Ballygunge Junction railway station

Ballygunge Junction railway station is a Kolkata Suburban Railway junction station on the Main line with an approximate 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) distance from the Sealdah railway station. It is under the jurisdiction of the Eastern Railway zone of Indian Railways. Ballygunge Junction railway station is one of the busiest railway stations in the Sealdah railway division. More than 150 pairs of EMU local trains pass through the railway station on a daily basis. It is situated in Ballygunge, Kolkata in the Indian state of West Bengal. It serves Ballygunge and the surrounding areas.^[1][2][3][4]

Ballygunge Junction
Kolkata Suburban Railway Junction Station
Ballygunge Junction Railway Station
General information
Location	Ballygunge, Ekdalia, Kolkata, West Bengal 700019 India
Coordinates	22.5191616°N 88.3721923°E / 22.5191616; 88.3721923
Elevation	9 metres (30 ft)
Owned by	Indian Railways
Operated by	Eastern Railway
Line(s)	Main line Budge Budge Branch line Kolkata Circular line
Platforms	4
Tracks	6
Connections	Bus stand
Construction
Structure type	Standard (on-ground station)
Parking	Available
Bicycle facilities	Available
Accessible	Available
Other information
Status	Functioning
Station code	BLN
Zone(s)	Eastern Railway
Division(s)	Sealdah
History
Opened	1862; 163 years ago (1862)
Electrified	1965–1966; 59 years ago (1966)
Previous names	Eastern Bengal Railway
Services Preceding station Kolkata Suburban Railway Following station Dhakuria towards Sonarpur Junction Sealdah South Main line & Budge Budge Branch line Park Circus towards Sealdah Lake Gardens towards Budge Budge Lake Gardens towards Dum Dum Junction Circular Line Park Circus towards Dum Dum Junction
Route map v t e Sealdah South section Legend km Sealdah Main & North section 5 Bidhannagar Road Press House siding Kankurgachi Road 02 Kankurgachi Road Junction Narkeldanga EMU Carshed 3 Sir Gurudas Banerjee Halt Circular Canal Sealdah North 00 Kankurgachi Chord line Sealdah Main 00 Sealdah Green Line Sealdah South 00 Beliaghata Diesel Loco Shed 6 Kamardanga Halt Beruck & Comens siding 03 7 Park Circus Maa Flyover Hindusthan Engineering & Industrial Ltd. siding BESCO siding Bijon Setu 5 Ballygunge Junction Lake Gardens 07 6 Dhakuria Tollygunge 08 8 Jadabpur Blue Line 10 Bagha Jatin Rabindra Sarobar Orange Line Tollygunge Bridge New Garia Metro Depot Adi Ganga river New Garia–Baruipur Metro (planned) New Alipore 09 11 New Garia Jai Hind Bridge Kavi Subhash Blue Line Kalighat–Falta Railway (narrow gauge) Majerhat 10 Purple Line Kolkata Circular Railway 12 Garia KDS Railway 14 Narendrapur Brace Bridge 12 16 Sonarpur Junction KDS Railway Sonarpur EMU Carshed Santoshpur 15 Clive jute mill siding 19 Bidyadharpur Union jute mill siding 22 Kalikapur Akra 18 planned branch Nangi 21 46 Ghatakpukur Batanagar factory siding 60 Minakhan Caledonian jute mill siding 24 Champahati K.M. Budge Budge 24 27 Piali IBP/IOCL Depot 29 Gourdaha Budge Budge Rail Yard 31 Ghutiari Shariff HPCL siding 34 Betberia Ghola Budge Budge jute mill siding 38 Taldi BPCL siding 41 Matla Halt IOCL siding 45 Canning Charial Canal planned extension Lothian jute mill siding Matla River (planned) Kalipur 29 50 Bhangankhali Magadi Soda factory siding 60 Sonakhali Orient jute mill siding 65 Basanti Albion jute mill siding 87 Jharkhali FCI siding Charial Extension Canal CESC siding planned extension Pujali 31 Howrah–Kharagpur line Hooghly River 19 Subhasgram Bir Shibpur 41 22 Mallikpur Howrah–Kharagpur line BESCO siding New Garia–Baruipur Metro (proposed) Pujali–Bankrahat line (planned) Baruipur (proposed) Bankrahat 42 25 Baruipur Junction Gurudasnagar–Bankrahat line (planned) Baruipur Metro Depot Kalyanpur 28 27 Shasan Road Dakshin Durgapur 30 29 Krishna Mohan Hotar 32 31 Dhapdhapi Dhamua 34 33 Surjyapur Uttar Radhanagar 37 35 Gocharan Magra Hat 40 38 Hogla Bahirpuya 43 41 Dakshin Barasat Sangrampur 45 44 Baharu (planned) Sangrampur– Krishnachandrapur line 49 Jaynagar Majilpur Deula 50 87 Durgapur (planned) Netra 53 planned branch Basuldanga 55 Gurudas Nagar 63 57 70 57 Krishnachandrapur Gurudasnagar–Bankrahat line (planned) 61 Uttar Kashinagar 66 Companirthek Diamond Harbour 60 70 Raidighi Hara Fort goods siding 54 Mathurapur Road 59 Madhabpur Gurudasnagar–Kulpi line (planned) 62 Lakshmikantapur 67 Udairampur 75 71 Kulpi 76 Karanjali 82 Nischintapur Market 84 Nischintapur 88 Madhabnagar 92 Kashinagar 95 Kakdwip planned extension Budhakhali 103 103 Ukilerhat Muriganga river 110 Namkhana Sagar Island 108 112 Namkhana Ghat 124 Chandranagar 141 Bakkhali planned extension 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 Kolkata Circular Railway Legend km km Calcutta Chord link line 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 Yellow Line (under const.) 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 Blue Line Kestopur Canal Cossipore Road Goods Shed Bidhan Nagar Road FCI siding 3 Bidhannagar Road CESC siding Press House siding Cossipore Gun and Shell factory siding Kankurgachi Road 5 Kankurgachi Road Junction Tala 05 Kankurgachi Chord line 6 Sir Gurudas Banerjee Halt Bagbazar 06 Narkeldanga EMU Carshed Circular Canal Sovabazar Ahiritola 08 8 Sealdah North 8 Sealdah Main Burra Bazar 09 Sealdah Green Line 8 Sealdah South Howrah Bridge Beliaghata Diesel Loco Shed 9 Kamardanga Halt 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 Bijon Setu Khidderpore 16 13 Ballygunge Junction Remount Road 17 Sealdah–Sonarpur section to KDS Railway Sealdah–Budge Budge line 15 Lake Gardens Majerhat 18 Purple Line (under construction) Kalighat–Falta Rly (narrow gauge) 16 Tollygunge Jai Hind Bridge Rabindra Sarobar New Alipore 17 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

Geography

Ballygunge Junction railway station is located at 22°31′09″N 88°22′20″E. It has an average elevation of 9 metres (30 ft).^[5]

History

In 1862, the Eastern Bengal Railway constructed a 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)-wide broad-gauge railway from Sealdah to Sonarpur Junction via Ballygunge Junction.^[6]

Electrification

Electrification from Sealdah to Sonarpur Junction including Ballygunge Junction was completed with 25 kV AC overhead system in 1965–66.^[7]

Station complex

The platform is well sheltered. The station possesses many facilities including water and sanitation. It is well connected to the SH-1. There is a proper approach road to this station.^[8]