Bandel Junction railway station
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Bandel Junction | ||||||||||||||||
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Regional rail & Light rail station | ||||||||||||||||
General information | ||||||||||||||||
Location | Bandel Station Road, Hooghly, West Bengal India | |||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 22°55′N 88°22′E / 22.917°N 88.367°E | |||||||||||||||
Elevation | 14 metres (46 ft) | |||||||||||||||
Operated by | Eastern Railway zone | |||||||||||||||
Line(s) | Howrah-Bardhaman main line, Bandel-Katwa line, Naihati-Bandel line via Jubilee Bridge (India) | |||||||||||||||
Platforms | 7 | |||||||||||||||
Tracks | 14 | |||||||||||||||
Construction | ||||||||||||||||
Structure type | Standard | |||||||||||||||
Parking | Yes | |||||||||||||||
Accessible | [dubious ][citation needed] | |||||||||||||||
Other information | ||||||||||||||||
Status | Functioning | |||||||||||||||
Station code | BDC[1] | |||||||||||||||
Zone(s) | Eastern Railway | |||||||||||||||
Division(s) | Howrah | |||||||||||||||
History | ||||||||||||||||
Previous names | East Indian Railway | |||||||||||||||
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Bandel Junction railway station is one of the junction stations of the Kolkata suburban railway network, India. It is situated on the Howrah-Bandel-Barddhaman Main Line in Hooghly district with an approximate 40 kilometres (25 mi) distance from Howrah Station. The station is operated by the Howrah division. There are total seven number of platforms (1A, 1B, 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5) at Bandel Junction station. However, platform number 5 can accommodate only the 9 coach EMU trains and that is why most of the 9 coach Bandel-Naihati locals depart from that platform. Bandel station is also connected to the Sealdah division by the Bandel-Naihati line.
See also
References
- ^ "Indian railway codes". Indian Railways. Retrieved 25 August 2018.
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