Barrackpore railway station

Barrackpore
Kolkata Suburban Railway, passenger train and express train station
Barrackpore railway station entrance in 2012
General information
LocationB.T. Road, Barrackpore, North 24 Parganas district, West Bengal
India
Coordinates22°45′37″N 88°22′16″E / 22.760313°N 88.371141°E / 22.760313; 88.371141
Elevation12 metres (39 ft)
Owned byIndian Railways
Operated byEastern Railway
Line(s)Sealdah–Ranaghat line of Kolkata Suburban Railway
Platforms5 (1,1A,2,3,4)
Tracks6
ConnectionsAuto Stand, Taxi stand, Bus stand
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
ParkingAvailable
Bicycle facilitiesAvailable
AccessibleAvailable at entrance (on Platform No. 1 and 4)
Other information
StatusFunctioning
Station codeBP
Zone(s) Eastern Railway zone
Division(s) Sealdah
History
Opened1862 (1862)
Electrified1963–1965 (1965)
(25KV AC overhead line)
Previous namesEastern Bengal Railway
Services
Preceding station Kolkata Suburban Railway Following station
Titagarh
towards Sealdah
Eastern Line Palta
Location
Barrackpore
Location in West Bengal
Barrackpore
Location in India

Barrackpore (Station Code: BP) is a major railway station in the Kolkata Metropolitan Area of North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal.It serves Barrackpore and the surrounding areas.. It lies on the Sealdah–Ranaghat line and is part of the Kolkata Suburban Railway system and is under the jurisdiction of Eastern Railway.