Belanagar railway station explained

Belanagar
Type: Kolkata Suburban Railway
Style:Kolkata Suburban Railway
Address:Bally Jagachha Block, Belanagar, Howrah district, West Bengal
Country:India
Elevation:8m (26feet)
Line:Howrah–Bardhaman chord
Structure:Standard (on-ground station)
Platform:3
Tracks:3
Parking:No
Opened:1958
Electrified:1964
Owned:Indian Railways
Operator:Eastern Railway
Status:Functioning
Former:East Indian Railway Company
Pass System:India
Map Type:India Kolkata#India West Bengal#India
Map Dot Label:Belanagar
Map Size:300
Map State:collapsed

Belanagar railway station is a Kolkata Suburban Railway station on the Howrah–Bardhaman chord line operated by Eastern Railway zone of Indian Railways. It is situated at Bally Jagachha Block, Belanagar in Howrah district in the Indian state of West Bengal.[1] Number of EMU trains stop at Belanagar railway station.[2] This railway station is named after Bela Mitra, a freedom fighter and social activist. This was the first Railway station in India named after any Indian woman.[3] [4]

History

The Howrah–Bardhaman chord, the 95 kilometers railway line was constructed in 1917. It was connected with through Dankuni after construction of Vivekananda Setu in 1932.[5] to Bardhaman chord line including Belanagar railway station was electrified in 1964–66.[6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: BZL/Belanagar. 13 May 2019.
  2. Web site: BELANAGAR (BZL) Railway Station. NDTV. 13 May 2019.
  3. Book: Sansab Bangali Charitavidhan (Bengali). Subodh C. Sengupta . Anjali Basu . I. Sahitya Sansad. 2002. 81-85626-65-0. Kolkata. 367.
  4. Web site: From corporate boardrooms to Writers' Buildings. 20 May 2011 . 13 May 2019.
  5. Web site: HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE – THE FIRST JOURNEY. 13 May 2019.
  6. Web site: History of Electrification. 13 May 2019.