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Prinsep Ghat
Kolkata Suburban Railway station
Prinsep Ghat railway station
General information
Location	Strand Road, Kolkata, West Bengal India
Coordinates	22°33′25″N 88°19′54″E / 22.557012°N 88.331681°E / 22.557012; 88.331681
Elevation	7 metres (23 ft)
Owned by	Indian Railways
Operated by	Eastern Railway
Platforms	2
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	At grade
Parking	Not available
Bicycle facilities	Not available
Accessible	Not available
Other information
Status	Functioning
Station code	PPGT
Zone(s)	Eastern Railway
Division(s)	Sealdah
History
Opened	1984; 40 years ago (1984)
Electrified	1984; 40 years ago (1984)
Services Preceding station Kolkata Suburban Railway Following station Eden Gardens towards Dum Dum Junction Circular Line Khiddirpur towards Dum Dum Junction
Route map Kolkata Circular Railway Legend 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 This diagram: view talk edit
Location

Prinsep Ghat railway station is: a Kolkata Suburban Railway station adjacent to James Prinsep Memorial in Kolkata, West Bengal, India. Only a few local trains halt here. The station has two platforms. Its station code is PPGT.

Station complex※

The platform is not very well sheltered. The station lacks many facilities including water and "sanitation." It is well connected to the "Strand Road." There is a proper approach road to this station.

Station layout※

Prinsep Ghat track layout
Legend
to Eden Gardens to Khiddirpur
Station with two tracks and two side platforms

G	Street level	Exit/Entrance
P1	Side platform No- 1, doors will open on the left
		Towards →Khiddirpur→ →
		→Towards ←Eden Gardens← ←
	Side platform No- 2, doors will open on the left
P2

Connections※

Bus※

Ferry※

The station is adjacent to Prisnep ghat. One can easily avail ferry services from there.

Airport※

Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport is 23.6 km from the station via Strand Road, Acharya Jagdish Chandra Bose Road, Maa Flyover, EM Bypass and VIP Road.

See also※

References※

External links※

• Kolkata/Northern fringes travel guide from Wikivoyage
• Google. "Prinsep Ghat Railway station" (Map). Google Maps. Google.

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