Bethuadahari railway station explained




Style:Kolkata Suburban Railway
Type:Suburban train station
Address:N.H 34, Bethuadahari, Nadia, West Bengal
Country:India
Coordinates:23.6109°N 88.385°W
Elevation:18 M
Owned:Indian Railways
Operator:Eastern Railway
Line:Krishnanagar–Lalgola line
Connections: Kolkata-Siliguri Route New NH-12
Bethuadahari Bus Stand
Patuli Ferry Ghat
Birpur Ferry Ghat
Agradwip Ghat
Parking: Available
Bicycle: Available
Accessible:Not available
Opened:1905
Rebuilt:2007,2023
Former:East Indian Railway Company
Electrified: Yes (December,2007)[1]
Passengers:20K/day
Map Type:India West Bengal#India
Map Dot Label:Bethuadahari
Map Size:300
Map State:collapsed

Bethuadahari railway station is a rural Indian railway station of the Sealdah–Ranaghat–Lalgola branch line in Eastern Railway zone. The station situated in Nadia district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It serves Bethuadahari, Nakashipara and the surrounding areas. Few passengers, EMU and Express trains pass over the railway station.

History

Initially the Calcutta -Kusthia line of Eastern Bengal Railway was opened to traffic in 1862. The Ranaghat–Lalgola branch line was established in 1905 as an extension of Sealdah–Ranaghat line. This railway station situated at Bethudahari town. The rail distance between Bethuadahari and Sealdah is 126 km. (96 miles). After the electrification and inauguration of double track by the Indian Railways, this Station was modified and reconstructed into three platforms.[2] [3]

Sanctuary

The nearby reserve forest is known mainly for python and deer. Bethuadahari Avayaranya or Bethuadahari Wildlife Sanctuary is very important tourist spot of the state. It is famous for insemination of deers. The sanctuary covers, and was established in 1980 to preserve a portion of the central Gangetic alluvial ecozone.[4] There is a sugarcane laboratory in front of the local Block Development Office.

Platforms

Platform 1

Platform 1 mostly handles trains in the Up Sealdah Main Line sections. It also handles a few trains in the Up Sealdah-Lalgola Passenger, Ranaghat-Lalgola Passenger, Kolkata- Lalgola Hazarduari Express, Dhano Dhanye Express and Bhagirathi Express

Platform 2

Platform 2 only handles Down Lalgola bound trains in the Sealdah-Main Line section and almost all trains from Ranaghat and Krishnanagar City and a few from the Lalgola-Sealdah section.

Platform 3

Platform 3 mostly handles Up for goods train

Trains

22 trains pass through this station. Lalgola Passengers, Hazarduari Express, Dhano Dhanye Express and Bhagirathi Express stop there.[5]

Layout

Electrification

The Krishnanagar – Lalgola Section has been electrified on the 2010.[6] [7]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Welcome to Official Website of CORE .
  2. Web site: Distance Summary. alldistancebetween.com. 20 June 2017.
  3. Web site: Eastern Bengal Railway. IRFCA. https://web.archive.org/web/20170610004634/http://www.irfca.org/~mrinal/sealdah.html. 10 June 2017. dead. 20 June 2017.
  4. Web site: Bethuadahari Wildlife Sanctuary. Attractions of Nadia. Department of Tourism. July 12, 2020.
  5. Web site: Arrivals at BTY/Bethuadahari. India Rail Info. 20 June 2017.
  6. Web site: Krishnanagar–Lalgola Railway Electrification. projectstoday.com. 20 June 2017.
  7. Web site: History of Electrification. The Indian Railways Fan Club. 20 June 2017. See also

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