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{{Infobox station<br />
| name = [[File:Indian_Railways_Suburban_Railway_Logo.svg|50px]]<br>Gobardanga<br />
| native_name = <br />
| style = Kolkata Suburban Railway<br />
| type = [[Kolkata Suburban Railway]] station<br />
| image = Gobardanga railway station.jpg<br />
| image_caption = Gobardanga railway station<br />
| address = [[Gobardanga]], [[North 24 Parganas district]], [[West Bengal]]<br />
| country = India<br />
| coordinates = {{coord|22.880149|88.760791|display=inline}}<br />
| elevation = {{convert|11|m|ft}}<br />
| owned = [[Indian Railways]]<br />
| operator = [[Eastern Railway zone|Eastern Railway]]<br />
| line = [[Sealdah–Hasnabad–Bangaon–Ranaghat line]] of [[Kolkata Suburban Railway]]<br />
| platform = 3<br />
| tracks = 3<br />
| bus_routes = Habra-Chongda-Bergum-Nakpul-Gobardanga Kalibari-Gobardanga Kalitala-Gobardanga Station-Khantura-Tetulia<br />
| bus_stands = <br />
| other = <br />
| ADA = <br />
| bicycle = Available<br />
| depth = <br />
| levels = 10 metres<br />
| parking = Available<br />
| structure = At grade<br />
| code = {{Indian railway code<br />
| code = GBG<br />
| zone = [[Eastern Railway zone|Eastern Railway]]<br />
| division = {{rwd|Sealdah}}<br />
}}<br />
| status = Functional<br />
| closed = <br />
| former = <br />
| opened = 1906<br />
| rebuilt = 2009<br />
| electrified = 1972<br />
| passengers = More than 100,000 daily<br />
| mpassengers = <br />
| pass_system = <br />
| pass_year = <br />
| pass_percent = <br />
| services = {{s-rail|title=Kolkata Suburban Railway}}<br />
{{s-line|system=Kolkata Suburban Railway|previous= Machhalandapur|next= Thakurnagar|line= Eastern |branch= [[Dum Dum–Bangaon branch line]]|type=Sealdah|type2=Bangaon Junction}}<br />
| map_type = India West Bengal#India<br />
| map_caption = Location in West Bengal##Location in India<br />
| map_dot_label = Gobardanga<br />
| map_size = 300<br />
| route_map = {{Sealdah–Hasnabad–Bangaon–Ranaghat line}}<br />
| mapframe = <br />
| map_state = collapsed<br />
}}<br />
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'''Gobardanga railway station''' is one of the oldest railway stations 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. Its next Station towards [[Bangaon Junction railway station|Bangaon]] is [[Thakurnagar railway station|Thakurnagar]] and its next Station towards [[Sealdah railway station|Sealdah]] is [[Machhalandapur railway station|Machhalandapur]]. Bangaon-Sealdah Local, Thakurnagar-Sealdah Local, Gobardanga-Sealdah Local connects it to Sealdah. Bangaon-[[Barasat Junction railway station|Barasat]] Local connects it to various other stations up to Barasat. Bangaon-[[Majerhat railway station|Majerhat]] and Bangaon-[[Canning railway station (India)|Canning]] connects it to Majerhat and Canning respectively. The [[Bandhan Express]], which connects [[India]] with its neighbouring country [[Bangladesh]], runs through the Station but does not stop here. It has always been a major railway between [[Habra railway station|Habra]] and Bangaon. <br />
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==About==<br />
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.<ref name=history>{{cite web | url = http://www.irfca.org/~mrinal/chronology.html | title = The Chronology of Railway development in Eastern Indian |publisher=Rail India | access-date = 28 August 2017 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080316015721/http://www.irfca.org/~mrinal/chronology.html | archive-date = 16 March 2008 | url-status = dead }}</ref> The Sealah–Dum Dum–Barasat–Ashok Nagar–Bangaon 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 = 28 August 2017}}</ref>It is a busy railway station. Its location close to many educational and cultural facilities make it a significant place to visit between Habra and Bangaon. It was rebuilt in 2009.<br />
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{{Routemap<br />
| title = Gobardanga track layout<br />
|title-bg=<br />
| legend = track<br />
| collapsible = no<br />
| map =<br />
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cBS\vSTR\cBS ~~ ~~ ~~ to [[Bangaon Junction railway station|Bangaon]]<br />
cBS\vSTR\cBS<br />
cBS\vSTR\cBS ~~ ~~ ~~ to {{stnlnk|Sealdah}}<br />
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| bottom = <div style="width:10em;text-align:center">Station with three tracks and one side platforms and two island platforms</div><br />
}}<br />
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==The Station==<br />
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{{Routemap<br />
| title = Gobardanga track layout<br />
|title-bg=<br />
| legend = track<br />
| collapsible = yes<br />
| map =<br />
vCONTgfa<br />
cBS\vSTR\cBS ~~ ~~ ~~ to [[Bangaon Junction railway station|Bangaon]]<br />
cBS\vSTR\cBS<br />
cBS\vSTR\cBS ~~ ~~ ~~ to {{stnlnk|Sealdah}}<br />
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| bottom = <div style="width:8em;text-align:center">Station with three tracks and one side platforms and two Island platform</div><br />
}}<br />
}}<br />
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{| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="3" table<br />
|+<br />
|style="border-top:solid 1px gray;" width=50 valign=top|'''G'''<br />
| style="border-top:solid 1px gray;" width="400" valign="top" |Exit/Entrance<br />
|-<br />
|'''Track 3'''<br />
|Towards →[[Bangaon Junction railway station|Bangaon]]→→<br />
|-<br />
|'''P3'''<br />
|[[Foot overbridge|FOB]], [[Island platform]], No-3 doors will open on the left/right<br />
|-<br />
|'''P2'''<br />
|FOB, [[Island platform]], No-2 doors will open on the left/right<br />
|-<br />
|'''Track 2'''<br />
|Towards←←[[Sealdah railway station|Sealdah]]←<br />
|-<br />
|'''Track 1'''<br />
|Towards ←←[[Sealdah railway station|Sealdah]]←<br />
|-<br />
|'''P1'''<br />
|FOB, [[Side platform]], No-1 doors will open the left/right<br />
|-<br />
|'''G'''<br />
|Exit/Entrance & Ticket counter<br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
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== See also ==<br />
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* [[North 24 Parganas district]]<br />
* [[Indian Railways]]<br />
* [[Sealdah railway station]]<br />
* [[Sealdah–Hasnabad–Bangaon–Ranaghat line]]<br />
* [[Bangaon Junction railway station]]<br />
* [[Transport in West Bengal]]<br />
* [[List of railway stations in India]]<br />
}}<br />
{{Clear}}<br />
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== References ==<br />
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== External links ==<br />
{{Wikivoyage|Rail travel in India}}<br />
* [http://indiarailinfo.com/station/map/8128 Gobardanga Station Map]<br />
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{{Railway stations in West Bengal}}<br />
{{Kolkata Suburban Railway, Eastern}}<br />
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[[Category:Railway stations in North 24 Parganas district]]<br />
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