Barddhaman Junction railway station

23°15′00″N 87°52′12″E / 23.250041°N 87.869995°E / 23.250041; 87.869995Elevation34.00 metres (111.55 ft)Owned byIndian RailwaysOperated byEastern RailwaysLine(s)Howrah–Delhi main line,
Howrah–Gaya–Delhi line,
Howrah–Prayagraj–Mumbai line,
Howrah–New Jalpaiguri line,

Sealdah-New Jalpaiguri line

Howrah–Bardhaman main line,
Howrah–Bardhaman chord,
Bardhaman–Asansol section,
Bardhaman–Katwa linePlatforms8Tracks10ConnectionsBus stand, Taxi standConstructionStructure typeStandard (On-ground station)ParkingYesBicycle facilitiesYesAccessible AvailableOther informationStatusFunctioningStation codeBWN Zone(s) Eastern Railway Zone Division(s) HowrahHistoryOpened1855; 169 years ago (1855)Electrified1958Previous namesEast Indian Railway CompanyPassengers3.5lakh/per day Services

Preceding station	Indian Railways			Following station
Terminus		Eastern Railway zone Bardhaman–Asansol section		Talit towards Asansol Junction
Preceding station	Kolkata Suburban Railway			Following station
Gangpur towards Howrah Junction		Eastern Line Main line & Chord line		Terminus
		Eastern Line Bardhaman–Katwa line		Kamnara towards Katwa Junction

Route map

v t e Howrah–Barddhaman main line Legend km km Barddhaman–Asansol section Barddhaman Down Yard B.B. loop line Barddhaman–Katwa line Barddhaman Junction 107 00 143 53 Katwa Junction 136 Dainhat Barddhaman Up Yard Barddhaman Diesel Loco shed Gangpur 100 Dainhat–Manteswar –Memari line (planned) Saktigarh 95 B.B. loop line Howrah–Barddhaman chord line Manteswar (planned) Palsit 91 87 Rasulpur Nimo 84 Dainhat–Manteswar –Memari line (planned) 81 Memari Bagila 78 74 Debipur Bainchi 70 67 Bainchigram Simlagarh 65 60 Pundooah Khanyan 55 50 Talandu Howrah–Barddhaman chord line B.B. loop line Dhaniakhali Halt 00 46 Magra (planned) Tarakeswar–Dhaniakhali –Magra line Saraswati river Howrah–Barddhaman chord line 43 Adisaptagram Bandel EMU car shed B.B. loop line Bandel goods yard Bandel Junction 39 Bandel Steam Loco shed Bandel–Naihati branch line Hooghly 37 35 Chuchura Chandannagar 32 30 Mankundu Victoria jute mill siding Bhadreshwar jute mill siding Braithwaite Angus Works siding Angus jute mill siding Bhadreshwar 28 Champdani coal depot siding 30 Bhadreshwar Ghat DVC Khal North Brook jute mill siding Dalhousie jute mill siding Champdani jute mill siding 24 Baidyabati Seoraphuli–Bishnupur branch line 22 Seoraphuli Junction (planned) Shrirampur 19 Shrirampur (planned) Howrah Maidan–Dankuni –Srirampur metro Standard Pharma siding FCI siding Rishra Glass factory siding Grasim Industries factory siding Wellington jute mill siding 16 Rishra Rishra cotton mill siding Berger Paints factory siding Hindustan Motors factory siding 13 Konnagar Titagarh Wagons siding 11 Hind Motor 9 Uttarpara Condemned Coach Dismantling & Cutting Yard Bone mill siding Bally Khal Howrah–Barddhaman chord line Bally jute mill siding 8 Bally Belghoria Expressway Calcutta Chord link line 6 Belur Math Belur Railway Scrap Yard Belur 5 Belur Store Yard 4 Liluah Howrah–Kharagpur line Liluah C & W Workshop Santragachi Locomotive Shed Santragachi Coaching Yard Hindustan Industries & Engineering siding Santragachi–Amta branch line (planned) Howrah–Santragachi –Dhulagarh metro Santragachi Junction 07 10 Santragachi (planned) (planned) Howrah–Santragachi –Dhulagarh metro Liluah Sorting Yard Kona Expressway Ramrajatala 06 Howrah Diesel Loco Shed Dasnagar 04 Tikiapara–Liluah line (Howrah bypass line) Howrah Electric Loco Shed Tikiapara 02 Tikiapara EMU Car Shed Padmapukur Coaching Yard Tikiapara Coaching Yard Padmapukur 08 (planned) Howrah–Santragachi –Dhulagarh metro Howrah EMU Car Shed Guest Keen Williams siding Shalimar 05 Shalimar (planned) Shalimar rail yard CCI siding Shalimar Goods Shed B & R siding Salt Golah Goods Yard (abandoned) (planned) Coal Depot Howrah Maidan–Dankuni –Srirampur metro (planned) (planned) Foreshore Road Jheel Siding Coaching Yard Howrah–Shalimar line (abandoned) Howrah Maidan Burn Standard Company siding  KM Line 2  (u/c) Howrah Goods Shed 0 Howrah Hooghly river East West Metro Tunnel  KM Line 2  (u/c) km km Key Indian Railways broad gauge (1676 mm) Kolkata Metro (KM) standard gauge (1435 mm) in use   out of use, planned, or under construction (u/c)   tunnel 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 v t e Bardhaman–Katwa line Legend km Bardhaman–Asansol section 0 Barddhaman Junction 6 Kamnara 7 Kshetia 10 Chamardighi 11 Karjana 12 Karjanagram Khari River 15 Amarun 19 Bhatar 25 Balgona 30 Saota 32 Nigan Mangalkot (planned) 36 Kaichar Halt 41 Bankapasi 45 Srikhanda 46 Sripat Srikhanda Barharwa–Azimganj– Katwa loop 53 Katwa Junction Bandel–Katwa line km Sources: [1]

Location

Barddhaman Junction Railway Station (station code: BWN) 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. Every day, over 300 express/mail/SF trains halt here, making it one of the busiest and important junction railway station in Eastern India. It serves Bardhaman, the fifth most populous city in West Bengal.^[2]

History

Barddhaman Junction is an important station in the Eastern Railway zone. Trains from Howrah, Sealdah, Kolkata towards Pt. Deen Dayal Upadhyay, Gaya etc. go through the station. The station consists of eight platforms.

The first passenger train ran from Howrah to Bardhaman on 15 August 1855.

The track was extended to Raniganj by 1855.^[3]

The Howrah–Bardhaman chord, a shorter link to Bardhaman from Howrah than the Howrah–Bardhaman main line, was constructed in 1917.^[4]

Bardhaman–Katwa line was upgraded from NG to BG in 2014 (up to Balgona) and extended up to Katwa in 2018.

Barddhaman RRI

It has Siemens interlocking^{[clarification needed]} and it was commissioned in 2014. New route relay interlocking (RRI) has considerably increased train punctuality.

Electrification

Electrification of the Howrah–Bardhaman 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.^[5]

The Howrah–Bardhaman chord was electrified in 1964–66.^[6] The Bardhaman–Katwa line was electrified in 2014 (up to Balgona) and 2018 (up to Katwa jn).

Amenities

Barddhaman railway station has two-bedded non-AC retiring rooms and four bedded non-AC dormitories. The station platforms are equipped with high speed Wi-Fi access provided by Google and RailWire. All platforms are equipped with escalators (1-8) with a lift facility in platform number 6-7. Automated ticket vending machines are at both sides of the station where tickets can be purchased by cash, card, or UTS mobile system. IRCTC vendors offer various types of food at the station platforms. Purified and cold water is available at platforms.

Bardhaman Coaching & Wagon Depot

Bardhaman Coaching & Wagon Depot can maintain passenger trains EMU and MEMU, including one DEMU rake. It has a capacity of holding 71 coaches.^[7]

Barddhaman Loco Shed

The shed was commissioned in September 1983

SN	Locomotives	HP	Quantity
1.	WAG-5	3850	77
2.	WAG-7	5350	5
Total Locomotives Active as of December 2023			82

Incidents

On two different dates, April 6 and 13 of 2003, employees of a private security agency fired at fleeing coal thieves, injuring a passerby and on the later date, a hawker. Following these incidents, a large mob comprising the station's hawkers and residents of the area clashed with police forces ,leading to a baton charge and arrests on April 14, 2003.^[8]

On Friday, 9 November 2019, several people were injured in a stampede over a footbridge at the station.^[9]

On Saturday, 4 January 2020, a major portion of the main entrance gate of the railway station collapsed, injuring several people. Construction activities were taking place at the site of the accident.^[10][11]

On 13 December 2023, a water tank in Platform 2 and 3 in the station suddenly collapsed during afternoon.

Gallery

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  Barddhaman railway station platform
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  Barddhaman Junction railway station nameplate
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  Bardhaman Junction

References

External links

• Trains at Bardhaman
• Bardhaman travel guide from Wikivoyage