Brace Bridge railway station

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LocationBrace Bridge, Kolkata, West Bengal 700088
 India
Coordinates22°31′04″N 88°18′04″E / 22.517909°N 88.301182°E / 22.517909; 88.301182
Elevation9 metres (30 ft)
Brace Bridge
Kolkata Suburban Railway station
Brace Bridge railway station
General information
LocationBrace Bridge, Kolkata, West Bengal 700088
 India
Coordinates22°31′04″N 88°18′04″E / 22.517909°N 88.301182°E / 22.517909; 88.301182
Elevation9 metres (30 ft)
Owned byIndian Railways
Operated byEastern Railway
Line(s)Budge Budge Branch line
Platforms3
Tracks3
Construction
Structure typeStandard (on-ground station)
ParkingNot available
Bicycle facilitiesNot available
AccessibleNot available
Other information
StatusFunctioning
Station codeBRJ
Zone(s) Eastern Railway
Division(s) Sealdah
History
Opened1890; 135 years ago (1890)
Electrified1965–66
Previous namesEastern Bengal Railway
Services
Preceding station Kolkata Suburban Railway Following station
Santoshpur
towards Budge Budge
Sealdah South Majerhat
towards Sealdah
Location

Brace Bridge railway station 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 areas of Brace Bridge (Jinjira Bazar) and Parnasree in Kolkata in the Indian state of West Bengal.[1][2]

In 1890, the Eastern Bengal Railway constructed a 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)-wide broad-gauge railway from Ballygunge Junction to Budge Budge via Brace Bridge.[3]

Electrification

Station complex

References

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