Eden Gardens railway station

Eden Gardens
Kolkata Suburban Railway station
Eden Gardens railway station on Strand road, Kolkata
General information
Location	Babughat, Kolkata, West Bengal India
Coordinates	22.564938°N 88.339255°E / 22.564938; 88.339255
Elevation	7 metres (23 ft)
Owned by	Indian Railways
Operated by	Eastern Railway
Line(s)	Kolkata Circular line of Kolkata Suburban Railway
Platforms	1
Tracks	1
Connections	Baboo Ghat Farry
Construction
Structure type	At grade
Parking	Available
Bicycle facilities	Not available
Accessible	Not available
Other information
Status	Functioning
Station code	EDG
Zone(s)	Eastern Railway
Division(s)	Sealdah
History
Opened	1984 (1984)
Electrified	1984 (1984)
Services Preceding station Kolkata Suburban Railway Following station B.B.D. Bag towards Dum Dum Junction Circular Line Prinsep Ghat towards Dum Dum Junction
Route map Kolkata Circular Railway km km Calcutta Chord link line  KM Line 1  Sealdah–Ranaghat line Noapara 02 Noapara Metro Depot Kestopur Canal Sealdah–Bangaon line 3 Dum Dum Cantonment Dum Dum Junction 00 line dismantled Jessore Road 5 Jessore Road Bimanbandar 7 Biman Bandar  KM Line 4  (u/c) Patipukur loop line (dismantled) Jessore Road Belgachia 02 2 Patipukur Chitpur Rail Yard Ultadanga Road 03 Lansdown mill siding Kolkata 04 Brown Blanket mill siding  KM Line 1  Cossipore Road Goods Shed Kestopur Canal FCI siding Bidhan Nagar Road CESC siding 3 Bidhannagar Road Cossipore Gun and Shell factory siding Press House siding Kankurgachi Road Tala 05 5 Kankurgachi Road Junction Bagbazar 06 6 Sir Gurudas Banerjee Halt Narkeldanga EMU Carshed Sovabazar Ahiritola 08 Circular Canal Kankurgachi Chord line Sealdah North 08 8 Sealdah Main Sealdah  KM Line 2  (u/c) Sealdah South 08 Beliaghata Diesel Loco Shed Burra Bazar 09 9 Kamardanga Halt Howrah Bridge B.B.D. Bag 10 Beruck & Comens Siding Eden Gardens 12 11 Park Circus Prinsep Ghat 13 Maa Flyover Vidyasagar Setu Hindusthan Engineering & Industrial Ltd. siding Adi Ganga river BESCO siding to KDS Railway (dismantled) Bijon Setu Khidderpore 16 13 Ballygunge Junction Remount Road 17 Sealdah–Sonarpur section to KDS Railway 15 Lake Gardens Sealdah–Budge Budge line Majerhat 18  KM Line 3  (u/c) Kalighat–Falta Railway (NG) (dismantled) 16 Tollygunge Jai Hind Bridge Rabindra Sarobar New Alipore 17  KM Line 1  Adi Ganga river Tollygunge Bridge km km Key Indian Railways broad gauge (1676 mm) Kolkata Metro (KM) broad gauge (1676 mm) Kolkata Metro (KM) standard gauge (1435 mm) narrow gauge (762 mm) in use   out of use, planned, or under construction (u/c)   tunnel
Location

Eden Gardens is a railway station in Kolkata under the Kolkata Circular Railway (Chakra Rail) system. It belongs to the Eastern Railway. The station code is EDG. The station gets its name due to its proximity to the famous cricket stadium Eden Gardens of the same name. The station is located on the banks of Hooghly River at Babughat, near busy business area BBD Bagh in Kolkata. After the electrification of circular railway few EMU local trains pass through the station. This is a very important station and is mostly used by office goers. The station has only one platform.

Station complex

The platform is very much well sheltered. The station has many facilities including water and sanitation. It is well connected to the Strand Road.

Station layout

G	Street level	Exit/Entrance & ticket counter
P1	Side platform, No-1 doors will open on the left/right
	Track 1	B.B.D Bag ← toward → Prisep Ghat

Track Layout

Eden Gardens Station track layout
to B.B.D Bag 1 to Prinsep Ghat
Station with one tracks and one side platforms

See also

• North 24 Parganas district
• Indian Railways
• Sealdah railway station
• Kolkata Suburban Railway
• Dum Dum Cantonment railway station
• Transport in West Bengal
• List of railway stations in India

External links

• Kolkata/Maidan travel guide from Wikivoyage
• Kolkata/Esplanade travel guide from Wikivoyage
• Kolkata/Northern fringes travel guide from Wikivoyage
• "Eden Gardens Railway station" (Map). Google Maps.