Barddhaman Junction railway station 5.48

Barddhaman 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 fifth most populous city in West Bengal.HistoryThe first passenger train in eastern India ran from Howrah to Hooghly on 15 August 1854.The track was extended to Raniganj by 1855.The Howrah–Bardhaman chord, a shorter link to Bardhaman from Howrah than the Howrah–Bardhaman main line, was constructed in 1917.Barddhaman RRIIt has seimens interlocking and it was commissioned on 2014. New RRI has considerably increased train punctuality.ElectrificationElectrification 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. Howrah–Bardhaman chord was electrified in 1964–66.AmenitiesBardhaman railway station has one two bedded non-AC retiring room and an eight-bedded dormitory.Bardhaman Coaching & Wagon DepotBardhaman Coaching & Wagon Depot can maintain four passenger trains, including one DEMU rake. It has a capacity of holding 71 coaches.