Baranagar Road | |
Type: | Kolkata Suburban Railway station |
Style: | Kolkata Suburban Railway |
Address: | Barrackpore Trunk Road, Baranagar, Kolkata, West Bengal |
Country: | India |
Elevation: | 10m (30feet) |
Structure: | At grade |
Platform: | 2 (Side platforms) |
Tracks: | 2 |
Parking: | Not available |
Bicycle: | Not available |
Electrified: | 1964–65 |
Accessible: | Not available |
Owned: | Indian Railways |
Operator: | Eastern Railway |
Status: | Functioning |
Former: | Eastern Bengal Railway |
Map Type: | India Kolkata#India West Bengal#India |
Map Dot Label: | Baranagar Road |
Map Size: | 300 |
Connections: | Baranagar Belghoria Expressway Barrackpore Trunk Road |
Map State: | collapsed |
Baranagar Road Railway Station is a Kolkata Suburban Railway station situated on Sealdah-Dankuni line in the city of Baranagar. It serves the local areas of Baranagar in Kolkata metropolitan area of North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Sealdah–Dankuni line was opened in 1932 by the Eastern Bengal Railway.[1] [2] The line was electrified in 1965.[3]
The station complex is clean overall, and there are porters/escalators and food available. Excellent transport systems is available as wellBelghoria Expressway is beside the station and Barrackpore Trunk Road is under the station. A lodging systems and railfanning systems are also available in the station complex.[4]
The Sealdah–Dankuni sector was electrified in 1964–65.[5]
The station is connected with Baranagar Metro Station of Kolkata Metro Line 1 and Kolkata Metro Line 5,Barrackpore Trunk Road, Belghoria Expressway, and Gopal Lal Thakur Road. Various buses serve the station.
Several auto services are also available on Barrackpore Trunk Road towards Sodepur, Dakshineswar, Sinthee, and Baranagar Bazar.