Barddhaman Junction railway station

Bardhaman
Indian Railway Junction Station
Location Grand Trunk Road, Bardhaman, West Bengal
India
Coordinates 23°14′57″N 87°52′14″E / 23.2491°N 87.8705°E / 23.2491; 87.8705Coordinates: 23°14′57″N 87°52′14″E / 23.2491°N 87.8705°E / 23.2491; 87.8705
Elevation 34.00 metres (111.55 ft)
Owned by Indian Railways
Operated by Eastern Railway
Line(s) Howrah-Delhi main line
Howrah-Gaya-Delhi line
Howrah-Allahabad-Mumbai line
Howrah-New Jalpaiguri line
Howrah-Bardhaman main line
Howrah-Bardhaman chord
Bardhaman-Asansol section
Burdwan Katwa Railway
Platforms 8
Construction
Structure type Standard (on ground station)
Parking Yes
Bicycle facilities Yes
Other information
Status Functioning
Station code BWN
Division(s) Howrah
History
Opened 1855
Electrified 1958
Previous names East Indian Railway Company
Services
Preceding station   Indian Railway   Following station
Gangpur
Eastern Railway zone
Talit
TerminusEastern Railway zone
Burdwan Katwa Railway - under gauge conversion
Kamnara
Location
Bardhaman railway station
Location in West Bengal

Bardhaman is a railway junction station on the Howrah-Delhi main line and is located in Bardhaman district in the Indian state of West Bengal. EMU services from Howrah along Howrah-Bardhaman main line and Howrah-Bardhaman chord terminate at Bardhaman. It serves Bardhaman, the fifth most populous city in West Bengal.[1]

History

Barddhaman railway station platform
Barddhaman Junction railway station nameplate

The first passenger train in eastern India ran from Howrah to Hooghly on 15 August 1854. The track was extended to Raniganj by 1855.[2]

The Howrah–Bardhaman chord, a shorter link to Bardhaman from Howrah than the Howrah–Bardhaman main line, was constructed in 1917.[3]

Bardhaman Junction

Electrification

Electrification of Howrah—Burdwan main line was completed with 25 kV AC overhead system in 1958. Earlier, electrification started (on the Howrah-Bandel sector) with 3 kV DC overhead system in 1953.[4]

Howrah–Bardhaman chord was electrified in 1964–66.[5]

Amenities

Bardhaman railway station has one two bedded non-AC retiring room and an eight-bedded dormitory.[6]

Bardhaman Coaching & Wagon Depot

Bardhaman Coaching & Wagon Depot can maintain four passenger trains, including one DEMU rake. It has a capacity of holding 71 coaches.[7]

Diesel loco shed

Bardhaman has a diesel loco shed with WDG-3A, WDM-6, WDM-2 and WDM-3A locos. It has parking slots for EMUs[8]

References

  1. "Urban Agglomerations/Cities having population 1 lakh and above" (PDF). Provisional Population Totals, Census of India 2011. Retrieved 16 April 2013.
  2. "IR History Part I 1832-1869". IRFCA. Retrieved 13 April 2013.
  3. "The Chronology of Railway development in Eastern Indian". railindia. Retrieved 13 April 2013.
  4. "IR History Part IV (1947-1970)". IRFCA. Retrieved 13 April 2013.
  5. "History of Electrification". IRFCA. Retrieved 13 April 2013.
  6. "Retiring Room Details". Eastern Railway. Retrieved 10 April 2013.
  7. "Carriage and Wagon / Howrah Division" (PDF). Indian Railways. Retrieved 11 April 2013.
  8. "Sheds and Workshops". IRFCA. Retrieved 10 April 2013.

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