Bandel Junction railway station

Bandel Junction
Kolkata Suburban Railway and Regional rail station
Bandel Railway Station Front (top) and Bandel Junction Platform 2 (bottom)
General information
LocationBandel Station Road, Bandel, Hooghly, West Bengal
India
Coordinates22°55′24″N 88°22′42″E / 22.923200°N 88.378459°E / 22.923200; 88.378459
Elevation14 metres (46 ft)
Owned byIndian Railways
Operated byEastern Railway
Line(s)
Platforms7 (planned extension up to 16)
  • Available for all trains: 1-5, 7
  • Available for certain trains: 6
  • Planned: 8-16
Tracks43
Connections
  • Bus
  • Auto-rickshaw &
    E-rickshaw
  • RRTS & Metro (planned)
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
ParkingAvailable
Bicycle facilitiesAvailable
AccessibleYes
Other information
StatusFunctioning on large scale
Station codeBDC
Zone(s) Eastern Railway
Division(s) Howrah
History
Opened1854 (1854) (oldest station along with Howrah)
Electrified1957 (1957)
Previous namesEast Indian Railway
Passengers
450,000+ Daily ( high)
Services
Preceding station Kolkata Suburban Railway Following station
Hooghly Eastern Line Adisaptagram
Hooghly Ghat
towards Sealdah
Eastern Line Bans Beria
Location
Bandel Junction
Location in West Bengal
Bandel Junction
Location in India

Bandel Junction railway station (abbreviated as Bandel Jn) is a major junction station of the Kolkata Suburban Railway network, India. It is situated on the Howrah–Bandel–Barddhaman main line in Hooghly district with an approximate 40 kilometres (25 mi) distance from Howrah railway station. The station is operated by the Howrah railway division. A 16-line Loco shed and 14-line freight yard is also present. There are seven platforms at Bandel Junction station. However, platform number 6 can accommodate only the 9-coach EMU trains so most of the 9-coach Bandel–Naihati locals depart from that platform. Bandel station is also connected to the Sealdah railway division by the Bandel-Naihati-Sealdah line. Only weekly express trains operate from the station. The number of daily halting trains at this station is about 100. Bandel Junction has about 6 originating local trains. The next junction towards Howrah is Seoraphuli Junction. The next junction towards Barddhaman is Katwa Junction. And the next junction towards Sealdah is Naihati Junction. Not much is known about the station's electrification.

Bandel Junction is the busiest and largest railway station in Hooghly district. It is either the 6th or 7th busiest railway station in West Bengal because the daily number of passengers at Asansol Junction is unknown. The stations before are Howrah, Sealdah, Kolkata, Barddhaman Junction, Kharagpur Junction and probably Asansol Junction. Bandel Jn is the 5th or 6th busiest railway station in Eastern Railway zone after the above, only excluding Kharagpur Junction, which is in South Eastern Railway zone.