Barddhaman Junction railway station

Barddhaman Junction railway station (station code: BWN) is a railway junction station on the Howrah–Delhi main line and is located in Purba Bardhaman district in the Indian state of West Bengal. EMU services from Howrah along Howrah–Bardhaman main line and Howrah–Bardhaman chord terminate at Bardhaman. It serves Bardhaman, the third most populous city in West Bengal.[2]

Barddhaman Junction
Indian Railways junction station and Kolkata Suburban Railway junction station
Platform of Barddhaman railway station
Location	Grand Trunk Road, Bardhaman, West Bengal  India
Coordinates	23°15′00″N 87°52′12″E
Elevation	34.00 metres (111.55 ft)
Owned by	Indian Railways
Operated by	Eastern Railways
Line(s)	Howrah–Delhi main line, Howrah–Gaya–Delhi line, Howrah–Allahabad–Mumbai line, Howrah–New Jalpaiguri line, Howrah–Bardhaman main line, Howrah–Bardhaman chord, Bardhaman–Asansol section, Bardhaman–Katwa line
Platforms	8
Tracks	10
Connections	Auto stand, Taxi stand
Construction
Structure type	Standard (on-ground station)
Parking	Yes
Bicycle facilities	Yes
Disabled access	Available
Other information
Status	Functioning
Station code	BWN
Zone(s)	Eastern Railway zone
Division(s)	Howrah
History
Opened	1855
Electrified	1958
Previous names	East Indian Railway Company
Services
Preceding station   Indian Railways   Following station Terminus Eastern Railway zone Bardhaman–Asansol section Talit Preceding station   Kolkata Suburban Railway   Following station Gangpur toward Howrah Junction Eastern Line Main line & Chord line Terminus Eastern Line Bardhaman–Katwa line Kamnara toward Katwa Junction
Route map km Barharwa–Azimganj– Katwa loop Bardhaman–Katwa line 144 Katwa 137 Dainhat 134 Sahebtala Manteshwar (planned) 131 Agradwip 227 Patuli 222 Belerhat km 119 Lakshmipur Bardhaman–Katwa line 116 Mertala Phaleya Bardhaman–Asansol section 113 Purbasthali Bardhaman 107 110 Bhandartikuri Gangpur 100 107 Bishnupriya Saktigarh 96 105 Nabadwip Dham to Nabadwip Ghat (planned) Howrah–Bardhaman chord 101 Kalinagar Palsit 92 97 Samudragarh 94 Nandaigram Rasulpur 88 91 Dhatrigram Nimo (Halt) 85 86 Baghnapara Memari 82 82 Ambika Kalna Bagila 79 75 Guptipara Debipur 75 73 Behula Bainchi 70 68 Somra Bazar Bainchigram 68 65 Balagarh Simlagarh 66 62 Jirat Pundooah 61 57 Khamargachi Khanyan 56 54 Dumurdaha Talandu 51 51 Kuntighat Mogra 47 48 Tribeni Adisaptagram 43 45 Islampara Halt 44 Bansberia Bandel 40 44 Hooghly Ghat Jubilee Bridge over Hooghly River 45 Garifa Sealdah–Ranaghat line 53 Naihati Sealdah–Ranaghat line 38 Hooghly 36 Chuchura 33 Chandannagar 31 Mankundu 29 Bhadreshwar 25 Baidyabati Sheoraphuli–Bishnupur line 23 Seoraphuli Junction 20 Shrirampur 17 Rishra 14 Konnagar 12 Hind Motor 10 Uttarpara 9 Bally Howrah–Bardhaman chord Sealdah–Ranaghat line 7 Belur Belur Math 5 Liluah Howrah–Kharagpur line 0 Howrah km Source: Indian Railway Time Table km Bardhaman–Asansol section Bardhaman–Katwa line 95 Bardhaman 88 Gangpur 83 Saktigarh Howrah–Bardhaman main line National Highway 19 78 Palla Road 75 Chanchai Bankura–Masagram line 72 Masagram State Highway 15 (Memari–Tarakeswar Road) 69 Nabagram 65 Jaugram 62 Jhapandanga 58 Gurap 56 Hajigarh 54 Cheragram 52 Sibaichandi to Mogra on Howrah–Bardhaman main line Sheoraphuli–Bishnupur branch line to Tarakeswar 49 Dhaniakhali 47 Belmuri 45 Porabazar 41 Chandanpur 36 Madhusudanpur State Highway 2 33 Kamarkundu Sheoraphuli–Bishnupur line 32 Balarambati 30 Mirzapur–Bankipur 27 Baruipara 23 Begampur Sheoraphuli–Bishnupur branch line to Furfura Sharif (planned) 21 Janai Road Jongolpara 16 Gobra 15 Dankuni Dankuni Locomotive Factory National Highway 19 National Highway 16 12 Belanagar 7 Bally Howrah–Bardhaman main line Santragachi–Amta branch line Rajchandrapur Bally Halt Sealdah–Ranaghat line Belur Math 5 Liluah Howrah–Kharagpur line 0 Howrah km km Bardhaman–Asansol section 0 Barddhaman Junction 6 Kamnara 7 Khetia 10 Chamardighi 11 Karjana 12 Karjanagram 15 Amarun 19 Bhatar 25 Balgona 30 Saota 32 Nigan Mangalkot (planned) 36 Kaichar 41 Bankapasi 45 Shrikhanda 46 Shripat Shrikhanda Barharwa–Azimganj– Katwa loop 53 Katwa Junction Bandel–Katwa line km Sources: [1]
Location
Bardhaman Junction Location in West Bengal Bardhaman Junction Location in India

History

Barddhaman Junction is an important station in the Eastern Railway zone. Trains from Howrah, Sealdah, Kolkata towards Mughalsarai (currently named as Pt. Deen Dayal Upadhyay, DDU), Gaya etc. go through the station. The station consists 8 platforms.

The first passenger train in eastern India ran from Howrah to Hooghly on 15 August 1854.

The track was extended to Raniganj by 1855.[3]

The Howrah–Bardhaman chord, a shorter link to Bardhaman from Howrah than the Howrah–Bardhaman main line, was constructed in 1917.[4]

Burdwan–Katwa line was upgraded from NG to BG in 2014 (up to Balgona) and extended up to Katwa in 2018.

Barddhaman RRI

It has Siemens interlocking and it was commissioned on 2014. New route relay interlocking (RRI) has considerably increased train punctuality.

Electrification

Electrification of Howrah–Burdwan main line was completed with 25 kV AC overhead system in 1958. Earlier, electrification started (on the Howrah–Bandel sector) with 3 kV DC overhead system in 1953.[5]

The Howrah–Bardhaman chord was electrified in 1964–66.[6] Bardhaman–Katwa line was electrified in 2014 (up to Balgona) and 2018 (up to Katwa jn)

Amenities

Bardhaman railway station has one two-bedded non-AC retiring room and an eight-bedded dormitory.[7] Barddhaman railway station has two two-bedded non-AC retiring rooms and one four bedded non-AC dormitory. The whole station platforms are given with high speed WIFI access provided by Google and RailWire. Also the station has escalator service in platform number 2, 3 and 8. Automated ticket vending machines are there at both side of the station where tickets can be got both by giving cash, using card, UTS mobile system etc. Vendors are available with various types of food at the station platforms. Purified and cold water is available at platforms.

Bardhaman Coaching & Wagon Depot

Bardhaman Coaching & Wagon Depot can maintain passenger trains EMU and MEMU, including one DEMU rake. It has a capacity of holding 71 coaches.[8]

Diesel & Electric Loco Shed

Bardhaman has a diesel loco shed with WDG-3A, WDM-6, WDM-2 and WDM-3A locos. Recently BWN DLS has been electrified. A 15 WAG-9 locomotive from Kalyan Loco Shed and 10 WAG-9 locomotive from Gomoh Loco Shed are transferred to BWN. It has parking slots for EMUs[9]

Incidents

On two different dates, April 6 and 13 of 2003, employees of a private security agency fired at fleeing coal thieves, injuring a passerby and on the later date, a hawker. Following these incidents, a large mob comprising the station's hawkers and residents of the area, clashed with police forces leading to a baton charge and arrests, on April 14, 2003.[10]

On Friday, 9 November 2019, several people were injured in a stampede over a footbridge at the station.[11]

On Saturday, 4 January 2020, a major portion of the main entrance gate of the railway station collapsed, injuring several people. Construction activities were taking place at the site of the accident.[12][13]

Gallery

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  Barddhaman railway station platform
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  Barddhaman Junction railway station nameplate
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  Bardhaman Junction

References

1. "Howrah Division System Map". ER Railway.
2. "Urban Agglomerations/Cities having population 1 lakh and above" (PDF). Provisional Population Totals, Census of India 2011. Retrieved 16 April 2013.
3. "IR History Part I 1832–1869". IRFCA. Retrieved 13 April 2013.
4. "The Chronology of Railway development in Eastern Indian". Rail India. Archived from the original on 16 March 2008. Retrieved 13 April 2013.
5. "IR History Part IV (1947–1970)". IRFCA. Retrieved 13 April 2013.
6. "History of Electrification". IRFCA. Retrieved 13 April 2013.
7. "Retiring Room Details". Eastern Railway. Retrieved 10 April 2013.
8. "Carriage and Wagon / Howrah Division" (PDF). Indian Railways. Retrieved 11 April 2013.
9. "Sheds and Workshops". IRFCA. Retrieved 10 April 2013.
10. "Rogue shot hits station hawker in Burdwan". www.telegraphindia.com. Retrieved 4 January 2020.
11. "11 hurt in Burdwan station stampede – Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 4 January 2020.
12. "Burdwan station collapse live updates: Part of entrance gate at Barddhaman railway station collapses". The Times of India. Retrieved 4 January 2020.
13. "Railway Station Building In West Bengal Collapses, 2 Injured". NDTV. Retrieved 4 January 2020.

External links

• Trains at Bardhaman
• Bardhaman travel guide from Wikivoyage