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New Garia railway station

New Garia railway station is a Kolkata Suburban Railway station on the Main line. It is under the jurisdiction of the Sealdah railway division in the Eastern Railway zone of the Indian Railways. It serves the local area of New Garia in Kolkata in the Indian state of West Bengal.

History

In 1862, the Eastern Bengal Railway constructed a -wide broad-gauge railway from to via New Garia.

Electrification

Electrification from to including New Garia was completed with 25 kV AC overhead system in 1965–66.

Station complex

The platform is well sheltered. The station possesses many facilities including water and sanitation. It is well connected to the SH-1. There is a proper approach road to this station.

Connection

Metro

Kavi Subhash metro station is an operational station on Line 1 (Blue Line) of the Kolkata Metro, located in New Garia, Kolkata. This metro station is at ground level and located adjacent to New Garia railway station on the Sealdah - Sonarpur section.

Another metro station of the Kavi Subhash-Hemanta Mukhopadhyay section of Kolkata Metro Line 6 is also present at the same location.

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