Bibhuti Bhushan Halt railway station explained

Bibhuti Bhushan Halt
Style:Kolkata Suburban Railway
Type: Kolkata Suburban Railway station
Address:Bongaon, North 24 Parganas district, West Bengal
Country:India
Elevation:9m (30feet)
Owned:Indian Railways
Operator:Eastern Railway
Line:Sealdah–Hasnabad–Bangaon–Ranaghat line of Kolkata Suburban Railway
Platform:2
Tracks:2
Bicycle:No
Parking:No
Structure:At grade
Status:Functional
Map Type:India West Bengal#India
Map Dot Label:Bibhuti Bhushan Halt
Map Size:300
Map State:collapsed

Bibhuti Bhushan Halt railway station is a small railway station in North 24 Parganas district, West Bengal. Its code is BNAA. It serves the surrounding areas of Bongaon town. The station consists of two platforms. The platform area is not well sheltered. It lacks many facilities including water and sanitation. The station is named after the famous Bengali writer Bibhutibhusan Bandopadhyay.[1]

Bibhuti Bhushan Halt railway station is located on Sealdah–Hasnabad–Bangaon–Ranaghat line of Kolkata Suburban Railway. Link between Dum Dum to Khulna now in Bangladesh, via Bangaon was constructed by Bengal Central Railway Company in 1882–84.[2] The Sealah–Dum Dum–Barasat–Ashok Nagar–Bangaon sector was electrified in 1963–64.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: BNAA/Bibhuti Bhushan Halt railway station. India Rail Info.
  2. Web site: The Chronology of Railway development in Eastern Indian . Rail India . 28 August 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080316015721/http://www.irfca.org/~mrinal/chronology.html . 16 March 2008 . dead .
  3. Web site: History of Electrification . IRFCA. 28 August 2017.