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{{Infobox station
| name = [[File:Indian_Railways_Suburban_Railway_Logo.svg|50px]]<br>{{fontcolor|blue|Bidhannagar Road}}
| type = [[Kolkata Suburban Railway]] station
| style = Kolkata Suburban Railway
| image = Bidhannagar station.jpg
| image_caption = Bidhannagar Road railway station platform board
| address = [[Ultadanga]], [[Kolkata]], [[West Bengal]]
| country = India
| coordinates = {{Coord|22.591230|88.390737|type:railwaystation_region:IN|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
| elevation = {{convert|8.00|m|ft}}
| line = [[Sealdah–Ranaghat line]]
| other =
| structure = At grade
| platform = 4
| tracks = 4
| parking = Not available
| bicycle = Not available
| opened = 1862
| closed =
| rebuilt =
| electrified = 1963–64
| ADA = Not available
| code = {{Indian railway code
| code = BNXR
| zone = [[Eastern Railway zone|Eastern Railway]]
| division = {{rwd|Sealdah}}
}}
| owned = [[Indian Railways]]
| operator = [[Eastern Railway zone|Eastern Railway]]
| status = Functioning
| former = [[Eastern Bengal Railway]]
| passengers =
| pass_year =
| pass_percent =
| pass_system =
| map_type = India Kolkata
| map_size = 300
| map_dot_label = Bidhannagar Road
| services = {{s-rail|title=Kolkata Suburban Railway}}
{{s-line|system=Kolkata Suburban Railway|previous=Sealdah |next=Dum Dum Junction |line=Eastern |branch= [[Sealdah–Ranaghat line|Main line]]|type=Sealdah |type2= Ranaghat Junction|rows1=2}}
{{s-line|system=Kolkata Suburban Railway|previous=Sealdah |next=Dum Dum Junction |line=Chord link|hide1=yes}}
{{s-line|system=Kolkata Suburban Railway|previous=Sir Gurudas Banerjee Halt |next=Dum Dum Junction |line=Circular}}
|route_map = {{Chord link line (Kolkata Suburban Railway)}}{{Kolkata Circular Railway routemap}}{{Sealdah–Ranaghat line}}{{Sealdah–Hasnabad–Bangaon–Ranaghat line}}
|map_state = collapsed
}}
'''Bidhannagar Road''' is a [[Kolkata Suburban Railway]] [[junction station]] on the [[Sealdah–Ranaghat line]]. It is linked to the [[Sealdah South lines]] via [[Sir Gurudas Banerjee Halt railway station]]. It is located in [[Ultadanga]], [[Kolkata]] in the Indian state of [[West Bengal]]. It serves [[Ultadanga]], [[Kankurgachi]], [[Bidhannagar]] and other surrounding areas. Many [[Electric multiple unit|EMU]] trains coming from or going to [[Sealdah railway station|Sealdah]] stop at Bidhannagar Road. Most long-distance trains skip this station but a few stop here (see External links below).

==History==
The Calcutta (Sealdah)–Kusthia line of [[Eastern Bengal Railway]] was opened to traffic in 1862.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.irfca.org/faq/faq-hist.html|title =IR History: Early days (1832–1865) | publisher=IRFCA | access-date = 2 May 2013}}</ref> Eastern Bengal Railway worked on the eastern side of the [[Hooghly River]].<ref>{{cite web| url = http://wiki.fibis.org/index.php?title=Eastern_Bengal_Railway |title =Eastern Bengal Railway | publisher=fibis | access-date = 2 May 2013}}</ref>

==Electrification==
The Sealdah–Ranaghat sector was electrified in 1963–64.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://irfca.org/docs/electrification-history.html |title = History of Electrification | publisher= IRFCA| access-date = 2 May 2013}}</ref>

==Passengers==
Bidhannagar Road railway station handles 975,000 passengers every day, with about 325 trains in both directions.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://railenquiry.in/stationinfo/BNXR/Bidhannagar-road |title = Bidhan Nagar | publisher= Railenquiry.in | access-date = 5 May 2013}}</ref>

== Connections ==

=== Auto ===

=== Bus ===
Bus route number 12C/2, 30C/1, 32A, 43/1, 44, 44A, 45, 46, 46A, 46B, 47/1, 79D, 91C, 201, 206, 211, 211B, 215, 215A, 215A/1, 217, 217A, 217B, 221, 223, 237, L238, 253, 260, DN8, DN16/1, DN17, KB16, KB17, KB21, KB22, JM2, JM4, 007, K1, 5 (Mini), 20 (Mini), 20A (Mini), 29 (Mini), S138 (Mini), S151 (Mini), S152 (Mini), S171 (Mini), S172 (Mini), S175 (Mini), S184 (Mini), C14/1, C41, C42, C48, D7/1, D11A, D20, D22, E17, E25, E25A, E36, E39, E46, E47, MX1, MX3, S12C, S14C, S16, S19, S21, S30A, S30D, S37, S37A, S58, T11, 15, AC2, AC10, AC30, AC30S, AC35, AC37, AC37C, AC39, AC49A, AC50, AC50A, ACT5, ACT7, ACT9, M4, M10, MN5, MN10, MN20, MW7, V1, VS1, VS2, VS14, ST7, ST15, ST21 serve the station.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://transport.wb.gov.in/transport-services/bus-services/|title = Bus Services}}</ref>

=== Metro ===
[[Shyambazar metro station]], [[Shobhabazar Sutanuti metro station]], [[Bengal Chemical metro station]] and [[Phoolbagan metro station]] are located nearby.

=== Tram ===
Tram route number 18 serves the station.

=== Air ===
[[Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport]] is about 9 km via [[VIP Road]].

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://indiarailinfo.com/departures/bidhan-nagar-road-bnxr/1809 Long distance trains at Bidhannagar Road]
* {{Wikivoyage-inline|Kolkata/North Kolkata}}
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[[File:Bidhan Nagar Railway Station 01784.JPG|thumb|right|350px|Bidhannagar Road railway station with underpass]]
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[[Category:Sealdah railway division]]
[[Category:Railway stations in North 24 Parganas district]]
[[Category:Kolkata Suburban Railway stations]]
[[Category:Kolkata Circular Railway]]

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