Bargachia railway station
Bargachia railway station is a railway station on Santragachi–Amta branch line of South Eastern Railway section of the Kharagpur railway division.[1] It is situated beside Bargachia-Kamlapur Road, Sandhya Bazar at Bargachia in Howrah District in the Indian state of West Bengal.[2]
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Location | Bargachia-Kamlapur Road, Sandhya Bazar, Bargachia, Howrah District, West Bengal India | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 22°40′01″N 88°08′18″E | ||||||||||
Elevation | 8 metres (26 ft) | ||||||||||
Owned by | Indian Railways | ||||||||||
Operated by | South Eastern Railway zone | ||||||||||
Line(s) | Santragachi–Amta branch line | ||||||||||
Platforms | 2 | ||||||||||
Tracks | 1 | ||||||||||
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Structure type | Standard (on ground station) | ||||||||||
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Status | Functioning | ||||||||||
Station code | BAC | ||||||||||
Zone(s) | South Eastern Railway zone | ||||||||||
Division(s) | Kharagpur | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Opened | 1897 | ||||||||||
Closed | 1971 | ||||||||||
Rebuilt | 2004 | ||||||||||
Previous names | Howrah-Amta Light Railway | ||||||||||
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History
Howrah to Amta Narrow gauge track was built in 1897 in British India. This route was the part of the Martin's Light Railways which was closed in 1971.[3] Howrah–Amta new Broad Gauge line, including the Bargachia-Champadanga branch line was re constructed and opened in 2002–2004.[4][5]
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References
- "BAC / Bargachia Railway Station | Train Arrival / Departure Timings at Bargachia". www.totaltraininfo.com. Retrieved 2019-10-25.
- Pradhan, Avradip. "Bargachia Railway Station Map/Atlas SER/South Eastern Zone - Railway Enquiry". indiarailinfo.com. Retrieved 2019-10-25.
- Sharma, Aman (2017-08-15). "PM Narendra Modi highlights project delay by talking of 74km Howrah-Champadanga railway line". The Economic Times. Retrieved 2019-10-25.
- "Narrow gauge in Bengal | IEOR @ IIT Bombay". www.ieor.iitb.ac.in. Retrieved 2019-10-25.
- "Howrah-Amta BG line section inaugurated". @businessline. Retrieved 2019-10-25.
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