Brace Bridge railway station is a Kolkata Suburban Railway station on the Budge Budge Branch line.
It is under the jurisdiction of the Sealdah railway division in the Eastern Railway zone of the Indian Railways. It serves the local areas of Brace Bridge (Jinjira Bazar) and Parnasree in Kolkata in the Indian state of West Bengal.[1][2]

History

In 1890, the Eastern Bengal Railway constructed a 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)-wide broad-gauge railway from Ballygunge Junction to Budge Budge via Brace Bridge.[3]

Electrification

Electrification from Ballygunge Junction to Budge Budge including Brace Bridge was completed with 25 kV AC overhead system in 1965–66.[4]

Station complex

The platform is well sheltered. The station possesses many facilities including water and sanitation. There is a proper approach road to this station.[5]

References

  1. ^ "BRJ/Brace Bridge". Retrieved 25 May 2019.
  2. ^ "BRACE BRIDGE (BRJ) Railway Station". NDTV. Retrieved 25 May 2019.
  3. ^ "Indian Railways History Time Line". Archived from the original on 14 July 2012. Retrieved 25 May 2019.
  4. ^ "History of The Electrification of Indian Railways". Retrieved 25 May 2019.
  5. ^ "The Chronology of Railway Development in Eastern India". Archived from the original on 27 March 2018. Retrieved 25 May 2019.


Allikas: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brace_Bridge_railway_station
No tags for this post.