Sir Gurudas Banerjee Halt railway station is a Kolkata Suburban Railway station in Narkeldanga, Kolkata. It serves the local areas of Narkeldanga and Phoolbagan in Kolkata, West Bengal, India. A few trains run through this station and halt here. The station has two platforms. Its station code is SGBA.

Station complex

Earlier on the platform was not well sheltered. The station lacked many public facilities including water and sanitation.

Sir Gurudas Banerjee Halt railway station

However, in 2017, there have been many improvements to this station, wherein shelters and seats were added for passengers, water dispensers were placed, and floodlights have been positioned to ensure safety at night. The platform too, was considerably elongated to accommodate longer trains.

Sir Gurudas Banerjee Halt railway station

In the recent past, there has also been a surge in the number of passengers utilizing the station.

Sir Gurudas Banerjee Halt railway station

Connections

Auto

Phoolbagan to Sealdah auto route connects the station to Sealdah railway station.

Bus

Bus route number 12C/2, 44, 45, 217B, 221, 223, 235, 253, DN17, S122 (Mini), S138 (Mini), S165 (Mini), S173 (Mini), AC49A, D11A serve the station.

Metro

Phoolbagan of Kolkata Metro Line 2 is within 500m.

Air

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References

Railway stations in India opened in 1995

Sealdah railway division

Railway stations in Kolkata

Transport in Kolkata

Kolkata Suburban Railway stations

Kolkata Circular Railway