New Garia | ||||
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| File:New Garia railway station (c. 2018).jpg New Garia railway station | ||||
| Location | New Garia, Panchasayar, Garia, Kolkata, West Bengal 700094 | |||
| Coordinates | 22°28′22″N 88°23′52″E / 22.472728°N 88.397793°E | |||
| Elevation | 9 metres (30 ft) | |||
| Owned by | Indian Railways | |||
| Operated by | Eastern Railway | |||
| Line(s) | Main line | |||
| Platforms | 3 | |||
| Tracks | 3 | |||
| Connections | Template:RicTemplate:Ric Template:Stl | |||
| Construction | ||||
| Structure type | Standard (on-ground station) | |||
| Parking | Not available | |||
| Bicycle facilities | Not available | |||
| Other information | ||||
| Status | Functioning | |||
| Station code | NGRI | |||
| Zone(s) | Eastern Railway | |||
| Division(s) | Sealdah | |||
| History | ||||
| Opened | 1862 | |||
| Electrified | 1965–66 | |||
| Previous names | Eastern Bengal Railway | |||
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New Garia 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 New Garia 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 New Garia.[3]
Electrification[edit | edit source]
Electrification from Sealdah to Sonarpur Junction including New Garia 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]
Connection[edit | edit source]
Metro[edit | edit source]
Kavi Subhash metro station is an operational station on Line 1 (Blue Line) of the Kolkata Metro, located in New Garia, Kolkata. This metro station is at ground level and located adjacent to New Garia railway station on the Sealdah - Sonarpur section.
Another metro station of the Kavi Subhash-Hemanta Mukhopadhyay section of Kolkata Metro Line 6 is also present at the same location.
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "NGRI/New Garia". Retrieved 25 May 2019.
- ↑ "NEW GARIA (NGRI) Railway Station". NDTV. Retrieved 25 May 2019.
- ↑ "Indian Railways History Time Line". Retrieved 25 May 2019.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ↑ "History of The Electrification of Indian Railways". Retrieved 25 May 2019.
- ↑ "The Chronology of Railway Development in Eastern India". Archived from the original on 27 March 2018. Retrieved 25 May 2019.

