Bainchigram railway station
Bainchigram railway station | |||||||||||
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| Kolkata Suburban Railway | |||||||||||
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| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | Grand Trunk Road, Bainchigram, Hooghly district, West Bengal India | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 23°06′24″N 88°12′58″E / 23.1065674°N 88.2161974°E | ||||||||||
| Elevation | 27 metres (89 ft) | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Indian Railways | ||||||||||
| Operated by | Eastern Railway | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Howrah-Bardhaman main line | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 3 | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 3 | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
| Structure type | Standard (on ground station) | ||||||||||
| Parking | No | ||||||||||
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| Status | Functioning | ||||||||||
| Station code | BCGM | ||||||||||
| Division(s) | Howrah railway division | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 1855 | ||||||||||
| Electrified | 1958 | ||||||||||
| Previous names | East Indian Railway Company | ||||||||||
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Bainchigram railway station is a Kolkata Suburban Railway station on the Howrah-Bardhaman main line operated by Eastern Railway zone of Indian Railways. It is situated beside Grand Trunk Road at Bainchigram in Hooghly district in the Indian state of West Bengal.[1][2]
History
The East Indian Railway Company was formed on 1 June 1845, The first passenger train in the eastern section was operated up to Hooghly, on 15 August 1854. On 1 February 1855 the first train ran from Howrah to Raniganj through Howrah–Bardhaman main line. Bandel to Bardhaman rout was opened for traffic on 1 January 1885. Electrification of the Howrah–Bardhaman main line was initiated up to Bandel in 1957, with the 3000 v DC system, and the entire Howrah–Bardhaman route including Bainchigram railway station completed with AC system, along with conversion of earlier DC portions to 25 kV AC, in 1958.[3]
References
- ^ "BCGM/Bainchigram". Retrieved 10 May 2019.
- ^ "BAINCHIGRAM (BCGM) Railway Station". ndtv.com. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
- ^ "HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE - THE FIRST JOURNEY". er.indianrailways.gov.in. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
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