Misplaced Pages

Bankra Nayabaz railway station

Article snapshot taken from Wikipedia with creative commons attribution-sharealike license. Give it a read and then ask your questions in the chat. We can research this topic together.
Railway Station in West Bengal

Bankra Nayabaz
Kolkata Suburban Railway station
General information
LocationUnsani-Nayabaz Road, Bankra, Howrah District, West Bengal
India
Coordinates22°35′44″N 88°16′38″E / 22.595668°N 88.277351°E / 22.595668; 88.277351
Elevation6 metres (20 ft)
Owned byIndian Railways
Operated bySouth Eastern Railway zone
Line(s)Santragachi–Amta branch line
Platforms3
Tracks3
Construction
Structure typeStandard (on-ground station)
Other information
StatusFunctioning
Station codeBKNM
Zone(s) South Eastern Railway zone
Division(s) Kharagpur
History
Opened1897
Closed1971
Rebuilt2004
ElectrifiedYes , 25 Kv 50 Hz through Overhead Catenary Wire
Previous namesHowrah–Amta Light Railway
Services
Preceding station Kolkata Suburban Railway Following station
Baltikuritowards Amta South Eastern LineSantragachi–Amta branch line Santragachitowards Howrah Junction
Baltikuritowards Sealdah Chord link Line AndulTerminus
Route map
Legend
Up arrow
to Bagnan
(under construction)
Amta
Harishdadpur
Jalalsi
Maju
Mahendralalnagar
Munsirhat
Pantihal
Right arrow
to Champadanga
(under construction)
Bargachia
Dakshinbari
Domjur
Domjur Road
Makardaha
Jhaluarbar
Dansi
Kona
UpperRight arrow
Calcutta Chord
to Dankuni
Bhattanagar
LowerRight arrow
Calcutta Chord
to Dum Dum
Baltikuri
Bankranayabaz
UpperLeft arrow Howrah–Kharagpur line
Andul
NH117-IN.svg NH 117 (Kona Epressway)
Mourigram
Hindustan Industries
and Engineering
Santragachi
Padmapukur
Guest Keen Williams
Shalimar │
Shalimar
rail yard
NH117-IN.svg NH 117 (Kona Expressway)
Ramrajatala
Dasnagar
Tikiapara
LowerRight arrow
Howrah–Bardhaman main line
& Howrah–Bardhaman chord
Howrah
Source: Google Maps
Calcutta Chord link line (C.C link line)
(including A.C.C. link branch line)
Legend
km km
Up arrow Howrah–Kharagpur line
14
0
 Andul
2 Maurigram
NH12-IN.svg NH 12
Kona
Expressway
Howrah–
Kharagpur line
Down arrow 		11 Bankranayabaz
9 Baltikuri
Right arrow Santragachi–Amta branch line
Up arrow to Furfura Sharif (planned)
A.C.C. Link
branch line
 Right arrow Howrah–Bardhaman chord
Dankuni 0 FCI Siding
Dankuni Loco
Factory
NH16-IN.svg NH 16 NH19-IN.svg NH 19
Belghoria
Expressway
Bhattanagar 6
Rajchandrapur 4 4 Belanagar
Bally Halt 6 7 Bally
Left arrow Howrah–Bardhaman main line Right arrow
NH19-IN.svg NH 19
Belghoria
Expressway
PWD Road
7 Bally Ghat
Vivekananda Setu over
Hooghly River
PWD Road
9
0
 Dakshineswar Dakshineswar metro station
Baranagar jute
mill siding
 Right arrow Sealdah–Ranaghat line
BT Road
Right arrow  KM Line 5 (planned) 
10
1
 Baranagar Road Baranagar metro station
Right arrow Sealdah–Ranaghat line
Noapara Noapara metro station and depotNoapara metro station and depot 2 Noapara Metro Depot Noapara metro station and depotNoapara metro station and depot
Kestopur Canal
Right arrow  KM Line 4 (u/c) 
Right arrow Sealdah–Bangaon line
15
4
 Dum Dum Junction Dum Dum metro station
Right arrow
Patipukur Loop
line (dismantled)
Jessore Road
Belgachia Belgachia metro station 6 17 Patipukur
Chitpur Rail Yard
Ultadanga Road 18 Lansdown mill siding
Kolkata 19 Brown Blanket mill siding
Kolkata Circular
Railway
 Down arrow 		Kestopur Canal
 KM Line 1  Down arrow 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 metro station Sealdah Left arrow  KM Line 2  Right arrow
Sealdah South 00 Beliaghata Diesel Loco Shed
6 Kamardanga Halt
Beruck & Comens Siding
3│7 Park Circus
Down arrow Sealdah South lines
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
Location
Bankra Nayabaz is located in KolkataBankra NayabazBankra NayabazLocation in KolkataShow map of KolkataBankra Nayabaz is located in West BengalBankra NayabazBankra NayabazLocation in West BengalShow map of West BengalBankra Nayabaz is located in IndiaBankra NayabazBankra NayabazLocation in IndiaShow map of India

Bankra Nayabaz railway station is a railway station on Santragachi–Amta branch line of South Eastern Railway section of the Kharagpur railway division. It is situated beside Unsani-Nayabaz Road at Bankranayabaz, Bankra in Howrah district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

History

Howrah to Amta narrow-gauge track was built in 1897 in British India. This route was the part of the Martin's Light Railways which was closed in 1971. Howrah–Amta new broad-gauge line, including the Bargachia–Champadanga branch line was re constructed and opened in 2002–2004.

References

  1. Roy, Joydeep. "Bankranayabaz Railway Station Map/Atlas SER/South Eastern Zone – Railway Enquiry". India Rail Info. Retrieved 24 October 2019.
  2. Sharma, Aman (15 August 2017). "PM Narendra Modi highlights project delay by talking of 74km Howrah–Champadanga railway line". The Economic Times. Retrieved 24 October 2019.
  3. "Narrow gauge in Bengal | IEOR @ IIT Bombay". www.ieor.iitb.ac.in. Retrieved 24 October 2019.
  4. "Howrah–Amta BG line section inaugurated". @businessline. 23 July 2000. Retrieved 24 October 2019.
Stations on the South Eastern line of the Kolkata Suburban Railway
Main line
Shalimar–Amta line
Panskura–Haldia line
Tamluk–Digha line
Stations on the Chord link line of the Kolkata Suburban Railway
Main line
Branch line


Stub icon

This article about a railway station in the Indian state of West Bengal is a stub. You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it.

Categories: