Komagata Maru Budge Budge Railway Station
Komagata Maru Budge Budge (previously known as Budge Budge) 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 area of Budge Budge in South 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
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.
In 2013, the station was renamed from Budge Budge to commemorate the martyrs of the Komagata Maru incident who fell to British bullets near the station.
Electrification
Electrification from Ballygunge Junction to Budge Budge was completed with 25 kV AC overhead system in 1965–66.
Station complex
The platform is very much well sheltered. The station possesses many facilities including water and sanitation. There is a proper approach road to this station.
References
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