Gobardanga railway station explained

Gobardanga
Style:Kolkata Suburban Railway
Type: Kolkata Suburban Railway station
Address:Gobardanga, North 24 Parganas district, West Bengal
Country:India
Coordinates:22.8801°N 88.7608°W
Elevation:11m (36feet)
Owned:Indian Railways
Operator:Eastern Railway
Line:Sealdah–Hasnabad–Bangaon–Ranaghat line of Kolkata Suburban Railway
Platform:3
Tracks:3
Bus Routes:Habra-Chongda-Bergum-Nakpul-Gobardanga Kalibari-Gobardanga Kalitala-Gobardanga Station-Khantura-Tetulia
Bicycle:Available
Levels:10 metres
Parking:Available
Structure:At grade
Passengers:More than 100,000 daily
Map Type:India West Bengal#India
Map Dot Label:Gobardanga
Map Size:300
Map State:collapsed

Gobardanga railway station is one of the oldest railway stations in North 24 Parganas district, West Bengal. Its code is GBG. It serves Gobardanga town. Its next Station towards Bangaon is Thakurnagar and its next Station towards Sealdah is Machhalandapur.

Connectivity

Bangaon-Sealdah Local, Thakurnagar-Sealdah Local, Gobardanga-Sealdah Local connects it to Sealdah. Bangaon-Barasat Local connects it to various other stations up to Barasat. Bangaon-Majerhat and Bangaon-Canning connects it to Majerhat and Canning respectively. The Bandhan Express, which connects India with its neighbouring country Bangladesh, runs through the Station but does not stop here. It has always been a major railway between Habra and Bangaon.

Station complex

The station consists of three platforms. All platforms are well sheltered. It has good facility of sanitation but lacks water.

History

Gobardanga 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.[1] The Sealah–Dum Dum–Barasat–Ashok Nagar–Bangaon sector was electrified in 1963–64.[2] It is a busy railway station. Its location close to many educational and cultural institutions makes it a significant place to visit between Habra and Bangaon. It was rebuilt in 2009.

Station

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GExit/Entrance
Track 3Towards →Bangaon→→
P3FOB, Island platform, No-3 doors will open on the left/right
P2FOB, Island platform, No-2 doors will open on the left/right
Track 2Towards←←Sealdah
Track 1Towards ←←Sealdah
P1FOB, Side platform, No-1 doors will open the left/right
GExit/Entrance & Ticket counter

Layout

External links

Notes and References

  1. 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 .
  2. Web site: History of Electrification . IRFCA. 28 August 2017.