Bolpur Shantiniketan railway station is a major railway station in Birbhum district, West Bengal. Its code is BHP. It serves Bolpur City and Shantiniketan. The station consists of three platforms.[1][2][3]
Indian Railways | |||||
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General information | |||||
Location | Station Road, Santiniketan Bolpur ![]() | ||||
Coordinates | 23°39′28″N 87°41′53″E / 23.657804°N 87.698136°E | ||||
Elevation | 55 metres (180 ft) | ||||
Owned by | Indian Railways | ||||
Line(s) | Sahibganj loop Howrah–New Jalpaiguri line Bolpur-Prantik-Siuri line (planned) | ||||
Platforms | 3 | ||||
Tracks | 4 | ||||
Connections | Auto rickshaw, E-rickshaw, Cabs, Bus | ||||
Construction | |||||
Structure type | Standard (on-ground station) | ||||
Parking | Available ![]() | ||||
Bicycle facilities | Available ![]() | ||||
Accessible | Available ![]() | ||||
Other information | |||||
Status | Double-Line Electrification | ||||
Station code | BHP | ||||
Zone(s) | Eastern Railway zone | ||||
Division(s) | Howrah | ||||
History | |||||
Opened | 1860 | ||||
Electrified | 2016 | ||||
Passengers | |||||
FY 2020-2021 | 2,04,932 | ||||
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Trains
editSome of the major trains that passes from the Bolpur railway station are as follows:
- Howrah–New Jalpaiguri Vande Bharat Express
- New Jalpaiguri–Howrah Shatabdi Express
- Sealdah - Haldibari Superfast Darjeeling Mail
- Sealdah - New Alipurduar Padatik Superfast Express
- Howrah - Guwahati Saraighat Super-fast Express
- Sealdah - Alipurduar Kanchan Kanya Express
- Sealdah–Silchar Kanchanjunga Express
- Sealdah–Agartala Kanchanjunga Express
- Silchar-Coimbatore Superfast Express
- Tiruvananthapuram-Silchar Aronai Superfast Express
- Silchar–Secunderabad Express
- Lokmanya Tilak Terminus - Kamakhya Karmabhoomi Express
- Guwahati - Sir M. Visvesvaraya Terminal Kaziranga Superfast Express
- Sir M. Visvesvaraya Terminal - New Tinsukia Superfast Express
- Kolkata–Silghat Town Kaziranga Express
- Howrah–Rampurhat Express
- Howrah–Bhagalpur Kavi Guru Express
- Sealdah–Rampurhat Intercity Express
- Howrah–Gaya Express
- Sealdah-Malda Town Gour Express
- Kolkata-Balurghat Tebhaga Express
- Barddhaman–Rampurhat Express
- Sealdah–Varanasi Express
- Howrah–Jamalpur Express
- Kolkata–Jogbani Express
- Sealdah-Rampurhat Maa Taara Express
- Sealdah-Bamanhat Uttar Banga Express
- Kolkata–Haldibari Intercity Express
- Howrah - Azimganj Ganadevata Express
- Howrah-Radhikapur Kulik Express
- Howrah-Bolpur Shantiniketan Express
- Yesvantpur-Muzzafarpur Express
- Howrah–Jamalpur Express
- Howrah–Malda Town Intercity Express
- Howrah–Gaya Express
Incidents
editOn 1st August 2024 6:00 PM - 2nd August 5:00 AM IST all the platforms of Bolpur Junction's railway tracks got submerged under water due to constant heavy rain
Facilities
editThe station has all important facilities like reservation counter (8 am to 8 pm), two and four wheeler parking, resting room, railway canteen (Jan Aahar). The station has escalators for going through the platforms.
References
editExternal links
edit- Bolpur Shantiniketan railway station at the India Rail Info