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Barrackpore
(Station
Code:
BP)
is
a
railway
station
in
North
24
Parganas
district
in
the
Indian
state
of
West
Bengal,
which
serves
the
city
of
Barrackpore.
It
lies
on
the
Sealdah-Ranaghat
Line
and
is
part
of
the
Kolkata
Suburban
Railway
system
and
is
under
the
jurisdiction
of
Eastern
Railway.
The
Sealdah-Kusthia
line
of
the
Eastern
Bengal
Railway
was
opened
to
railway
traffic
in
the
year
1862.
Eastern
Bengal
Railway
used
to
work
only
on
the
eastern
side
of
the
Hooghly
River.
Barrackpore
has
been
serviced
by
rail
since
1862.
It
takes
about
35β40
minutes
by
suburban
train
to
reach
Barrackpore
from
Sealdah.
As
they
are
located
in
a
suburban
region
of
Kolkata,
most
municipalities
of
Barrackpore
are
connected
by
local
train
with
Kolkata.
The
Sealdah-Ranaghat
Line
runs
through
this
sub-division
and
connects
to
Bongaon,
Dankuni,
Howrah,
Burdwan,
and
Bandel.
It
is
part
of
the
Kolkata
Suburban
Railway
system.
The
Circular
and
Metro
Railways
of
Kolkata
also
offer
an
accessible
means
of
transit
to
and
from
the
sub-division.
The
platform
is
very
much
well
sheltered.
It
has
many
facilities
including
water
and
sanitation.
There
is
a
proper
approach
road
to
this
station.
It
is
in
proximity
to
the
BT
Road
There
used
to
be
a
branch
line
originating
from
Barrackpore
station
(code:
BPPS)
that
served
the
Barrackpore
Cantonment
Area.
Barrackpore
had
a
racecourse
behind
the
criminal
court
(far
away
from
the
station)
and
a
special
single
rail
track
took
steam
engine-driven
trains
there,
carrying
British
passengers
who
would
attend
the
race.
The
line
has
been
deprecated
since.
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