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'''Bandel station''' is one of the major junction stations of the [[Kolkata suburban railway]] network. It is situated on the Howrah-Bandel-Barddhaman Main Line with an approximate 40 km distance from [[Howrah Station]]. The B.B Loop line connects Azimgunj and Katwa to Bandel and hence forth to Howrah and Sealdah. Bandel is connected to Sealdah and Kolkata station via Naihati Junction. |
'''Bandel station''' is one of the major junction stations of the [[Kolkata suburban railway]] network, India. It is situated on the Howrah-Bandel-Barddhaman Main Line with an approximate 40 km distance from [[Howrah Station]]. The B.B Loop line connects Azimgunj and Katwa to Bandel and hence forth to Howrah and Sealdah. Bandel is connected to Sealdah and Kolkata station via Naihati Junction. |
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Bandel Station Bandel Junction | ||||||||||||||||
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Indian Railway Station Junction Station | ||||||||||||||||
General information | ||||||||||||||||
Location | Bandel Station Road, , Hooghly, West Bengal India | |||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 22°55′N 88°22′E / 22.917°N 88.367°E | |||||||||||||||
Elevation | 14m | |||||||||||||||
Operated by | Eastern Railway | |||||||||||||||
Platforms | 7(1A,1B,1,2,3,4,5) | |||||||||||||||
Construction | ||||||||||||||||
Structure type | Standard | |||||||||||||||
Parking | Yes | |||||||||||||||
Other information | ||||||||||||||||
Status | Functioning | |||||||||||||||
Station code | BDC | |||||||||||||||
Zone(s) | Eastern Railway | |||||||||||||||
Division(s) | Howrah | |||||||||||||||
History | ||||||||||||||||
Opened | Somewhere around 1860-1865. | |||||||||||||||
Electrified | 1957 | |||||||||||||||
Previous names | East Indian Railway | |||||||||||||||
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Bandel station is one of the major junction stations of the Kolkata suburban railway network, India. It is situated on the Howrah-Bandel-Barddhaman Main Line with an approximate 40 km distance from Howrah Station. The B.B Loop line connects Azimgunj and Katwa to Bandel and hence forth to Howrah and Sealdah. Bandel is connected to Sealdah and Kolkata station via Naihati Junction.
History
In east India,the first ever train ran from Howrah to Hooghly on 15 August 1854 and Bandel station was started somewhere after that. Bandel station is situated on the west banks of the river Hooghly and it is directly connected to Howrah station. On 21 February 1887 the Jubilee Bridge was constructed over the river Hooghly and thus Bandel and Sealdah was linked together. In 1950s EMU(Electric Multiple Unit) trains started running in between Howrah and Bandel.
Services
Bandel has been functioning as a major junction station of the Howrah-Bandel-Barddhaman Main Line, Sealdah-Naihati-Bandel Main Line and Bandel-Katwa B.B Loop Line since decades. Local and express trains run in these lines. EMU Local trains run from Bandel to Howrah, Naihati, Barddhaman, Katwa, Bally, Memari& Panduah. The trains running between Bandel and Howrah are known as the Bandel locals. More than 72 pairs of Bandel locals run between Bandel and Howrah daily. Other EMU local trains serving this station are Barddhaman locals, Katwa locals, Memari locals, Panduah locals, Naihati-Bandel locals, Sealdah-Katwa and Sealdah-Barddhman locals along with a number of other passenger and express trains. Earlier at Bandel there was a steam loco shed but now it is being used as a goods yard. An EMU car shed is also there near by Bandel Station.
Major Express Trains with Stoppage at Bandel[1]
- Howrah Malda Town Intercity Express(via Rampurhat).
- Howrah Malda Town Intercity Express(via Katwa-Azimgunj).
- Doon Express
- [[ Udyan Abha Toofan Express]].
- Janata Express.
- Howrah Amritsar Express.
- Bagh Express.
- Mithila Express.
- Kamrup Express.
- Black Diamond Express.
- Hool Express.
- Ganadevata Express.
- Howrah Azimgunj Kaviguru Express.
- Maa Tara Express.
- Teesta Torsa Express.
- Hatey Bazare Express.
- Sealdah-Asansol Intercity Express.
- Sealdah Ballia Express.
- Gour Express.
- Lal Quila Express.
- Gorakhpur Express.
- Purvanchal Express.
- Kolkata Radhikapur Express.
- Kolkata-Guwahati Garib Rath Express.
- Padatik Express
- Darjeeling Mail
- Rajdhani Express
- Saraighat Express
- Paharia Express.
- Puri-Kamakhya Express.[1]
- Giridih-Kolkata Express.[1]
- Kolkata Ajmer Express.
- Kolkata Azamgarh Express.
- Howrah Raxaul Express.
- Kolkata Dibrugarh Express.
- Gangasagar Express.
- Howrah Bolpur Kaviguru Express.
- Howrah Katihar Express.
- Howrah Gaya Express.
- Kolkata Jaynagar Express.
See also
References
- ^ a b c "BANDEL JN (BDC) Railway Station Details". Indian Trains. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
External links
- www.irfca.org/~samit/erheritage.html
- www.irfca.org/~mrinal/howrah.html
- www.irfca.org/articles/isrs/isrs1-steam2.html
- Bandel at IndianTrains,irg
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- [2]
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