Eden Gardens railway station explained


Style:Kolkata Suburban Railway
Type:Kolkata Suburban Railway station
Address:Babughat, Kolkata, West Bengal
Country:India
Coordinates:22.5649°N 88.3393°W
Elevation:7m (23feet)
Owned:Indian Railways
Operator:Eastern Railway
Line:Kolkata Circular line of Kolkata Suburban Railway
Platform:1
Tracks:1
Other:Baboo Ghat Farry
Accessible:Not available
Bicycle:Not available
Parking:Available
Structure:At grade
Status:Functioning
Services Collapsible:yes
Map State:collapsed
Mapframe:yes

Eden Gardens is a railway station in Kolkata under the Kolkata Circular Railway (Chakra Rail) system. It belongs to the Eastern Railway. The station code is EDG.[1] [2] The station gets its name due to its proximity to the famous cricket stadium Eden Gardens of the same name. The station is located on the banks of Hooghly River at Babughat, near busy business area BBD Bagh in Kolkata. After the electrification of circular railway few EMU local trains pass through the station. This is a very important station and is mostly used by office goers. The station has only one platform.

Station complex

The platform is very much well sheltered. The station has many facilities including water and sanitation. It is well connected to the Strand Road.

Station layout

GStreet levelExit/Entrance & ticket counter
P1Side platform, No-1 doors will open on the left/right
Track 1B.B.D Bag ← toward → Prisep Ghat

Track Layout

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Eden Gardens Railway Station Map/Atlas ER/Eastern Zone - Railway Enquiry.
  2. Web site: Eden Gardens. India Rail Info.