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Ballygunge Junction railway station is one of the busiest railway stations in the Sealdah railway division. More than 150 pairs of EMU local trains pass through the railway station on a daily basis. It is situated in Ballygunge, Kolkata in the Indian state of West Bengal. It serves Ballygunge and the surrounding areas. [1] [2] [3] [4]
In 1840, Emily Eden called Ballygunge 'our Eltham or Lewisham'. It also emerged as a citadel of the educated Bengali middle class after the suburban railway opened up the area. [4] In 1888, Ballygunge and Tollygunge had a combined thana (police station). [4]
Rashbehari Avenue (known as Main Sewer Road or Ballygunge Avenue till 1929) [1] is one of the most prestigious and important east–west avenues of Kolkata, India.A major portion of this road is often commonly referred to as Gariahat, the prime shopping and aristocratic residential neighbourhood of south Kolkata.
The first breakthrough for the locality came with the construction of the Bijon Setu in 1978, a rail overbridge above the railway tracks right next to the Ballygunge Junction railway station. This has brought Kasba closer to the Kolkata mainstream and also resulted in quite a number of people finding the locality habitable. [4] [5]
Population below 6 years was 1,131. The total number of literates in Ward No. 90 was 14,997 (84.60% of the population over 6 years). [8] Kolkata is the second most literate district in West Bengal. [9] The literacy rate of Kolkata district has increased from 53.0% in 1951 to 86.3% in the 2011 census. [10]
On 2 October 2019, A local train coming from Masagram was derailed, when it was entering on Platform no.6 of Howrah railway station. No casualties were reported. This incident happened around 8:10 pm . [78] On 15 March 2020, a massive fire broke out in the Salimpur slum area which lies near the Dhakuria railway station track at around 8:30 am ...
Being an important railway junction station in the Sealdah Division of the Eastern Railways, Dum Dum Junction serves as an important halt to many long-distance trains including: Sealdah – Muzaffarpur Fast Passenger ( Up 53131 / Dn 53132)
It has a Postal Index Number (PIN) code of 700031. Some localities adjacent to Golpark and Jodhpur Park also have Postal Index Number (PIN) code of 700029 and 700068 respectively. Prominent landmarks include Dhakuria railway station, bus terminal # 37, Manipal Hospital, Dhakuria and Dakshinapan Shopping Complex. AMRI Hospital, Dhakuria