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Bibhuti Bhushan Halt railway station

Railway station near Bangaon in West Bengal, India From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Bibhuti Bhushan Halt railway station is a small railway station in North 24 Parganas district, West Bengal. Its code is BNAA. It serves the surrounding areas of Bongaon town. The station consists of two platforms. The platform area is not well sheltered. It lacks many facilities including water and sanitation. The station is named after the famous Bengali writer Bibhutibhusan Bandopadhyay.[1]

Coordinates23.000155°N 88.803984°E / 23.000155; 88.803984
Elevation9 metres (30 ft)
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Bibhuti Bhushan Halt
General information
LocationBongaon, North 24 Parganas district, West Bengal
India
Coordinates23.000155°N 88.803984°E / 23.000155; 88.803984
Elevation9 metres (30 ft)
System Kolkata Suburban Railway station
OwnerIndian Railways
OperatorEastern Railway
LineSealdah–Hasnabad–Bangaon–Ranaghat line of Kolkata Suburban Railway
Platforms2
Tracks2
Construction
Structure type
At grade
ParkingNo
Cycle facilities
No
Other information
StatusFunctional
Station codeBNAA
Zone(s) Eastern Railway
Division(s) Sealdah
History
Opened1906; 120 years ago (1906)
Electrified1972; 54 years ago (1972)
Services
Preceding station Kolkata Suburban Railway Following station
Chandpara
towards Sealdah
Eastern Line Bangaon Junction
Terminus
Location
Bibhuti Bhushan Halt is located in West Bengal
Bibhuti Bhushan Halt
Bibhuti Bhushan Halt
Location within West Bengal
Bibhuti Bhushan Halt is located in India
Bibhuti Bhushan Halt
Bibhuti Bhushan Halt
Location within India
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Bibhuti Bhushan Halt 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.[2] The Sealah–Dum Dum–Barasat–Ashok Nagar–Bangaon sector was electrified in 1963–64.[3]

Layout

Bibhuti Bhushan Halt track layout
Station with two tracks
and two side platforms

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