Tala railway station

Tala railway station is a Kolkata Suburban Railway station in Shyambazar, Kolkata. It serves the local areas of Shyambazar and Belgachia in the Kolkata, West Bengal, India. Only a few local trains halt here. The station has two platforms, and is mainly a freight yard. Its station code is TALA.

Tala
Kolkata Suburban Railway station
General information
Location	Tala, Shyambazar, Kolkata, West Bengal India
Coordinates	22.606107°N 88.378622°E / 22.606107; 88.378622
Elevation	6 metres (20 ft)
Owned by	Indian Railways
Operated by	Eastern Railway
Platforms	2
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	At grade
Parking	Not available
Bicycle facilities	Not available
Accessible	Yes (via Belgachia fltyover)
Other information
Status	Functioning
Station code	TALA
Zone(s)	Eastern Railway
Division(s)	Sealdah
History
Opened	1984; 41 years ago (1984)
Electrified	1984; 41 years ago (1984)
Services Preceding station Kolkata Suburban Railway Following station Kolkata towards Dum Dum Junction Circular Line Bagbazar towards Dum Dum Junction
Route map Kolkata Circular Railway Legend km km Calcutta Chord link line  KM Blue Line  Sealdah–Ranaghat line Noapara 02 Noapara Metro Depot Kestopur Canal Sealdah–Bangaon line 3 Dum Dum Cantonment Dum Dum Junction 00 line dismantled Jessore Road 5 Jessore Road Bimanbandar 7 Biman Bandar  KM Yellow Line  (u/c) Patipukur loop line (dismantled) Jessore Road Belgachia 02 2 Patipukur Chitpur Rail Yard Ultadanga Road 03 Lansdown mill siding Kolkata 04 Brown Blanket mill siding  KM Blue Line  Cossipore Road Goods Shed Kestopur Canal FCI siding Bidhan Nagar Road CESC siding 3 Bidhannagar Road Cossipore Gun and Shell factory siding Press House siding Kankurgachi Road Tala 05 5 Kankurgachi Road Junction Bagbazar 06 6 Sir Gurudas Banerjee Halt Narkeldanga EMU Carshed Sovabazar Ahiritola 08 Circular Canal Kankurgachi Chord line Sealdah North 08 8 Sealdah Main Sealdah  KM Green Line  (u/c) Sealdah South 08 Beliaghata Diesel Loco Shed Burra Bazar 09 9 Kamardanga Halt Howrah Bridge B.B.D. Bag 10 Beruck & Comens Siding Eden Gardens 12 11 Park Circus Prinsep Ghat 13 Maa Flyover Vidyasagar Setu Hindusthan Engineering & Industrial Ltd. siding Adi Ganga river BESCO siding to KDS Railway (dismantled) Bijon Setu Khidderpore 16 13 Ballygunge Junction Remount Road 17 Sealdah–Sonarpur section to KDS Railway 15 Lake Gardens Sealdah–Budge Budge line Majerhat 18  KM Purple Line  (u/c) Kalighat–Falta Railway (NG) (dismantled) 16 Tollygunge Jai Hind Bridge Rabindra Sarobar New Alipore 17  KM Blue Line  Adi Ganga river Tollygunge Bridge km km Key Indian Railways broad gauge (1676 mm) Kolkata Metro (KM) broad gauge (1676 mm) Kolkata Metro (KM) standard gauge (1435 mm) narrow gauge (762 mm) in use   out of use, planned, or under construction (u/c)   tunnel This diagram: view talk edit
Location

Station

Tala Station

Complex

The platform is not very well sheltered. The station lacks many facilities including water and sanitation. There is no proper road for approaching this station.^[1]

Layout

Connections

Bus

Bus route number 3, 3B, 3C/1, 3C/2, 3D, 3D/1, 30A, 30B, 30B/1, 30C, 30D, 32A, 34B, 34C, 43/1, 47B, 78, 78/1, 79B, 91, 91A, 93, 201, 202, 211A, 214, 214A, 215/1, 219, 219/1, 222, 227, 230, 234, 234/1, 237/1, DN18, KB16, KB22, K1, K4, JM2, JM4, 007, 7 (Mini), S158 (Mini), S159 (Mini), S160 (Mini), S161 (Mini), S164 (Mini), S168 (Mini), S180 (Mini), S181 (Mini), S185 (Mini), S189 (Mini), C11, C45, C50, D4/1, D11, D23, E14, E19D, E32, E51, EB1, EB1A, M34, MX1, MX2, MX3, S9A, S10, S11, S12C, S15G, S21, S32, S32A, S45, S56, S57, S58, T8, 11A, 33, AC2B, AC17B, AC20, AC35, AC40, AC54 serve the station.^[2][3]

Metro

Shyambazar metro station and Belgachia metro station are located nearby.

Air

External links

• Kolkata/Northern fringes travel guide from Wikivoyage

References

1. "Tala". India Rail Info.
2. "Bus route | Calcutta Tram". calcuttatramways.com. Archived from the original on 28 April 2015.
3. "Bus Services".