Bibhuti Bhushan Halt railway station

Layout

Layout

See also

Bibhuti Bhushan Halt railway station is a small railway station in North 24 Parganas district, West Bengal. Its code is BNAA. It serves the surrounding areas of Bongaon town. The station consists of two platforms. The platform area is not well sheltered. It lacks many facilities including water and sanitation. The station is named after the famous Bengali writer Bibhutibhusan Bandopadhyay.

Bibhuti Bhushan Halt

General information

Location

Bongaon, North 24 Parganas district, West Bengal
India

Coordinates

23°00′01″N 88°48′14″E / 23.000155°N 88.803984°E

Elevation

9 metres (30 ft)

System

Kolkata Suburban Railway station

Owned by

Indian Railways

Operated by

Eastern Railway

Line

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

BNAA

Zone(s)

Eastern Railway

Division(s)

Sealdah

History

Opened

1906; 119 years ago

Electrified

1972; 53 years ago

Services

Preceding station	Kolkata Suburban Railway			Following station
Chandpara towards Sealdah		Eastern Line Dum Dum–Bangaon branch line		Bangaon Junction Terminus

Route map

Sealdah–Bangaon line
including Barasat–Hasnabad and
Ranaghat–Bangaon branch lines

Legend

km

Jessore–Benapole
section

86

Benapole

(
Benapole
land port
)

Bangladesh

India

border

Bagdah

26

82

Petrapole

Chandabazar

12

Naobhanga Khal

Chhoighoria

6

Ichamati River

78

0

Bangaon Junction

planned

Ranaghat–Bangaon line

20

Poramaheshtala

(planned)

Satberia Halt

5

Gopalnagar

5

Akaipur Halt

10

Majhergram

13

Gangnapur

18

Naba Raynagar

23

Coopers Halt

25

Ranaghat EMU Carshed

89

Hingalganj

(planned)

Sealdah–Ranaghat line

Katakhali River

Ranaghat Junction

28

72

Hasnabad

Churni Ghat

30

70

Taki Road

Ranaghat–Lalgola line

67

Nimdanri

Ranaghat–Gede line

66

Madhyampur

Bibhutibhusan Halt

73

64

Matania Anantapur

Chandpara

68

61

Basirhat

Thakurnagar

64

60

Bhyabla

Gobardanga

58

55

Champapukur

Jamuna River

52

Ghora Ras Ghona

(planned)

Swarupnagar

70

Bidyadhari Khal

Machhalandapur

55

50

Malatipur

Sanhati

50

46

Kankra Mirzanagar

Habra

45

42

Harua Road

Ashoknagar Road

42

39

Bhasila

Guma

38

37

Lebutala

(planned) Chakla

47

Bidyadhari Khal

Bira

35

34

Beliaghata Road

Dattapukur

31

35

Sondalia

Bamangachhi

27

33

Bahira Kalibari

29

Karea

Kadambagachhi

Barasat EMU Carshed

26

Kazipara

Barasat Junction

23

Barasat

Hridaypur

21

Hridaypur

Madhyamgram

19

Madhyamgram

Noai Khal

New Barrackpur

17

New Barrackpore

Bisharpara Kodaliya

16

Michael Nagar

Birati

14

Birati

Biman Bandar

15

Jai Hind

(Bimanbandar)

Belghoria Expressway

Orange Line

(under construction)

Durganagar

13

Jessore Road

13

Jessore Road

branch lines removed

Jessop & Co.

factory siding

Ordnance Factory siding

11

Yellow Line

to Noapara

Sealdah Main
& North section

Patipukur loop
line (dismantled)

Blue Line

to Dakshineswar

Dum Dum

8

Dum Dum
Junction

Jessore Road

Belgachia

6

10

Patipukur

Chitpur Rail Yard

Ultadanga Road

11

Lansdown mill siding

Kolkata

12

Brown Blanket

mill siding

Kolkata
Circular Railway

Kestopur Canal

Blue Line

to Kavi Subhash

Bidhan Nagar Road

5

Bidhannagar Road

Press House siding

Kankurgachi Road

Junction

2

Narkeldanga

EMU Carshed

3

Sir Gurudas

Banerjee Halt

Circular Canal

Sealdah North

0

Kankurgachi

Chord line

Sealdah Main

0

Sealdah

Green Line

Sealdah South

0

Beliaghata Diesel

Loco Shed

6

Kamardanga Halt

Beruck & Comens

siding

3

7

Park Circus

Sealdah South section

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

Location
Bibhuti Bhushan Halt Location in West Bengal Show map of West Bengal Bibhuti Bhushan Halt Location in India Show map of India

Bibhuti Bhushan Halt railway station 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. The Sealah–Dum Dum–Barasat–Ashok Nagar–Bangaon sector was electrified in 1963–64.

Bibhuti Bhushan Halt track layout

Legend

Station with two tracks
and two side platforms

to Bangaon

to Sealdah