Komagata Maru Budge Budge (previously known as Budge Budge) is a terminal station of Kolkata Suburban Railway on the Budge Budge Branch line. It is under the jurisdiction of the Sealdah railway division in the Eastern Railway zone of the Indian Railways. It serves the local area of Budge Budge in South 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal.[1][2]
History
In 1890, the Eastern Bengal Railway constructed a Template:Track gauge-wide broad-gauge railway from Template:Stnlnk to Budge Budge.[3]
In 2013, the station was renamed from Budge Budge to commemorate those killed in the Komagata Maru incident.[4]
Electrification
Electrification from Template:Stnlnk to Budge Budge was completed with 25 kV AC overhead system in 1965–66.[5]
Station complex
The platform is very much well sheltered. The station possesses many facilities including water and sanitation. There is a proper approach road to this station.[6]
Connections
On a non-holiday a total of 22 trains run from Budge Budge to Sealdah and 3 trains traverse the Kolkata Circular Railway route to reach Naihati Junction.
References
- ↑ BGB/Budge Budge. Retrieved May 25, 2019.
- ↑ BUDGE BUDGE (BGB) Railway Station. NDTV. Retrieved May 25, 2019.
- ↑ Indian Railways History Time Line. Retrieved May 25, 2019.
- ↑ Continuing the voyage of Komagata Maru. The Tribune India. Retrieved 17 September 2021.
- ↑ History of The Electrification of Indian Railways. Retrieved May 25, 2019.
- ↑ The Chronology of Railway Development in Eastern India. Retrieved May 25, 2019.
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