Bethuadahari railway station

3Tracks3Connections Kolkata-Siliguri Route New NH-12
Bethuadahari Bus Stand
Patuli Ferry Ghat
Birpur Ferry Ghat
Agradwip GhatConstructionStructure typeModelParking AvailableBicycle facilities AvailableAccessibleNot availableOther informationStatusFunctioningStation codeBTY Zone(s) Eastern Railway Division(s) SealdahHistoryOpened1905Rebuilt2007,2023Electrified Yes (December,2007)^[1]Previous namesEast Indian Railway CompanyPassengers20K/day ( medium) Services

Preceding station	Kolkata Suburban Railway			Following station
Muragacha towards Sealdah		Eastern Line Krishnanagar–Lalgola line		Sonadanga towards Lalgola

Other services

Route map

v t e Ranaghat–Krishnanagar City–Lalgola line including Shantipur loop line Legend km km Godagari Ghat–Amnura line (abandoned) 178 Godagari Ghat Ganges River Bangladesh India old ferry connection to Godagari Ghat 160 Lalgola Ghat line dismantled 155 Lalgola line dismantled 153 Krishnapur 147 Pirtala 144 Bhagwangola B.B. loop line 137 Subarnamrigi Azimganj Junction 108 132 Jiaganj destroyed bridge over Bhagirathi River 129 Nashipur Road Bhagirathi River Nashipur Rail Bridge (u/c) B.B. loop line 124 Murshidabad 116 Cossimbazar 113 Berhampore Court New Balarampur Halt 108 Sargachhi 104 planned line Bhabta 101 Beldanga 95 Domkal Rejinagar 86 Karimpur Sirajnagar 82 Betai Plassey 77 Tehatta Paglachandi 71 Charatala Paglachandi River Chapra B.B. loop line 66 Debagram Nabadwip Dham 49 58 Sonadanga B.B. loop line 54 Bethuadahari planned bridge over Bhagirathi River 44 Muragchha Nabadwip Ghat 49 39 Dhubulia Maheshganj 47 33 Bahadurpur Amghata 44 Jalangi River Krishnanagar Road 39 planned line under gauge conversion Kolkata Suburban Railway ends here 26 36 Krishnanagar City Junction Bhatjangla 33 Dignagar 27 Bagdi 23 Shantipur Junction 21 21 Jalal Khali Halt Bathna Krittibas 16 16 Badkulla Phulia 12 11 Taherpur Habibpur 08 8 Birnagar old NG line dismantled 4 Kalinarayanpur Junction Baicha 13 Churni River Raghabpur 08 Ranaghat–Gede line Aistala Ghat 05 3 Churni Ghat old ferry connection to Aistala Ghat 0 Ranaghat Junction Ranaghat–Bangaon line Sealdah–Ranaghat line km km Key Indian Railways broad gauge (1676 mm) narrow gauge (762 mm) metre gauge (1000 mm) in use   out of use, planned, or under construction (u/c)   tunnel

Location
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Bethuadahari railway station is a rural Indian railway station of the Sealdah–Ranaghat–Lalgola branch line in Eastern Railway zone. The station situated in Nadia district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It serves Bethuadahari, Nakashipara and the surrounding areas. Few passengers, EMU and Express trains pass over the railway station.

History

Initially the Calcutta (Sealdah)-Kusthia line of Eastern Bengal Railway was opened to traffic in 1862. The Ranaghat–Lalgola branch line was established in 1905 as an extension of Sealdah–Ranaghat line. This railway station situated at Bethudahari town. The rail distance between Bethuadahari and Sealdah is 126 km. (96 miles). After the electrification and inauguration of double track by the Indian Railways, this Station was modified and reconstructed into three platforms.^[2][3]

Sanctuary

The nearby reserve forest is known mainly for python and deer. Bethuadahari Avayaranya or Bethuadahari Wildlife Sanctuary is very important tourist spot of the state. It is famous for insemination of deers. The sanctuary covers 67 hectares (170 acres), and was established in 1980 to preserve a portion of the central Gangetic alluvial ecozone.^[4] There is a sugarcane laboratory in front of the local Block Development Office.^{[citation needed]}

Platforms

Platform 1

Platform 1 mostly handles trains in the Up Sealdah Main Line sections. It also handles a few trains in the Up Sealdah-Lalgola Passenger, Ranaghat-Lalgola Passenger, Kolkata- Lalgola Hazarduari Express, Dhano Dhanye Express and Bhagirathi Express

Platform 2

Platform 2 only handles Down Lalgola bound trains in the Sealdah-Main Line section and almost all trains from Ranaghat and Krishnanagar City and a few from the Lalgola-Sealdah section.

Platform 3

Platform 3 mostly handles Up for goods train

Trains

22 trains pass through this station. Lalgola Passengers, Hazarduari Express, Dhano Dhanye Express and Bhagirathi Express stop there.^[5]

Layout

Bethuadahari track layout
Legend
to Lalgola to Sealdah
Station with three tracks and one side platform and two island platforms

Electrification

The Krishnanagar – Lalgola Section has been electrified on the 2010.^[6]<ref>The Indian Railways Fan Club. "History of Electrification". Retrieved 20 June 2017.</ref

See also

• Transport in India
• Rail transport in India
• RapidX
• PM Gati Shakti

References