Garia railway station
 Garia | |||||||||||
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| Kolkata Suburban Railway Station | |||||||||||
 Garia Railway Station | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | Garia, Kolkata, West Bengal India | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 22°27′58″N 88°24′18″E / 22.4662°N 88.4050°E | ||||||||||
| Elevation | 9 metres (30 ft) | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Indian Railways | ||||||||||
| Operated by | Eastern Railway | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Sealdah–Namkhana line | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
| Connections | Taxi stand, Bus stand  | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
| Structure type | Elevated | ||||||||||
| Parking | Available | ||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | Available | ||||||||||
| Accessible | Available  [citation needed][dubious – discuss] | ||||||||||
| Other information | |||||||||||
| Status | Functioning | ||||||||||
| Station code | GIA | ||||||||||
| Zone(s) | Eastern Railway | ||||||||||
| Division(s) | Sealdah | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 1862 | ||||||||||
| Electrified | 1965–66 | ||||||||||
| Previous names | Eastern Bengal Railway | ||||||||||
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Garia railway station is a Kolkata Suburban Railway Station on the Sealdah–Namkhana line with an approximate 13 kilometres (8.1 mi) distance from Sealdah railway station. It is under the jurisdiction of Eastern Railway zone of Indian Railways. Garia railway station is one of the busiest railway stations of Sealdah railway division.[citation needed] More than 115 pairs of E.M.U. local trains pass through the railway station on a daily basis. It is situated in South 24 Parganas in the Indian State of West Bengal.[1] Garia railway station comes under the jurisdiction of Rajpur Sonarpur Municipality and it serves Garia and the surrounding areas.[2][3]
History
In 1862, the Eastern Bengal Railway constructed a 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) wide Broad Gauge Railway from Sealdah to Garia.
Electrification
Electrification from Sealdah to Garia was completed with 25 kV AC overhead system in 1965–66.[citation needed]
References
External links
- "Indian Railways History Time Line". Archived from the original on January 2010.
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- "History of The Electrification of Indian Railways".
