Bankra Nayabaz railway station

Bankra Nayabaz railway station is a railway station on Santragachi–Amta branch line of South Eastern Railway section of the Kharagpur railway division. It is situated beside Unsani-Nayabaz Road at Bankranayabaz, Bankra in Howrah district in the Indian state of West Bengal.[1]

Bankra Nayabaz
Kolkata Suburban Railway station
Location	Unsani-Nayabaz Road, Bankra, Howrah District, West Bengal India
Coordinates	22°35′44″N 88°16′38″E
Elevation	6 metres (20 ft)
Owned by	Indian Railways
Operated by	South Eastern Railway zone
Line(s)	Santragachi–Amta branch line
Platforms	3
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	Standard (on-ground station)
Other information
Status	Functioning
Station code	BKNM
Zone(s)	South Eastern Railway zone
Division(s)	Kharagpur
History
Opened	1897
Closed	1971
Rebuilt	2004
Previous names	Howrah–Amta Light Railway
Services
Preceding station   Kolkata Suburban Railway   Following station Baltikuri toward Amta South Eastern Line Santragachi–Amta branch line Santragachi toward Howrah Junction Baltikuri toward Sealdah Chord link Line Andul Terminus
Route map to Bagnan (under construction) Amta Harishdadpur Jalalsi Maju Mahendralalnagar Munsirhat Pantihal to Champadanga (under construction) Bargachia Dakshinbari Domjur Domjur Road Makardaha Jhaluarbar Dansi Kona Calcutta Chord to Dankuni Bhattanagar Calcutta Chord to Dum Dum Baltikuri Bankranayabaz Howrah–Kharagpur line Andul NH 117 (Kona Epressway) Mourigram Hindustan Industries and Engineering Santragachi Padmapukur Guest Keen Williams Shalimar │ Shalimar rail yard NH 117 (Kona Epressway) Ramrajatala Dasnagar Tikiapara Howrah–Bardhaman main line & Howrah–Bardhaman chord Howrah Source: Google Maps km  to Howrah–Kharagpur line  0 Andul Mourigram  to Howrah–Kharagpur line  Kona Expressway 5 Bankranayabaz 7 Baltikuri  to Santragachi–Amta branch line  Benaras Road 10 Bhattanagar  to Howrah–Bardhaman chord  0 Dankuni Junction Dankuni Electric Loco Factory 13 / 4 Rajchandrapur Belanagar Bally 6 Bally Halt  to Howrah–Bardhaman main line  Belghoria Expressway PWD Road 7 Bally Ghat  Hooghly River  PWD Road 9 Dakshineswar BT Road 10 Baranagar Road Belgharia Expressway  to Sealdah–Ranaghat line  Noapara Keshtopur Canal  to Sealdah–Bangaon line  15 Dum Dum Junction Dum Dum Road  to Kavi Subhash  Jessore Road Patipukur  on Kolkata Circular Railway  Kolkata Keshtopur Canal Bidhannagar Road 18 Bidhannagar Road Kangurgachi Road Kangurgachi Road Cabin  to Kolkata Circular Railway  Narkeldanga Shed 22 Sealdah Main Sealdah Metro Sealdah South Belighata Gross Siding to Namkhana  Sealdah South lines
Location
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History

Howrah to Amta narrow-gauge track was built in 1897 in British India. This route was the part of the Martin's Light Railways which was closed in 1971.[2] Howrah–Amta new broad-gauge line, including the Bargachia–Champadanga branch line was re constructed and opened in 2002–2004.[3][4]

References

1. roy, Joydeep. "Bankranayabaz Railway Station Map/Atlas SER/South Eastern Zone – Railway Enquiry". India Rail Info. Retrieved 2019-10-24.
2. Sharma, Aman (2017-08-15). "PM Narendra Modi highlights project delay by talking of 74km Howrah–Champadanga railway line". The Economic Times. Retrieved 2019-10-24.
3. "Narrow gauge in Bengal | IEOR @ IIT Bombay". www.ieor.iitb.ac.in. Retrieved 2019-10-24.
4. "Howrah–Amta BG line section inaugurated". @businessline. Retrieved 2019-10-24.