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Bagula railway station

Coordinates: 23°20′05″N 88°38′45″E / 23.334631°N 88.645865°E / 23.334631; 88.645865
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Bagula
Indian Railways station
Kolkata Suburban Railway station
Bagula railway station platforms
General information
LocationStation Road, Bagula, Nadia, West Bengal
India
Coordinates23°20′05″N 88°38′45″E / 23.334631°N 88.645865°E / 23.334631; 88.645865
Elevation15 m (49 ft)
Owned byIndian Railways
Operated byEastern Railway
Line(s)Ranaghat–Gede line of Kolkata Suburban Railway
Platforms2
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeStandard (on ground station)
Parkingplatform side paying garage no parking facility from railway
Bicycle facilitiesNot available
Other information
StatusFunctioning
Station codeBGL
Zone(s) Eastern Railway
Division(s) Sealdah
History
Opened1862
Electrified1997–98
Previous namesEastern Bengal Railway
Passengers
unlimited
Services
Preceding station Kolkata Suburban Railway Following station
Bhayna
towards Sealdah
Eastern Line Mayurhat
towards Gede
Location
Bagula is located in West Bengal
Bagula
Bagula
Location in West Bengal
Bagula is located in India
Bagula
Bagula
Location in India

Bagula railway station is a railway station on the Ranaghat–Gede line of the Kolkata Suburban Railway system and operated by Eastern Railway. It is situated at Bagula of Nadia district in the Indian state of West Bengal.[1][2] Total 48 local trains pass through the Bagula railway station and the distance from Sealdah to this railway station is approximately 93 km.[3]

History

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The RanaghatGede section was the part of the Eastern Bengal Railway which was opened in 1862 and extended to Kushtia, now in Bangladesh. This was the CalcuttaSiliguri Main Line but after Partition of India in 1947, this got truncated and what remained in India, was named the Gede branch line.[4] The line including Bagula railway station was electrified in 1997–98.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "BGL/Bagula". indiarailinfo.com. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
  2. ^ "BAGULA (BGL) Railway Station". NDTV. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
  3. ^ "BGL/Bagula to SDAH/Sealdah". Retrieved 6 May 2019.
  4. ^ "Eastern Bengal Railway". Retrieved 6 May 2019.
  5. ^ "TRACTION DISTRIBUTION SEALDAH". indianrailways.gov.in. Retrieved 6 May 2019.