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Gobardanga
Kolkata Suburban Railway station
Gobardanga railway station
General information
LocationGobardanga, North 24 Parganas district, West Bengal
India
Coordinates22°52′49″N 88°45′39″E / 22.880149°N 88.760791°E / 22.880149; 88.760791
Elevation11 metres (36 ft)
Owned byIndian Railways
Operated byEastern Railway
Line(s)Sealdah–Hasnabad–Bangaon–Ranaghat line of Kolkata Suburban Railway
Platforms3
Tracks3
Bus routesHabra-Chongda-Bergum-Nakpul-Gobardanga Kalibari-Gobardanga Kalitala-Gobardanga Station-Khantura-Tetulia
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
Platform levels10 metres
ParkingAvailable
Bicycle facilitiesAvailable
Other information
StatusFunctional
Station codeGBG
Zone(s) Eastern Railway
Division(s) Sealdah
History
Opened1906
Rebuilt2009
Electrified1972
Passengers
More than 100000 daily
Services
Preceding station   Kolkata Suburban Railway   Following station
Template:Kolkata Suburban Railway lines
Location
Gobardanga is located in West Bengal
Gobardanga
Gobardanga
Location in West Bengal
Gobardanga is located in India
Gobardanga
Gobardanga
Location in India

Gobardanga railway station is one of the oldest railway station in North 24 Parganas district, West Bengal. Its code is GBG. It serves Gobardanga town. The station consists of three platforms. The platforms are well sheltered. It has good facility of sanitation but lacks water.[1]

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.[2] The Sealah–Dum Dum–Barasat–Ashok Nagar–Bangaon sector was electrified in 1963–64.[3]

Gobardanga track layout
Station with three tracks and one side platforms and two island platforms

See also

References

  1. ^ "GBG/Gobardanga". India Rail Info.
  2. ^ "The Chronology of Railway development in Eastern Indian". Rail India. Archived from the original on 16 March 2008. Retrieved 28 August 2017.
  3. ^ "History of Electrification". IRFCA. Retrieved 28 August 2017.