Ballygunge Junction railway station is a Kolkata Suburban Railway Junction Station on the Main line with an approximate Template:Convert distance from the Sealdah railway station. It is under the jurisdiction of the Eastern Railway zone of Indian Railways. Ballygunge Junction railway station is one of the busiest railway stations in the Sealdah railway division. More than 150 pairs of EMU local trains pass through the railway station on a daily basis. It is situated in Kolkata in the Indian state of West Bengal. Ballygunge Junction railway station serves Ballygunge and the surrounding areas.[1][2][3][4]
Geography
Ballygunge Junction railway station is located at Template:Coord. It has an average elevation of Template:Convert.[5]
History
In 1862, the Eastern Bengal Railway constructed a Template:Track gauge-wide broad-gauge railway from Template:Stnlnk to Template:Stnlnk via Ballygunge Junction.[6]
Electrification
Electrification from Template:Stnlnk to Template:Stnlnk including Ballygunge Junction was completed with 25 kV AC overhead system in 1965–66.[7]
Station complex
The platform is very much well sheltered. The station possesses many facilities including water and sanitation. It is well connected to the SH-1. There is a proper approach road to this station.[8]
References
- ↑ BLN/Ballygunge Junction.
- ↑ BLN/Ballygunge Junction Train Station.
- ↑ BLN/Ballygunge Junction Railway Station.
- ↑ BLN/Ballygunge Junction Railway Time Table.
- ↑ Google maps
- ↑ Indian Railways History Time Line.
- ↑ History of The Electrification of Indian Railways.
- ↑ The Chronology of Railway Development in Eastern India.
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