Sealdah–Bangaon line

The Sealdah–Bangaon line is a 78 km (48 mi) long broad gauge railway line that connects the Sealdah Main and North terminus of Kolkata with Bangaon of North 24 Parganas district of West Bengal, India. Once a part of the old CalcuttaJessoreKhulna line, today it is a busy suburban section of the Kolkata Suburban Railway's Sealdah North section. It is under the jurisdiction of the Sealdah railway division of the Eastern Railway zone of the Indian Railways.

Sealdah–Bangaon line
(incl. Barasat–Hasnabad & Ranaghat–Bangaon branch lines)
Overview
StatusOperational
OwnerIndian Railways
LocaleWest Bengal
Termini
Stations52
WebsiteEastern Railway
Service
TypeCommuter rail
SystemKolkata Suburban Railway
ServicesSealdahBangaon

BarasatHasnabad

RanaghatBangaon
Operator(s)Eastern Railway
Depot(s)Barasat EMU Car Shed
Ranaghat EMU Car Shed
History
Opened1882 (1882)
Technical
Line lengthSealdah–Bangaon: 78 km (48 mi)

Barasat–Hasnabad: 49 km (30 mi)

Ranaghat–Bangaon: 28 km (17 mi)
Number of tracks2
CharacterAt grade
Track gauge1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) broad gauge
Old gaugeBarasat–Basirhat Light Railway 762 mm (2 ft 6 in) narrow gauge
Electrification25 kV overhead line
Operating speedup to 100 km per hour
Route map

Sealdah–Bangaon line
km
km
86
Benapole (
Benapole
land port
)
Bagdah
26
Chandabazar
12
82
Petrapole
Chhoighoria
6
Naobhanga Khal
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
Churni Ghat
30
89
Hingalganj
Ranaghat Junction
28
Katakhali river
line planned
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
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
 KM Line 6  (u/c)
Durganagar
13
Biman Bandar
15
Jessore Road
13
Jessore Road
line dismantled
Dum Dum Cantonment
11
Dum Dum Cantonment
 KM Line 4  (u/c)
Dum Dum Junction
08
Patipukur loop
line (dismantled)
Belgachia
00
10
Patipukur
Ultadanga Road
011
Lansdown mill siding
Kolkata
012
Brown Blanket mill siding
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  (u/c)
Sealdah South
00
Beliaghata Diesel Loco Shed
6
Kamardanga Halt
Beruck & Comens Siding
3│7
Park Circus
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
Barasat–Basirhat Light Railway
mi
35
Barasat Junction
33
Kazipara
32
Bamanmura
30
Kadambagachi
28
Golabari
44
Shyambazar (Belgachia)
43
Patipukur
41
Baguiati
40
Hatiara
39
Narainpur Colony
36
Rajarahat Bishnupur
35
Langalpota
33
Haroakhal
31
Kharibaria
29
Aminpur
26
Beliaghata Bridge
23
Deganga
21
Barchampa
18
Swarupnagar
16
Dhakuria G. Garden
16
Arbalia
14
Shikra Kulingram
12
Kholapota
10
Maitra Bagan
9
Basirhat
8
Basirhat Kutchery
6
Dandirhat
3
Sankchura
2
Taki Road
0
Hasnabad
mi
Key
Broad gauge (1676 mm)
Narrow gauge (762 mm)
in use
out of use, planned, or
under construction (u/c)
tunnel

The line has two branch lines. The 53 km (33 mi) long Barasat–Hasnabad branch line provides connectivity to much of the Basirhat subdivision of the North 24 Parganas district while the 28 km (17 mi) long Ranaghat–Bangaon branch line connects this line with the Ranaghat Junction on the Sealdah–Ranaghat section.

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