Agarpara railway station

Agarpara railway station is a Kolkata Suburban Railway station and one of the oldest active railway station in the town of Agarpara. This railway station situates between the Belgharia railway station and Sodpur railway station. It serves the local areas of Agarpara in North 24 Parganas district, West Bengal, India.

Agarpara

আগরপাড়া
Kolkata Suburban Railway station
General information
LocationAgarpara, North 24 Parganas district, West Bengal
India
Coordinates22°41′00″N 88°23′07″E
Elevation10 metres (33 ft)
Owned byIndian Railways
Operated byEastern Railway
Line(s)Sealdah–Ranaghat line of Kolkata Suburban Railway
Platforms4
Tracks4
Construction
Structure typeStandard (on ground station)
ParkingRailway authorized near South Station road
Bicycle facilitiesAvailable
AccessibleFor platform no. 1 only
Other information
StatusActive
Station codeAGP
Division(s) Sealdah
History
Opened1862
Electrified1963–65
Previous namesEastern Bengal Railway
Services
Preceding station Kolkata Suburban Railway Following station
Belgharia
towards Sealdah
Eastern Line
Main line
Sodpur
towards Ranaghat Junction
Location
Agarpara
Location in West Bengal
Agarpara
Location in India

It belongs to Sealdah Railway Division of Eastern Railway Zone of Indian Railways. This station provides rail services across its surrounding area. Trains approach for Ranaghat, Kalyani Simanta, Gede, Sealdah and Majerhat run through this station. Kolkata Suburban Railway serves local railway passenger trains at this station daily.

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.