Bidhannagar Road railway station 5.02

Bidhannagar Road is a Kolkata Suburban Railway Junction Station on the Sealdah-Ranaghat line. It is linked to the Sealdah South lines via Sir Gurudas Banerjee halt. It is located in Kolkata in the Indian state of West Bengal. It serves Bidhannagar, Ultadanga and the surrounding areas. Many EMU trains coming from or going to Sealdah stop at Bidhannagar Road. Most long distance trains skip this station but a few stop here (see External links below).HistoryThe Calcutta -Kusthia line of Eastern Bengal Railway was opened to traffic in 1862.Eastern Bengal Railway worked on the eastern side of the Hooghly River.ElectrificationThe Sealdah-Ranaghat sector was electrified in 1963-64.PassengersBidhannagar Road railway station handles 975,000 passengers every day, with about 325 trains in both directions.