Bira railway station explained

Bira
Style:Kolkata Suburban Railway
Type: Kolkata Suburban Railway Station
Address:Bira, North 24 Parganas district, West Bengal
Country:India
Coordinates:22.7895°N 88.5722°W
Elevation:10m (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:Bira
Map Size:300
Map State:collapsed

Bira railway station is a small railway station in North 24 Parganas district, West Bengal. Its code is BIRA. It serves Bira town. The station consists of two platforms. The platform is not well sheltered. It lacks many facilities including water and sanitation.[1]

Station

Location

Bira 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: BIRA/Bira. 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.