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Barasat Junction
Kolkata Suburban Railway junction station
Barasat Junction railway station
General information
Location	Barasat, North 24 Parganas, West Bengal India
Coordinates	22°43′26″N 88°29′01″E / 22.723940°N 88.483665°E / 22.723940; 88.483665
Elevation	12 metres (39 ft)
Owned by	Indian Railways
Operated by	Eastern Railway
Platforms	5
Tracks	6
Construction
Structure type	At Grade
Parking	Not available
Other information
Status	Active
Station code	BT
Zone(s)	Eastern Railway
Division(s)	Sealdah
History
Opened	1906; 119 years ago (1906)
Electrified	1972; 53 years ago (1972)
Services
Preceding station Kolkata Suburban Railway Following station Hridaypurtowards Sealdah Eastern LineDum Dum–Bangaon branch line Bamangachhitowards Bangaon Junction Kaziparatowards Hasnabad
Route map v t e Sealdah–Bangaon line including Barasat–Hasnabad and Ranaghat–Bangaon branch lines Legend km km Jessore–Benapole section 86 Benapole ( Benapole land port ) Bagdah 26 Bangladesh India Chandabazar 12 82 Petrapole Chhoighoria 6 Naobhanga Khal Ichhamati river line planned 78 00 Bangaon Junction 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 Ranaghat–Gede line Ranaghat–Lalgola line Churni Ghat 30 89 Hingalganj Ranaghat Junction 28 Katakhali river line planned Sealdah–Ranaghat line 72 Hasnabad 70 Taki Road 67 Nimdanri 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 Kadambagachi Barasat EMU Carshed 26 Kazipara Barasat Junction 23 Barasat Hridaypur 21 Hridaypur Madhyamgram 19 Madhyamgram Noai Khal New Barrackpore New Barrackpur 17 Michael Nagar Bisharpara Kodaliya 16 Birati Birati 14 Biman Bandar Belghoria Expressway  KM Line 6  (u/c) Durganagar 13 Biman Bandar 15 Jessore Road 13 Jessore Road line dismantled Jessop & Co. factory siding Ordnance Factory siding Dum Dum Cantonment 11 Dum Dum Cantonment  KM Line 4  (u/c) Sealdah Main & North section  KM Line 1  Dum Dum Junction 08 Patipukur loop line (dismantled) 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
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Barasat Junction is a Kolkata Suburban Railway station in Barasat. It is one of the major suburban railway stations in North 24 Parganas district, West Bengal, India. Generally, people commuting daily use this station for travelling to Kolkata's Central Business District or other towns, with the busiest times at the station being the morning and evening peak periods. This station provides the facility of separate rest rooms for both male & female passengers. Barasat Junction Railway station consists of 6 permanent platforms (Platform no: 1–6).

Station complex

A reservation counter for booking long-distance railway tickets in the early morning and regular non-reservation tickets booking are all time available. Tickets can be collected from the main ticket counter at the junction of platform no. 1. Two smart card booths are operational for ticket purchasing through the use computerised smart cards.

A railway car shade forms a part of the station's overall structure, having been designed to cover two trains for rail engine and car maintenance.

Barasat Basirhat Railway

Barasat Basirhat Railway (BBR) was a 2 ft 6 in (762 mm) gauge railway line started by Martin & Co. in 1914 as part of their wide network of narrow gauge operations under the name of Martin's Light Railways. The line connected the two towns of Barasat and Basirhat near Calcutta (now Kolkata), in West Bengal, India. The line was closed in 1955, after Indian independence (in 1947), when all privately run lines were taken over by the government or were closed. BBR got a fresh lease of life when Indian Railways placed the line under its Eastern Railways zone, Sealdah division and converted the route partly to broad gauge in 1962. Later on, this route was fully restored to 5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) (Indian gauge) and local trains started using the route.

Metro Railway Kolkata expansion plan

Recently, the government-owned Indian Railways corporation approved a proposal for an underground metro railway station connecting Barasat Junction to Noapara metro station. The construction of the project has started in October 2011.

Extension plan from Noapara to Barasat: The proposed Metro railway extension alignment pass through Dum Dum Cantonment and Jessore Road up to Biman Bandar station. From there, the line would run under Jessore Road until New Barrackpore before reaching the surface at Madhyamgram station. From Madhyamgram to Barasat, the alignment would be elevated. However, for crossing the existing road overbridge at Madhyamgram and Barasat, the alignment would descend gradually to ground level and rise again on viaduct. This is supposed to be beneficial for the people of North 24 Parganas district and will bring them closer to Kolkata's Business district. This would reduce the heavy pressure on Sealdah–Barasat section of Eastern Railways. The Madhyamgram Metro railway station is to be constructed in the Madhyamgram-Barasat section.

Work for the Noapara–Barasat (via NSC Bose Airport) metro extension came to a halt in 2013 as construction giant L&T has pulled out of the 20 km metro corridor project. L&T was unable to get on with the work due to huge encroachment problems on railway land.

L&T has moved out all major equipment from the project site at Barasat and has closed down two of the three site offices. The lone site office is under locked.

After almost 7 years with the ongoing land acquisition problems, Barasat metro was in the brink of getting cancelled. The development of New Barrackpore to Barasat (phase 3 of metro line 4) was supposed to go elevated to cut down the expenses, but the stretch was in doubt due to huge encroachment problem. But in February 2021, Prime Minister Narendra Modi gave his nod to construct this stretch underground, giving respite to thousands of families who were supposed to be evicted for the development of the elevated stretch.

Line 4 has now been divided into 3 phases :

• Phase 1: Noapara - Biman Bandar (under construction)
• Phase 2: Biman Bandar - New Barrackpore (under construction)
• Phase 3: New Barrackpore - Barasat (construction to begin soon)

Gallery

• Up and Down Trains in Barasat railway station at platform Number 1 and 2.
• Metro railway construction going on near Barasat Junction
• Passengers are walking on the railway tracks at Barasat
• Barasat Junction railway station
• Barasat Junction platformboard

See also

• Bangaon Junction railway station
• Dum Dum Junction railway station
• Indian Railways
• List of Kolkata metro stations

References

1. "About Barasat Tourism" (Web page). Holiday IQ – Discover Intelligent Holiday Planning. Leisure & Lifestyle Information Services Pvt. Ltd. December 2005. Retrieved 5 April 2012.
2. "Dum Dum–Barasat metro extension Plan" (Web page). MRK. Metro Railway Kolkata, Web site publish. 2012. Retrieved 16 October 2012.
3. "Kolkata Metro Official Map".
4. "Barasat Metro Progressing".
5. "End of the road for Dum Dum–Barasat metro extension" (Web page). The Times of India. 2012. Archived from the original on 11 April 2013. Retrieved 25 December 2012.
6. "PM nod for underground Metro averts eviction". www.telegraphindia.com. Retrieved 12 April 2023.
7. "Senbo & ITD Win Kolkata Metro Barasat Line's Underground Work". The Metro Rail Guy. 20 March 2022. Retrieved 12 April 2023.

External links

• Kolkata/Northern fringes travel guide from Wikivoyage
• mtp.indianrailways.gov.in
• ovguide.com (archived 24 September 2015)
• erail.in

v t e North 24 Parganas district topics
General	Bibhutibhushan Wildlife Sanctuary Dakshineswar Kali Temple Gangaridai Air Force Station Kanchrapara Marichjhanpi Sundarbans Reserve Forest Sundarban National Park Kripamayee Kali Temple Baranagar Math Alambazar Math Baranagore Ramakrishna Mission Ashrama High School Chandraketugarh North 24 Parganas: minority concentrated district
Subdivisions	Bangaon Barrackpore Barasat Sadar Basirhat Bidhannagar
Municipalities	Ashoknagar Kalyangarh Baduria Baranagar Barasat Barrackpore Basirhat Bhatpara Bidhannagar Garulia Gobardanga Habra Halisahar Kamarhati Kanchrapara Khardaha Madhyamgram Naihati North Barrackpur North Dum Dum Panihati Rajarhat South Dum Dum Taki Titagarh
Community development blocks	Barasat Sadar subdivision Amdanga Deganga Barasat I Barasat II Habra I Habra II Rajarhat Basirhat subdivision Baduria Basirhat I Basirhat II Haroa Hasnabad Hingalganj Minakhan Sandeshkhali I Sandeshkhali II Swarupnagar Bangaon subdivision Bagdah Bangaon Gaighata Barrackpore subdivision Barrackpore I Barrackpore II
Rivers	Bidyadhari Hariabhanga Hooghly Ichhamati Kalindi Raimangal Jamuna
Transport	NH 12 NH 112 Belghoria Expressway Kalyani Expressway Barrackpore Trunk Road Jubilee Bridge Vivekananda Setu Nivedita Setu Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport Barasat–Basirhat light railway Eastern Railway Kolkata Suburban Railway Sealdah–Ranaghat line Sealdah–Hasnabad–Bangaon–Ranaghat line Lalgola and Gede branch lines
Railway stations	Bangaon Junction Barasat Junction Barrackpore Dum Dum Junction Hasnabad Kankinara Madhyamgram Naihati Junction Baranagar Road
Institutes of higher learning	Adamas University Amity University Brainware University Narula Institute of Technology Camellia Institute of Technology Guru Nanak Institute of Technology Harichand Guruchand University JIS University Indian Statistical Institute Maulana Abul Kalam Azad University of Technology Techno India University University of Engineering & Management (UEM), Kolkata Vivekananda Centenary College, Rahara West Bengal State University West Bengal University of Health Sciences West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences
Lok Sabha constituencies	Bangaon Barrackpore Barasat Basirhat Dum Dum
Vidhan Sabha constituencies	Bagdah Bangaon Uttar Bangaon Dakshin Gaighata Swarupnagar Baduria Habra Ashoknagar Amdanga Bijpur Naihati Bhatpara Jagatdal Noapara Barrackpur Khardaha Dum Dum Uttar Panihati Kamarhati Baranagar Dum Dum Rajarhat New Town Bidhannagar Rajarhat Gopalpur Madhyamgram Barasat Deganga Haroa Minakhan Sandeshkhali Basirhat Dakshin Basirhat Uttar Hingalganj
Former Vidhan Sabha constituencies	Titagarh Hasnabad
See also	Cities, towns and locations in North 24 Parganas district People from North 24 Parganas district

• Railway stations in India opened in 1906
• Railway stations in North 24 Parganas district
• Sealdah railway division
• Kolkata Suburban Railway stations
• Railway junction stations in West Bengal