#railstations 5
list of services-
1 water taps - available on all platforms. water cooling unit on pf1, 2 and 3
2 shed - present for all platform. covers almost 100% of
platform 1,...
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50% each of pf2, 3, 4 and 5
3 lodging - none
4 loco change or reversal - a terminal station. no through
trains via kolkata
5 traffic managenent - 9 / 10 (trains stopped at patipukur for hardly one or two mins)
6 public announcement system - computerised + manual
7 public information system - manual + electronic display at entry to station and waiting area
8 rail enquiry number - kolkata has no rail enquiry number. you need to call sealdah enquiry or ivrs (139)
9 nearest hotels - hotel vip lodge (at vip crossing lake town 3 km from station, tariff rs.500 for single room, 700 for double)
10 public urinals - at platform 1, 2 and 3
11 lavatory - available at pf 1
12 means of transportation fron station - taxi which charge double the fare. no meter system, hardly any public bus, if possible walk 0.8 km to r g kar medical college and then take a bus/taxi. autos till r g kar will charge rs.10/head. or take local train to dumdum(10 to 12 services per day...avlbl from 8am to 1pm and 4pm to 8pm)
13 distance from bus stand - 1 km (r g kar bus stand)
14 places of attraction - jain temple belgachia, dakshineshwar temple
15 distance from nearest hospital - 1 km ( r g kar medical
college, shyambazar)
16 food and beverage - by comesum (at Pf 1) food runs short. so try reaching station early
17 ticket counters - 4(crowded during train timings)
18 prs - available at 1st floor. 2 counters and not
much rush
current reservation - available near main enquiry
19 division, zone - eastern railways, sealdah division
20 important trains - koaa asr express, koaa ghy garibrath
21 wheelers and book stall - only gita press available at pf1
22 medical shops - none
23 cloak room - not available
24 wheelchair - available
25 fob - one fob and one subway for crossing tracks, no escalators or elevators.
26 total platforms - 5 platform, main pf - pf 1
27 signalling - automated electric signalling system
28 avg stoppage time of trains - terminal.
for emu ~ 1 min
29 trains originating - about 8 per day
30 trains skiping - none.
31 nearest airport - netaji subhash (8 km)
32 salient point - please get down at koaa, and walk 1 km to reach r g kar for getting instant access to jessore road.
33 waiting rooms - available for sleeper class. non air conditioned.