Metropolitan Area]] of [[North 24 Parganas district]] in the Indian state of [[West Bengal]].It  serves [[Barrackpore]] and the surrounding areas. It lies on the [[Sealdah–Ranaghat line]] and is under the jurisdiction of [[Eastern Railway zone|Eastern Railway]].
 ==History==
-The Sealdah–Kusthia line of the [[Eastern Bengal Railway]] was opened to railway traffic in the year 1862.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.irfca.org/faq/faq-hist.html|title =IR History: Early days (1832–1865) | publisher=IRFCA | access-date = 2 May 2013}}</ref> Eastern Bengal Railway used to work only on the eastern side of the [[Hooghly River]].<ref>{{cite web| url =https://wiki.fibis.org/w/Eastern_Bengal_Railway |title=Eastern Bengal Railway | website=fibis | access-date = 2 May 2013}}</ref>{{better source|date=April 2021}} Barrackpore has been serviced by rail since 1862.
+The Sealdah–Kusthia line of the [[Eastern Bengal Railway]] was opened to railway traffic in the year 1862.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.irfca.org/faq/faq-hist.html|title =IR History: Early days (1832–1865) | publisher=IRFCA | access-date = 2 May 2013}}</ref> Eastern Bengal Railway used to work only on the eastern side of the [[Hooghly River]].<ref>{{cite web| url =https://wiki.fibis.org/w/Eastern_Bengal_Railway |title=Eastern Bengal Railway | website=fibis | access-date = 2 May 2013}}</ref>{{better source needed|date=April 2021}} Barrackpore has been serviced by rail since 1862.
 ==Route==
@@ Line 64: / Line 66: @@
 ==Barrackpore Racecourse railway station==
-There used to be a branch line originating from Barrackpore station (code : BPPS) that served the Barrackpore Cantonment area. Barrackpore had a race course behind the criminal court (far away from the station) and a special single rail track took steam engine-driven trains there, carrying British passengers who would attend the race. The line has been depreciated since.
+There used to be a branch line originating from Barrackpore station (code : BPPS) that served the Barrackpore Cantonment area. Barrackpore had a race course behind the criminal court and a special single rail track took steam engine-driven trains there, carrying British passengers who would attend the race. The line has been depreciated since and the [[Barrackpore Racecourse railway station]] is  used by the [[Indian Army]] only.<ref>{{Citation|last=Ganguly|first=Biswarup|title=English: The Barrackpore Racecourse Railway Station (station code:BPPS) constructed in 1927 adjacent to the racecourse so that people from Calcutta could came to Barrackpore by a race special train from Sealdah direct to race. This railway station is now used by the Indian army.|date=2012-05-27|url=https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Barrackpore_Racecourse_Railway_Station_-_Barrackpore_Cantonment_-_North_24_Parganas_2012-05-27_01212.jpg|access-date=2021-11-30}}</ref>
 ==Gallery==
 <gallery mode="packed">
+Barrackpur railway station in Barrackpure 10.jpg|Barrackpur railway station platforms
+File:Barrackpur railway station in Barrackpure 01.jpg|Barrackpur railway station building
 File:Barrackpore railway station (1).jpg|Barrackpore railway station platform board
-File:Barrackpore_Racecourse_Railway_Station_-_Barrackpore_Cantonment_-_North_24_Parganas_2012-05-27_01216.jpg|Barrackpore RaceCourse railway station
-File:Racecourse_Signage_-_Barrackpore_Racecourse_Railway_Station_-_Barrackpore_Cantonment_-_North_24_Parganas_2012-05-27_01213.jpg|Barrackpore Racecourse railway station signage
 File:Barrackpur railway station in Barrackpure 07.jpg|Internal architecture of Barrackpore railway station
 </gallery>
 ==References==
-{{reflist}}
+{{Reflist}}
 ==External links==
+{{commons category|Barrackpore railway station}}
 *[https://indiarailinfo.com/station/tips/2656#st BP/Barrackpore (5 PFs)] India Rail Info
 *[http://indiarailinfo.com/search/barrackpore-bkp-to-kolkata-sealdah-sdah/2656/0/325 Trains from Barrackpore to Sealah] India Rail Info
 *[http://indiarailinfo.com/search/kolkata-sealdah-sdah-to-barrackpore-bkp/325/0/2656 Trains from Sealdah to Barrackpore] India Rail Info
-{{commons category|Barrackpore railway station}}
-{{Kolkata Suburban Railway}}
 {{Railway stations in West Bengal}}
 {{North 24-Parganas topics}}
+[[Category:Railway stations in India opened in 1862]]
 [[Category:Railway stations in North 24 Parganas district]]
 [[Category:Sealdah railway division]]
 [[Category:Barrackpore]]
 [[Category:Kolkata Suburban Railway stations]]

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