Barasat Junction
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Barasat Junction Railway Station (Bengali
:বারাসত জংশন) one of major suburban city railway station in Kolkata. The busiest time in the day is morning and evening. Generally the daily commuter people use this station for travelling to metro or any other city. There is railway car shade with capacity of two train for rail engine and car maintenance.
Recently Indian railway approved a proposal for an underground metro railway station connected to Dumdum metro station.
Reservation counter for long distance railway ticket booking is operational on the early morning from main ticket counter at the junction.
Abbreviation of Train Code:
BB = Sealdah – Bangaon
D = Dattapukur – Sealdah
H = Habra – Sealdah
BH = Barasat – Hasnabad
HB = Barasat – Habra
GB = Gobardanga – Barasat
DDJ = Dum Dum – Barrackpur – Hasnabad – Habra
T = Barasat – Sealdah
G = Gobardanga – Sealdah
CB = Bangaon – Canning
CT = Barasat – Canning
CSH = Hasnabad – Princepgath
DC = Dattapukur – Majerhat
BBC = Bangaon - Princepgath
Barasat - Madhyamgram = 4 KM, Fair = 5 Rs*
Barasat - New Barakpur = 6 KM, Fair = 5 Rs*
Barasat - Bisharpara Kodaliya = 7 KM, Fair = 5 Rs*
Barasat - Birati = 9 KM, Fair = 5 Rs*
Barasat - Durganagar = 10 KM, Fair = 5 Rs*
Barasat - Dum Dum Cantonment = 12 KM, Fair = 5 Rs*
Barasat - Dum Dum Junction = 15 KM, Fair = 5 Rs*
Barasat - Didhannagar Road = 18 KM, Fair = 6 Rs*
Barasat - Sealdah = 22 KM, Fair = 7 Rs*
. The line connected the two towns of Barasat and Basirhat
near Calcutta (now Kolkata), in West Bengal
, India
. The line was closed in 1955, after Indian independence (in 1947), when all such privately run lines were taken over by the government or were being closed. But rather than suffer ignonimity and death, BBR got a fresh lease of life when Indian Railways placed the line under its Eastern Railways zone under Sealdah division and converted the route partly to broad gauge in 1962. Later on, this route was fully restored to 5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) (Indian gauge) and local trains started plying the route.
of the proposed extension alignment from Noapara to Barasat
will be elevated and pass through Ramakrishna Palli, Santinagar stations whereas the down track would pass through DumDum Cantt. And Jessore road before meeting with the Up line at Biman Bandar station from where both the Up & Down lines would run parallelly along NH 34 till the junction of Nawali Khal with NH 34 and descent gradually over Nawali Khal and descend gradually over Nawali khal before reaching the surface short of Madhyam Gram station. From Madhyam Gram to Barasat
the alignment would be on the surface. However, for crossing the existing Road Over Bridge at Madhyam Gram and Barasat
, the alignment would descend gradually to ground level and rise again on viaduct. This will beneficial for the people of North 24 Parganas and will bring them closure to Kolkata
's Business district. This will reduce the heavy pressure on Sealdah
-Barasat
section of Eastern Railway
.
Bengali language
Bengali or Bangla is an eastern Indo-Aryan language. It is native to the region of eastern South Asia known as Bengal, which comprises present day Bangladesh, the Indian state of West Bengal, and parts of the Indian states of Tripura and Assam. It is written with the Bengali script...
:বারাসত জংশন) one of major suburban city railway station in Kolkata. The busiest time in the day is morning and evening. Generally the daily commuter people use this station for travelling to metro or any other city. There is railway car shade with capacity of two train for rail engine and car maintenance.
Recently Indian railway approved a proposal for an underground metro railway station connected to Dumdum metro station.
Reservation counter for long distance railway ticket booking is operational on the early morning from main ticket counter at the junction.
Train Time from Barasat Junction
| Down Trains from Barasat | Note for Down Train | Up Trains from Barasat | Note for Up Trains |
|---|---|---|---|
| BB 04.36 | Babgaon Local to Sealdah | BB 04.16 | Bongaon Local to Bangaon |
| BH 04.45 | SH 04.45 | ||
| H 05.31 | Habra Local to Sealdah | T 05.16 | Up to Barasat only |
| BB 05.42 | BB 05.33 | ||
| D 05.50* (Except Sunday) | Duttapukur Local to Sealdah | D 05.56 | Up to Duttapukur |
| SH 06.02 | BH 06.03 | Up to Barasat only from Hasnabad | |
| BB 06.38 | BB 06.18 | Up to Bongaon | |
| BH 06.55 | D 06.37* (Except Sunday) | Up to Duttapukur | |
| D 06.59* (Except Sunday) | Duttapukur to Sealdah | BB 06.48 | AM |
| BB 07.35 | H 07.10 | Up to Habra | |
| H 07.42 | Habra Local to Sealdah | BB 07.18 | AM |
| BH 07.59 | D 07.43 | Up to Duttapukur | |
| D 08.06 | BB 07.53 | AM | |
| SH 08.30 | SH 08.07 | AM | |
| BB 08.50 | T 08.20 | AM | |
| SH 09.09 | BBC 08.38 | AM | |
| D 09.16* (Except Sunday) | D 08.56 | Up to Duttapukur | |
| BB 09.42 | SH 09.08 | ||
| T 09.55 | Barasat Local to Sealdah | BB 09.16 | Up to Bongaon |
| G 10.05 | Gobordanga Local to Sealdah | H 09.26 | Up to Habra |
| T 10.30* (Except Sunday) | Barasat Local to Sealdah | BB 09.44 | Up to Bongaon |
| D 10.42 | Duttapukur Loacl to Sealdah | D 09.54 | Up to Duttapukur |
| BB 10.54 | CSH 10.01 | Up to Hasnabad | |
| CSH 11.05 | Hasnabad Local to Princepghat | BB 10.19 | Up to Bongaon |
| T 11.12 | Barasat Local to Sealdah | T 10.40* (Except Sunday) | Up to Barasat only |
| T 11.22 | Barasat Local to Sealdah | BBC 10.57 | Up to Bongaon |
| CT 11.32 | Barasat Local to Canning | BH 11.00 | Up to Hasnabad |
| T 11.40 | D 11.22 | AM | |
| H 11.56 | BB 11.37 | AM | |
| BB 12.12pm | CB 12.02pm | PM | |
| SH 12.43pm | G 12.12pm | PM | |
| H 12.57pm | SH 12.25pm | PM | |
| BB 01.34pm | BB 01.04pm | PM | |
| CSH 01.50pm | H 01.19pm | PM | |
| H 02.16pm | SH 01.30pm | PM | |
| CT 02.25pm | BB 01.56pm | PM | |
| BB 02.39pm | H 02.20pm | PM | |
| G 03.04pm | T 02.45pm | PM | |
| SH 03.34pm | SH 03.09pm | PM | |
| HB 03.40pm | BB 03.16pm | PM | |
| BB 03.53pm | H 03.32pm | PM | |
| BB 04.36pm | CT 03.55pm | PM | |
| CDI 04.44pm | T 04.10pm | PM | |
| CD 04.50pm | SH 04.20pm | PM | |
| T 05.00pm | BB 04.32pm | PM | |
| BB 05.11pm | H 05.01pm | PM | |
| D 05.27pm | BBJ 05.12pm | PM | |
| BB 05.40pm | G 05.22pm | PM | |
| BB 05.56pm | DDJ 05.36pm* (Except Sunday) | PM | |
| BH 06.05pm | BB 05.47pm | PM | |
| DC 06.07pm | D 06.02pm | PM | |
| BB 06.32pm | BB 06.38pm | PM | |
| SH 06.43pm | D 07.02pm | PM | |
| CH 06.56pm | SH 07.20pm | PM | |
| BB 07.17pm | BB 07.33pm | PM | |
| D 07.31pm | BB 08.07pm | PM | |
| BB 07.43pm* (Except Sunday) | D 08.17pm | PM | |
| DDJ 07.56pm | SH 08.27pm | PM | |
| BB 08.14pm | H 08.38pm | PM | |
| SH 08.28pm | BB 08.50pm | PM | |
| D 08.37pm | Duttapukur Local to Sealdah | BH 09.05pm | PM |
| BB 08.52pm | D 09.17pm | Up to Duttapukur | |
| G 09.08pm | Gobordanga Local to Sealdah | BB 09.23pm | Up to Bongaon |
| T 09.24pm | BB 09.51pm | PM | |
| BB 09.48pm | Bangaon Local to Sealdah | G 10.08pm | Up to Gobordanga |
| T 09.56pm | BB 10.23pm* (Except Sunday) | No Train on Sunday | |
| BH 09.58pm | SH 10.42pm | PM | |
| T 10.07pm | GB 11.03pm | PM | |
| BB 10.31pm | BB 11.43pm (Last train to Bangaon) | PM | |
| SH 11.02pm | No Train | PM | |
| BB 11.19pm | No Train | PM | |
| BB 11.44pm | No Train | PM | |
| BB 12.25pm (Last Train to Sealdah) | No Train | PM | |
Abbreviation of Train Code:
BB = Sealdah – Bangaon
D = Dattapukur – Sealdah
H = Habra – Sealdah
BH = Barasat – Hasnabad
HB = Barasat – Habra
GB = Gobardanga – Barasat
DDJ = Dum Dum – Barrackpur – Hasnabad – Habra
T = Barasat – Sealdah
G = Gobardanga – Sealdah
CB = Bangaon – Canning
CT = Barasat – Canning
CSH = Hasnabad – Princepgath
DC = Dattapukur – Majerhat
BBC = Bangaon - Princepgath
- This train time might be change for any specific reason. Please make sure the time with electronics time display on the platform.
Distance Between Different Local Stations
Barasat - Hridaypur = 2 KM, Fair = 5 Rs*Barasat - Madhyamgram = 4 KM, Fair = 5 Rs*
Barasat - New Barakpur = 6 KM, Fair = 5 Rs*
Barasat - Bisharpara Kodaliya = 7 KM, Fair = 5 Rs*
Barasat - Birati = 9 KM, Fair = 5 Rs*
Barasat - Durganagar = 10 KM, Fair = 5 Rs*
Barasat - Dum Dum Cantonment = 12 KM, Fair = 5 Rs*
Barasat - Dum Dum Junction = 15 KM, Fair = 5 Rs*
Barasat - Didhannagar Road = 18 KM, Fair = 6 Rs*
Barasat - Sealdah = 22 KM, Fair = 7 Rs*
- =General Class Ticket Fair
Barasat Basirhat Railway
Barasat Basirhat Railway (BBR) was a 2 ft 6 in (762 mm) gauge railway line started by Martin & Co. in 1914 as part of their wide network of narrow gauge operations under the aegis of Martin's Light RailwaysMartin's Light Railways
Martin's Light Railways was a private company operating railways in India. The routes on which trains were run by Martin's Light Railways are as shown below: gauge Howrah Maidan-Amta and Howrah-Shiakhala lines ....
. The line connected the two towns of Barasat and Basirhat
Basirhat
Basirhat is a city and a municipality in North 24 Parganas district in the state of West Bengal, India. Basirhat subdivisional town is located on the banks of Ichamati River.- History :...
near Calcutta (now Kolkata), in West Bengal
West Bengal
West Bengal is a state in the eastern region of India and is the nation's fourth-most populous. It is also the seventh-most populous sub-national entity in the world, with over 91 million inhabitants. A major agricultural producer, West Bengal is the sixth-largest contributor to India's GDP...
, India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
. The line was closed in 1955, after Indian independence (in 1947), when all such privately run lines were taken over by the government or were being closed. But rather than suffer ignonimity and death, BBR got a fresh lease of life when Indian Railways placed the line under its Eastern Railways zone under Sealdah division and converted the route partly to broad gauge in 1962. Later on, this route was fully restored to 5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) (Indian gauge) and local trains started plying the route.
Metro Railway Kolkata Expansion Plan
Extension plan from Noapara to Barasat :Up track from Noapara to BarasatBarasat
Barasat is a city in the outskirts of Kolkata, West Bengal India and is the district head quarter of the district North 24 Parganas. It is a part of the area covered by Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority. The town is an important railway and roadway junction...
of the proposed extension alignment from Noapara to Barasat
Barasat
Barasat is a city in the outskirts of Kolkata, West Bengal India and is the district head quarter of the district North 24 Parganas. It is a part of the area covered by Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority. The town is an important railway and roadway junction...
will be elevated and pass through Ramakrishna Palli, Santinagar stations whereas the down track would pass through DumDum Cantt. And Jessore road before meeting with the Up line at Biman Bandar station from where both the Up & Down lines would run parallelly along NH 34 till the junction of Nawali Khal with NH 34 and descent gradually over Nawali Khal and descend gradually over Nawali khal before reaching the surface short of Madhyam Gram station. From Madhyam Gram to Barasat
Barasat
Barasat is a city in the outskirts of Kolkata, West Bengal India and is the district head quarter of the district North 24 Parganas. It is a part of the area covered by Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority. The town is an important railway and roadway junction...
the alignment would be on the surface. However, for crossing the existing Road Over Bridge at Madhyam Gram and Barasat
Barasat
Barasat is a city in the outskirts of Kolkata, West Bengal India and is the district head quarter of the district North 24 Parganas. It is a part of the area covered by Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority. The town is an important railway and roadway junction...
, the alignment would descend gradually to ground level and rise again on viaduct. This will beneficial for the people of North 24 Parganas and will bring them closure to Kolkata
Kolkata
Kolkata , formerly known as Calcutta, is the capital of the Indian state of West Bengal. Located on the east bank of the Hooghly River, it was the commercial capital of East India...
's Business district. This will reduce the heavy pressure on Sealdah
Sealdah
Sealdah is one of the major train stations serving Kolkata in India, the others being Howrah Station, Shalimar Station and Kolkata Railway Station. Sealdah is one of the busiest rail stations in India and an important suburban rail terminal...
-Barasat
Barasat
Barasat is a city in the outskirts of Kolkata, West Bengal India and is the district head quarter of the district North 24 Parganas. It is a part of the area covered by Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority. The town is an important railway and roadway junction...
section of Eastern Railway
Eastern Railway
The following railroads have been known as Eastern Railroad or Eastern Railway:*Eastern Railway *Eastern Railway *East railway *Eastern Railway *Eastern Railway...
.