Belur Math | |
Style: | Kolkata Suburban Railway |
Type: | Kolkata Suburban Railway Station |
Address: | Grand Trunk Rd, Belur, West Bengal |
Country: | India |
Owned: | Indian Railways |
Operator: | Eastern Railway |
Line: | Kolkata Suburban Railway |
Platform: | 1 |
Tracks: | 1 |
Structure: | Standard (on ground station) |
Parking: | No |
Bicycle: | No |
Status: | Operational |
Electrified: | yes |
Map Type: | India Kolkata#India West Bengal#India |
Map Dot Label: | Belur Math |
Map Size: | 300 |
Map State: | collapsed |
Belur Math railway station is a terminal railway station of the Kolkata Suburban Railway network, which connects Belur Math, temple and the headquarters of the Ramakrishna Math and Mission, with Howrah via the Eastern main line of Eastern Railway.[1] [2]
The Belur Math which is the headquarters of the Ramkrishna Mission and a leading tourist and pilgrimage destination for people across the world, is located on the banks of river Ganga, at a distance of about 1.5 km from the station. It was established by Swami Vivekananda in the year 1938 and also contains the Samadhi of the great Saint and youth icon along with that of Sarada Devi and Ramakrishna Paramahamsa.