Prinsep Ghat railway station

Prinsep Ghat
Kolkata Suburban Railway station
Prinsep Ghat railway station
Location	Strand Road, Kolkata, West Bengal India
Coordinates	22.557012°N 88.331681°E / 22.557012; 88.331681
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
Services
Preceding station   Kolkata Suburban Railway   Following station Eden Gardens toward Dum Dum Junction Circular Line Khiddirpur toward Dum Dum Junction
Route map km Sealdah–Ranaghat line Chord link line Noapara Dum Dum Cantt. to Sealdah–Bangaon line Dum Dum Junction Belgachia Patipukur Tala Kolkata Bagbazar Sovabazar Ahiritola Bidhannagar Road Burra Bazar B.B.D Bag Eden Gardens Sir Gurudas Banerjee Halt Sealdah Main Sealdah Sealdah South Prinsep Ghat Kidderpore Park Circus Remount Road To Budge Budge Majerhat New Alipore Ballygunge Junction Tollygunge Lake Gardens Rabindra Sarobar Sealdah South lines to Namkhana
Location
Prinsep Ghat is located in Kolkata Prinsep Ghat Location within Kolkata Prinsep Ghat Prinsep Ghat (India)

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.

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.

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
File:BSicon cBS.svg File:BSicon cBS.svg to Eden Gardens File:BSicon cBS.svg File:BSicon cBS.svg File:BSicon cBS.svg File:BSicon cBS.svg to Khiddirpur
Station with two tracks and two side platforms

Connections

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

• North 24 Parganas district
• Indian Railways
• Sealdah railway station
• Kolkata Suburban Railway
• Dum Dum Cantonment railway station
• Transport in West Bengal
• List of railway stations in India

External links

• Google. "Prinsep Ghat Railway station" (Map). Google Maps. Google. {{cite map}}: |author= has generic name (help)