Birati railway station

Location
	Birati Location in Kolkata Birati Location in West Bengal

Route map
v; t; e; Sealdah–Bangaon line ; including Barasat–Hasnabad and Ranaghat–Bangaon branch lines
	Legend
	Benapole
	land port
	Bangladesh
	India
	78
	00
	Patipukur loop
	line (dismantled)
	Narkeldanga
	EMU Carshed
	Kankurgachi
	Chord line
Key
	out of use, planned, or
	under construction (u/c);

Birati
Birati
Kolkata Suburban Railway station
General information
Location	Birati, North Dumdum, West Bengal 700051; India
Coordinates	22°39′51″N 88°25′38″E / 22.664136°N 88.427360°E
Elevation	10 metres (33 ft)
Owned by	Indian Railways
Operated by	Eastern Railway
Line(s)	Sealdah–Hasnabad–Bangaon–Ranaghat line of Kolkata Suburban Railway
Platforms	3
Tracks	3
Construction
Structure type	At grade
Parking	Not available
Bicycle facilities	Not available
Other information
Status	Active
Station code	BBT
Zone(s)	Eastern Railway
Division(s)	Sealdah
History
Opened	1906; 118 years ago
Electrified	1972; 52 years ago
Services
Route map
Route map
v; t; e; Sealdah–Bangaon line ; including Barasat–Hasnabad and Ranaghat–Bangaon branch lines
	Legend
	Benapole
	land port
	Bangladesh
	India
	78
	00
	Patipukur loop
	line (dismantled)
	Narkeldanga
	EMU Carshed
	Kankurgachi
	Chord line
Key
	out of use, planned, or
	under construction (u/c);
Location
Location
	Birati Location in Kolkata Birati Location in West Bengal

Birati railway station is a Kolkata Suburban Railway station in Birati. It serves Birati and Nimta areas in North Dumdum, West Bengal, India. It lies between the Durganagar railway station and Bisharpara Kodaliya railway station. Madhusudan Banerjee Road connects the Barrackpore Trunk Road and Jessore Road through Birati.^[1]

History

In 1882-84, the Bengal Central Railway company built a railway from Dumdum to Khulna (at present, this line is the part of Bangladesh). Passenger rail services are operational between Sealdah and Bangaon on the Indian section of this railway. The East Bengal Railway main line from Sealdah to Ranaghat was opened in 1862^[2] and extended to Kushtia in present-day Bangladesh within two months. Subsequently, the Bengal Central Railway Company constructed Ranaghat-Bangaon line in 1882–84 to connect the Sealdah-Bangaon line with the Sealdah-Ranaghat line.

Connectivity

It is well connected to the Birati Mini Bus Terminal. Autos and totos are available from Belgharia to Birati through MB road.

Railway

Birati railway station is located on the Sealdah - Bangaon railway line that stretches between Kolkata district and North 24 Parganas district. This railway consists of 4 rail lines or rail tracks from Sealdah to Dum Dum and 2 from Dum Dum to Bangaon.

Station complex

The platform is not very well sheltered. It has many facilities including drinking water and sanitation. There are three platforms - 1, 2 and 3. Platform 1 is used for the down local trains heading towards Sealdah Railway Station and Platform 3 is used for the up local trains heading towards Bangaon Junction railway station. Platform 2 is used for goods trains and its not generally used for local trains.

Electrification

The Sealdah–Dum Dum–Barasat–Ashok Nagar–Bangaon route was electrified in 1972.^[3]

Railway Service

This station provides rail services to the surrounding area of the station. Trains approach for Bangaon, Hasnabad and Sealdah, Barasat and Majherhat run through this station. Local trains of Kolkata Suburban Railway serve rail passengers daily at this station.

Securities

All the responsibilities of station management are vested in the head of the station "Station Master". Apart from this, temporary mobile GRP personnel are employed for the security of the station and its premises. The security of the adjoining areas is provided by the local police administration.

References

^ "BBT/Birati". India Rail Info.
^ "[IRFCA] Nadia District (1910)". irfca.org. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
^ "History of Electrification". IRFCA. Retrieved 28 August 2017.

External links

Birati railway station map
Kolkata/Northern fringes travel guide from Wikivoyage
"Birati Railway station" (Map). Google Maps.

[1] "BBT/Birati". India Rail Info.

[2] "[IRFCA] Nadia District (1910)". irfca.org. Retrieved 2 February 2023.

[3] "History of Electrification". IRFCA. Retrieved 28 August 2017.

[1]

[2]

[3]