Belanagar railway station

Belanagar railway station is a Kolkata Suburban Railway station on the Howrah-Bardhaman chord line operated by Eastern Railway zone of Indian Railways. It is situated at Bally Jagachha Block, Belanagar in Howrah district in the Indian state of West Bengal.[1] Number of EMU trains stop at Belanagar railway station.[2] This railway station is named after Bela Mitra, a freedom fighter and social activist. This was the first Railway station in India named after any Indian woman.[3][4]


Belanagar
Kolkata Suburban Railway
Belanagar railway stations
LocationBally Jagachha Block, Belanagar, Howrah district, West Bengal
India
Coordinates22°23′38″N 88°11′29″E
Elevation8 metres (26 ft)
Owned byIndian Railways
Operated byEastern Railway
Line(s)Howrah-Bardhaman chord
Platforms3
Tracks3
Construction
Structure typeStandard (on ground station)
ParkingNo
Other information
StatusFunctioning
Station codeBZL
Division(s) Howrah railway division
History
Opened1917
Electrified1964
Previous namesEast Indian Railway Company
Services
Preceding station   Kolkata Suburban Railway   Following station
toward Howrah Junction
Eastern Line
Howrah-Bardhaman chord

History

The Howrah–Bardhaman chord, the 95 kilometers railway line was constructed in 1917. It was connected with Sealdah through Dankuni after construction of Vivekananda Setu in 1932.[5] Howrah to Bardhaman chord line including Belanagar railway station was electrified in 1964–66.[6]

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References
  1. "BZL/Belanagar". Retrieved 13 May 2019.
  2. "BELANAGAR (BZL) Railway Station". ndtv.com. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
  3. Subodh C. Sengupta and Anjali Basu (2002). Sansab Bangali Charitavidhan (Bengali). I. Kolkata: Sahitya Sansad. p. 367. ISBN 81-85626-65-0.CS1 maint: uses authors parameter (link)
  4. "From corporate boardrooms to Writers' Buildings". Retrieved 13 May 2019.
  5. "HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE - THE FIRST JOURNEY". Retrieved 13 May 2019.
  6. "History of Electrification". Retrieved 13 May 2019.

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