Style: | Kolkata Suburban Railway |
Type: | Indian Railways |
Address: | Station Road, Santiniketan |
Borough: | Bolpur |
Coordinates: | 23.6578°N 87.6981°W |
Map Type: | India West Bengal#India |
Map Dot Label: | Bolpur Shantiniketan |
Map State: | collapsed |
Elevation: | 55m (180feet) |
Owned: | Indian Railways |
Tracks: | 4 |
Structure: | Standard (on-ground station) |
Parking: | Available |
Bicycle: | Available |
Accessible: | Available |
Status: | Double-Line Electrification |
Passengers: | 2,04,932 |
Pass Year: | FY 2020-2021 |
Line: | Sahibganj loop Howrah–New Jalpaiguri line Bolpur-Prantik-Siuri line(planned) |
Other: | Auto rickshaw, E-rickshaw, Cabs, Bus |
Platform: | 3 |
Bolpur Shantiniketan railway station is a major railway station in Birbhum district, West Bengal. Its code is BHP. It serves Bolpur City and Shantiniketan. The station consists of three platforms.[1] [2] [3]
Some of the major trains that passes from the Bolpur railway station are as follows:
On 1 August 2024 6:00 PM - 2 August 5:00 AM IST all the platforms of Bolpur Junction's railway tracks got submerged under water due to constant heavy rain.
The station has all important facilities like reservation counter (8 am to 8 pm), two and four wheeler parking, resting room, railway canteen (Jan Aahar). The station has escalators for going through the platforms.