Komagata Maru Budge Budge railway station explained

Komagata Maru Budge Budge
Native Name:কোমাগাতামারু বজবজ
Type: Kolkata Suburban Railway Station
Style:Kolkata Suburban Railway
Address:Budge Budge, South 24 Parganas, West Bengal
Country:India
Coordinates:22.4929°N 88.1949°W
Elevation:9m (30feet)
Line:Budge Budge Branch line
Structure:Standard (on-ground station)
Platform:1
Tracks:2
Bicycle:Available
Parking:Available
Electrified:1965–66
Accessible:Not Available
Owned:Indian Railways
Operator:Eastern Railway
Status:Functioning
Former:Eastern Bengal Railway
Services Collapsible:yes
Map State:collapsed
Mapframe:yes

Komagata Maru Budge Budge (previously known as Budge Budge) is a Kolkata Suburban Railway station on the Budge Budge Branch line. It is under the jurisdiction of the Sealdah railway division in the Eastern Railway zone of the Indian Railways. It serves the local area of Budge Budge in South 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal.[1] [2]

History

In 1890, the Eastern Bengal Railway constructed a -wide broad-gauge railway from to Budge Budge.[3]

In 2013, the station was renamed from Budge Budge to commemorate the martyrs of the Komagata Maru incident who fell to British bullets near the station.[4]

Electrification

Electrification from to Budge Budge was completed with 25 kV AC overhead system in 1965–66.[5]

Station complex

The platform is very much well sheltered. The station possesses many facilities including water and sanitation. There is a proper approach road to this station.[6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: BGB/Budge Budge. May 25, 2019.
  2. Web site: BUDGE BUDGE (BGB) Railway Station. NDTV. May 25, 2019.
  3. Web site: Indian Railways History Time Line . May 25, 2019 . https://archive.today/20120714085533/http://irse.bravehost.com/IRHTML.htm . 14 July 2012 . dead.
  4. Web site: Continuing the voyage of Komagata Maru. 17 September 2021. The Tribune India.
  5. Web site: History of The Electrification of Indian Railways. May 25, 2019.
  6. Web site: The Chronology of Railway Development in Eastern India. https://web.archive.org/web/20180327200122/http://www.irfca.org/~mrinal/chronology.html. May 25, 2019. 27 March 2018.