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[1]
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 Bus interchange
Construction
Structure typeStandard (on ground station)
ParkingAvailable Parking
Bicycle facilitiesAvailable Bicycle facilities
AccessibleAvailable at entrance (on Platform No. 1 and 4)
Other information
StatusFunctioning
Station codeBP
Zone(s) Eastern Railway zone
Division(s) Sealdah
History
Opened1862; 162 years ago (1862)
Electrified1963–1965; 59 years ago (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 is located in West Bengal
Barrackpore
Barrackpore
Location in West Bengal
Barrackpore is located in India
Barrackpore
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, which serves the city of Barrackpore. It lies on the Sealdah–Ranaghat line and is part of the Kolkata Suburban Railway system and is under the jurisdiction of Eastern Railway.

  1. ^ BP/Barrackpore – India Rail Info