Belgharia railway station

Belgharia railway station or Belghoria railway station is a Kolkata Suburban Railway station on the Sealdah–Ranaghat line. It serves Belgharia and the surrounding areas. It situates between the Agarpara railway station and the Dum Dum Junction railway station.

Belgharia
Kolkata Suburban Railway station
Belgharia railway station
General information
Location	Belgharia, Kolkata, West Bengal 700056  India
Coordinates	22°39′41″N 88°23′21″E
Elevation	10 metres (33 ft)
Owned by	Indian Railways
Operated by	Eastern Railway
Line(s)	Sealdah–Ranaghat line of Kolkata Suburban Railway
Platforms	4
Tracks	4
Construction
Structure type	Standard on ground station
Parking	Available for bicycles & motorcycles
Other information
Status	Active
Station code	BLH[1]
Zone(s)	Eastern Railway
Division(s)	Sealdah
History
Opened	1862; 162 years ago (1862)
Electrified	1963–1965; 59 years ago (1965)
Services
Preceding station Kolkata Suburban Railway Following station Dum Dum Junction towards Sealdah Eastern Line Main line Agarpara towards Ranaghat Junction
Route map Sealdah–Ranaghat–Gede line including Naihati–Bandel & Kalyani–Kalyani Simanta branch lines Legend km Chilahati–Parbatipur –Santahar–Darshana line Darshana–Jessore line 121 Darshana Bangladesh India border 117 Gede 114 Harish Nagar Halt 112 Banpur 106 Majhdia Mathabhanga river 100 Tarak Nagar Halt 97 Mayurhat Halt 94 Bagula 91 Bhayna Halt 89 Shantinagar Halt 87 Bahirgachhi Halt 91 Duttapulia (planned) 83 Aranghata km 80 Panchberia Halt 78 Bankimnagar Halt Ranaghat–Lalgola line old ferry route to Aistalaghat– Santipur dismantled NG line 76 Churni Ghat 74 Ranaghat Junction Ranaghat–Bangaon line Kalyani Simanta 56 69 Payradanga Kalyani Ghosh Para 53 63 Chakdaha Kalyani Silpanchal 51 61 Palpara FCI siding 58 Simurali Howrah–Bardhaman main line 54 Madanpur Bandel–Katwa line Bandel Junction 47 49 Kalyani Howrah–Bardhaman main line Kalyani Expressway Hooghly Ghat 43 46 Kanchrapara Jubilee Bridge over Hooghly River 45   Kanchrapara Workshop Gate Kanchrapara Railway Workshop Sampreeti Bridge Hukumchand jute mill siding 43 Halisahar Indian Pulp & Paper Mill siding Naihati jute mill siding Sealdah–Ranaghat line Garifa 42 Naihati–Bandel line Gauripur jute mill siding 39 Naihati Junction Nadia jute mill siding Naihati Rail Yard Reliance jute mills siding 36 Kankinara abandoned lines Kankinara jute mill siding 34 Jagaddal Kankinara paper mill siding Weaverly jute mill siding Anglo-India jute mill siding 31 Shyamnagar Jagaddal jute mill siding Shyamnagar jute mill siding Alliance jute mill siding Dunbar cotton mill siding Alexandra jute mills siding 28 Ichhapur Meghna jute mills siding Ishapore Rifle Factory siding 26 Palta India jute mills siding 27 Racecourse Barrackpore Army Cantonment Craig jute mills siding 24 Barrackpore Auckland jute mills siding Bhatpara power house siding Empire jute mill siding Kelvin jute mill siding Kinnison jute mill siding Titagarh Wagons siding Standard jute mill siding abandoned lines Titagarh paper mill siding 22 Titagarh Titagarh jute mill siding CESC TTPS siding Khardaha jute mill siding 20 Khardaha Electrosteel Castings siding TEXMACO Sodpur siding 17 Sodpur 15 Agarpara Calcutta Chord link line Kamarhati jute mill siding Vivekananda Setu over Hooghly River M/s Diamond Products siding Dakshineswar 14  KM Line 5  (planned) Baranagar jute mill siding TEXMACO Belgharia siding Baranagar Road 13 13 Belgharia Noapara 00 Noapara Metro Depot Kestopur Canal 15 Biman Bandar 13 Jessore Road Sealdah–Bangaon line line dismantled 11 Dum Dum Cantonment line dismantled Dum Dum Junction 08 Jessop & Co. factory siding Jessore Road Ordnance Factory siding Biman Bandar Patipukur loop line (dismantled)  KM Line 4  (u/c) Jessore Road Belgachia 00 10 Patipukur Chitpur Rail Yard Ultadanga Road 011 Lansdown mill siding Kolkata 012 Brown Blanket mill siding Kolkata Circular Railway  KM Line 1  Kestopur Canal Bidhan Nagar Road 5 Bidhannagar Road Press House siding Kankurgachi Road 2 Kankurgachi Road Junction Narkeldanga EMU Carshed 3 Sir Gurudas Banerjee Halt Circular Canal Kankurgachi Chord line Sealdah North 00 0 Sealdah Main Sealdah  KM Line 2  Sealdah South 00 Beliaghata Diesel Loco Shed 6 Kamardanga Halt Beruck & Comens Siding 3│7 Park Circus Sealdah South section km km Key Indian Railways broad gauge (1676 mm) Kolkata Metro (KM) broad gauge (1676 mm) Kolkata Metro (KM) standard gauge (1435 mm) in use   out of use, planned, or under construction (u/c)   tunnel This diagram: view talk edit
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History

The main line from Sealdah to Ranaghat by Eastern Bengal Railway was opened to railway traffic in the year 1862^[2] and extended to Kushtia in present-day Bangladesh within two months.^[3][4] The Sealdah–Kusthia line of the Eastern Bengal Railway used to work only on the eastern side of the Hooghly River.^[5]

Railway

This railway station and its track is located on the Sealdah Ranaghat railway line that stretches between Kolkata district, North 24 Parganas district and Nadia district. This railway currently has 4 tracks from Sealdah to Naihati Junction and 2 tracks from Naihati Junction to Ranaghat Junction.

The track of this station is classified as C-class track, is not a speed classification. But it is used for suburban rail services in metropolitan areas.^[6]

Station complex

The infrastructure of the station is terrestrial. The railway platform is almost fully sheltered. At the station, the building for station management and the station master's building are located adjacent to the platform no. 1. The station has two ticket counters one is outside the platform no. 4 and another is on platform no. 1. Passengers are issued tickets from those platforms by station ticket officers for train travel.

The Down Train leaves from platform no. 2 and 4. On the other hand, the Up Train leaves from platform no. 1 and 3. There are many approach roads to this station.^[7] The Madhusudan Banarjee Road from Birati side connects the Feeder Road from Barrackpore Trunk Road side and Jessore Road through the railway station Belgharia.

There are auto rickshaw stands, E-rickshaw stands outside Platform 1 and Platform 4. All the platforms are connected with subway and foot-over bridge. The station has seating, toilet, drinking water facilities for passenger convenience. There is no four wheels vehicles parking facility at the station. But available only for bicycles and motorcycles..

Electrification

Most local passenger trains are electric trains and run on the tracks of Agarpara railway station. Electrification of this railway through the Sealdah–Ranaghat line was completed in 1963–1965.^[8]

Rail Service

This station provides rail services to its surrounding area of the station. Trains approach for Ranaghat, Kalyani Simanta, Gede, Sealdah and Majerhat run through this station. Local trains of Kolkata Suburban Railway serve rail passengers daily at this station.

Securities

Belgharia railway station belongs to Sealdah Railway Division of Eastern Railway Zone of Indian Railways. All the responsibilities of station management are given on the head of the station "Station Master". Apart from this, temporary mobile GRP personnel are employed for the security of the station and its premises. There is a GRP office on platform no. 1. The security of station adjoining areas is provided by the local police administration.

See also

• Agarpara railway station
• Dum Dum Junction railway station
• Sealdah railway station
• Howrah railway station, the oldest and the busiest railway station of India.

References

1. "List of stations of Sealdah Division". Eastern Railway. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
2. "IR History: Early days (1832–1865)". IRFCA. Retrieved 2 May 2013.
3. "[IRFCA] Indian Railways FAQ - IR History - Early Days". www.irfca.org. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
4. "The Chronology of Railway Development in Eastern India". Archived from the original on 2 August 2012. Retrieved 10 February 2012.
5. "Eastern Bengal Railway". fibis. Retrieved 2 May 2013.
6. "[IRFCA] Indian Railways FAQ - Permanent Way". www.irfca.org. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
7. "BLH/Belgharia railway station". India Rail Info.
8. "[IRFCA] Electrification History from CORE". irfca.org. Retrieved 2 February 2023.

External links

• Kolkata/Northern fringes travel guide from Wikivoyage