Eden Gardens railway station

Eden Gardens is a railway station in Kolkata under the Kolkata Circular Railway (Chakra Rail) system. It belongs to the Eastern Railway. The station code is EDG. The station gets its name due to its proximity to the famous cricket stadium Eden Gardens of the same name. The station is located on the banks of Hooghly River at Babughat, near busy business area BBD Bagh in Kolkata. After the electrification of circular railway few EMU local trains pass through the station. This is a very important station and is mostly used by office goers. The station has only one platform.

Eden Gardens
Kolkata Suburban Railway station
Eden Gardens railway station on Strand road, Kolkata
Location	Babughat, Kolkata, West Bengal India
Coordinates	22.564938°N 88.339255°E / 22.564938; 88.339255
Elevation	7 metres (23 ft)
Owned by	Indian Railways
Operated by	Eastern Railway
Line(s)	Kolkata Circular line of Kolkata Suburban Railway
Platforms	1
Tracks	1
Connections	Baboo Ghat Farry
Construction
Structure type	At grade
Parking	Available
Bicycle facilities	Not available
Disabled access	Not available
Other information
Status	Functioning
Station code	EDG
Zone(s)	Eastern Railway
Division(s)	Sealdah
History
Opened	1984 (1984)
Electrified	1984 (1984)
Services
Preceding station   Kolkata Suburban Railway   Following station B.B.D Bag toward Dum Dum Junction Circular Line Prinsep Ghat toward Dum Dum Junction
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Location
Eden Gardens Location of Eden Gardens railway station in Kolkata

Station complex

The platform is very much well sheltered. The station has many facilities including water and sanitation. It is well connected to the Strand Road.

Station layout

G	Street level	Exit/Entrance & ticket counter
P1	Side platform, No-1 doors will open on the left/right
	Track 1	B.B.D Bag ← toward → Prisep Ghat

Track Layout

Eden Gardens Station track layout
to B.B.D Bag 1 to Prinsep Ghat
Station with one tracks and one side platforms

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