Bira railway station

Bira railway station is a small railway station in North 24 Parganas district, West Bengal. Its code is BIRA. It serves Bira town. The station consists of two platforms. The platform is not well sheltered. It lacks many facilities including water and sanitation.[1]

Bira railway station
Kolkata Suburban Railway Station
Location	Bira, North 24 Parganas district, West Bengal India
Coordinates	22.7895624°N 88.5716164°E / 22.7895624; 88.5716164
Elevation	10 metres (33 ft)
Owned by	Indian Railways
Operated by	Eastern Railway
Line(s)	Sealdah–Hasnabad–Bangaon–Ranaghat line of Kolkata Suburban Railway
Platforms	2
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	At grade
Parking	No
Bicycle facilities	No
Other information
Status	Functional
Station code	BIRA
Zone(s)	Eastern Railway
Division(s)	Sealdah
History
Opened	1906
Electrified	1972
Services
Preceding station   Kolkata Suburban Railway   Following station Duttapukur toward Sealdah Eastern Line Dum Dum-Bangaon branch line Guma toward Bangaon Junction
Location
Bira railway station Location in West Bengal

Sealdah-Hasnabad-Bangaon- Ranaghat line
km km to Jessore Benapole Bangladesh India border Petrapole Goods Ichamati River Bagdah (planned) 77 Bangaon Chandabazar (planned) Poramaheshtala (planned) NH 35 Satberia 28 72 Bibhuti Bhushan Halt Gopalnagar 23 Akaipur 19 67 Chandpara Majhergram 15 Gangnapur 11 63 Thakurnagar Naba Raynagar 6 Coopers Halt 58 Gobardanga Ranaghat 0 Lalgola and Gede branch lines Jamuna River Sealdah–Ranaghat line Machlandapur 54 Swarupnagar (planned) Hingalganj (planned) 75 Hasnabad 73 Taki Road 71 Nimdanri Sanhati Halt 50 69 Madhyampur 67 Matania Anantapur Habra 45 65 Basirhat 63 Bhyabla Halt Ashoknagar Road 41 58 Champapukur 56 Ghovarash Ghona NH 35 54 Malatipur 49 Kankra Mirzanagar Guma 38 46 Harua Road 43 Bhasila Bira 34 41 Lebutala 37 Beliaghata Road Duttapukur 30 35 Sondalia 32 Bahira Kalibari Bamangachhi 27 29 Karea Kadambagachhi 26 Kazipara NH 35 23 Barasat NH 34 21 Hridaypur 19 Madhyamgram Noai Canal 17 New Barrackpur 15 Bisharpara Kodaliya 14 Birati 12 Durganagar 14 Biman Bandar 12 Jessore Road line closed Sealdah–Ranaghat line 10 Dum Dum Cantonment Calcutta chord link to Dankuni 7 Dum Dum Patipukur Kolkata Circular Railway Kolkata 4 Bidhannagar Road Sealdah North & Main 0 Sir Gurudas Banerjee Halt Sealdah South 0 Park Circus 3 Sealdah South lines km km
Source: Indian Railway Time Table

The Station

Station layout

G	Street Level	Exit/Entrance
P1	Side platform No- 1, doors will open on the left
		Towards →Bangaon→ →
		→Towards ←Sealdah← ←
	Side platform No- 2, doors will open on the left
P2

Location

Bira 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.[2] The Sealah-Dum Dum-Barasat-Ashok Nagar-Bangaon sector was electrified in 1963–64.[3]

Layout

Bira track layout
to Bangaon to Sealdah
Station with two tracks and two side platforms

Gallery

See also

• North 24 Parganas district
• Indian Railways
• Sealdah railway station
• Sealdah–Hasnabad–Bangaon–Ranaghat line
• Bangaon Junction railway station
• Transport in West Bengal
• List of railway stations in India

References

1. "BIRA/Bira". India Rail Info.
2. "The Chronology of Railway development in Eastern Indian". railindia. Archived from the original on 16 March 2008. Retrieved 28 August 2017.
3. "History of Electrification". IRFCA. Retrieved 28 August 2017.

External links

• Bira Station Map
• Google. "Bira Railway station" (Map). Google Maps. Google.