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New Barrackpur railway station

Coordinates: 22°41′12″N 88°26′41″E / 22.686766°N 88.444612°E / 22.686766; 88.444612
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New Barrackpur
Kolkata Suburban Railway station
New Barrackpur railway station
General information
LocationNew Barrackpur, North 24 Parganas, West Bengal
India
Coordinates22°41′12″N 88°26′41″E / 22.686766°N 88.444612°E / 22.686766; 88.444612
Elevation10 metres (33 ft)
Owned byIndian Railways
Operated byEastern Railway
Line(s)Kolkata Suburban Railway
Sealdah–Hasnabad–Bangaon–Ranaghat line
Platforms2
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
ParkingNo
Bicycle facilitiesYes
Other information
StatusDouble electric line
Station codeNBE
Zone(s) Eastern Railway
Division(s) Sealdah
History
Opened1906; 118 years ago (1906)
Electrified1972; 52 years ago (1972)
Services
Preceding station Kolkata Suburban Railway Following station
Bisharpara Kodaliya
towards Sealdah
Eastern Line Madhyamgram
Location
New Barrackpur is located in West Bengal
New Barrackpur
New Barrackpur
Location in West Bengal

New Barrackpur railway station is a Kolkata Suburban Railway station in North 24 Parganas district, West Bengal, India. Its code is NBE. It serves New Barrackpur areas. The station consists of two platforms. The platforms are not well sheltered. It has many facilities including water and sanitation. There is a proper approach road to this railway station.[1]

New Barrackpur is located on Sealdah–Hasnabad–Bangaon–Ranaghat line of Kolkata Suburban Railway. Link between Dum Dum to Khulna now in Bangladesh, via Bangaon was constructed by Bengal Central Railway Company in 1882–84.[2] The Sealah–Dum Dum–Barasat–Ashok Nagar–Bangaon sector was electrified in 1963–64.[3]

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References

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  1. ^ "NBE/New Barrackpur". India Rail Info.
  2. ^ "The Chronology of Railway development in Eastern Indian". Rail India. Archived from the original on 16 March 2008. Retrieved 28 August 2017.
  3. ^ "History of Electrification". IRFCA. Retrieved 28 August 2017.
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