Bandel Junction

ব্যান্ডেল জংশন
Kolkata Suburban Railway and Regional rail station
Bandel Railway Station Front (top) and Bandel Junction Platform 2 (bottom)
General information
LocationBandel Station Road, Bandel, Hooghly, West Bengal
India
Coordinates22°55′24″N 88°22′42″E / 22.923200°N 88.378459°E / 22.923200; 88.378459
Elevation14 metres (46 ft)
Owned byIndian Railways
Operated byEastern Railway
Line(s)
Platforms7 (planned extension up to 16)
  • Available for all trains: 1-5, 7
  • Available for certain trains: 6
  • Planned: 8-16
Tracks43
Connections
  • Bus
  • Auto-rickshaw &
    E-rickshaw
  • RRTS & Metro (planned)
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
ParkingAvailable Parking
Bicycle facilitiesAvailable Bicycle facilities
AccessibleYes Disabled access[dubious – discuss][citation needed]
Other information
StatusFunctioning on large scale
Station codeBDC[1]
Zone(s) Eastern Railway
Division(s) Howrah
History
Opened1854; 171 years ago (1854) (oldest station along with Howrah)
Electrified1957; 68 years ago (1957)[2]
Previous namesEast Indian Railway
Passengers
450,000+ Daily (Increase high)
Services
Preceding station Kolkata Suburban Railway Following station
Hooghly
towards Howrah Junction
 Eastern Line Adisaptagram
towards Barddhaman Junction
Hooghly Ghat
towards Sealdah
 Eastern Line Bans Beria
towards Katwa Junction