Belanagar railway station

22°39′40″N 88°19′04″E / 22.661205°N 88.317647°E / 22.661205; 88.317647Elevation8 metres (26 ft)Owned byIndian RailwaysOperated byEastern RailwayLine(s)Howrah–Bardhaman chordPlatforms3Tracks3ConstructionStructure typeStandard (on-ground station)ParkingNoOther informationStatusFunctioningStation codeBZL Division(s) HowrahHistoryOpened1958Electrified1964Previous namesEast Indian Railway CompanyServices

Preceding station	Kolkata Suburban Railway			Following station
Bally towards Howrah Junction		Eastern Line Howrah–Bardhaman chord		Dankuni Junction towards Barddhaman Junction

Route map

Howrah–Bardhaman Chord Legend km Bardhaman–Asansol section Bardhaman–Katwa line 95 Bardhaman 88 Gangpur 83 Saktigarh Howrah–Bardhaman main line NH 19 78 Palla Road 75 Chanchai Bankura–Masagram line 72 Masagram SH 15 Memari–Tarakeswar Road 69 Nabagram 65 Jaugram 62 Jhapandanga 58 Gurap 56 Hajigarh 54 Cheragram Block Hut 52 Sibaichandi to Mogra (planned) to Tarakeswar (planned) 49 Dhaniakhali Halt 47 Belmuri 45 Porabazar 41 Chandanpur 36 Madhusudanpur SH 2 33 Kamarkundu Sheoraphuli–Bishnupur line 32 Balarambati 30 Mirzapur–Bankipur 27 Baruipara 23 Begampur to Furfura Sharif (planned) UltraTech Cement Siding 21 Janai Road Dankuni Coal Complex Siding Jangalpara 16 Gobra 15 0 Dankuni ELAAU CLW Siding FCI Siding NH 19 NH 16 Santragachi–Amta branch line 12 Belanagar 7 Bally Howrah–Bardhaman main line 4 Rajchandrapur 6 Bally Halt C.C. link line 7 Belur Belur Math 5 Liluah Howrah–Kharagpur line 0 Howrah km This diagram: view talk edit

Location
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Belanagar railway station is a Kolkata Suburban Railway station on the Howrah–Bardhaman chord line operated by Eastern Railway zone of Indian Railways. It is situated at Bally Jagachha Block, Belanagar in Howrah district in the Indian state of West Bengal.^[1] Number of EMU trains stop at Belanagar railway station.^[2] This railway station is named after Bela Mitra, a freedom fighter and social activist. This was the first Railway station in India named after any Indian woman.^[3][4]

History

The Howrah–Bardhaman chord, the 95 kilometers railway line was constructed in 1917. It was connected with Sealdah through Dankuni after construction of Vivekananda Setu in 1932.^[5] Howrah to Bardhaman chord line including Belanagar railway station was electrified in 1964–66.^[6]

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