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Blog Entry# 812929
Posted: Jul 23 2013 (10:02)

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Jul 23 2013 (10:02)   BNXR/Bidhan Nagar Road (4 PFs)
 
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#railstations 6 amenities
1 water taps - hardly any in working state. pf 1 has a few but seldom works. better to bring home water or buy mineral water.
2 platform shed - all 4 pf has shed. 30% area covered
3 lodging - none
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loco change or reversal - none
5 traffic managenent - 10/10. the real issue starts after bnxr for both directions
6 public announcement system - manual for trains to sdah and computerised for trains from sdah.
7 public information system - a single electronic led display board at pf 4 entry and one at pf 1 entry
8 rail enquiry number - none. u need to call sealdah or ivrs 139
9 nearest hotels - hotel vip lodge (at vip lake town crossing 3 km from bnxr, rs.500 single and rs.700 double room)
10 public urinals - avlbl at pf 1 and 4
11 lavatory/sulabh sauchalaya - none
12 means of transportation from station - plenty of autos to salt lake, metro, baguiati, airport
13 distance from bus stand - 50 metres
14 places of attraction - science city(6 km), nicco park(5 km)
15 distance from nearest hospital - rameswara nursing home (200 metre), amri hospital (5km)
16 food and beverage - local vendors. not advisable. pls bring home food.
17 total unreserved tkt counters - 4 to 5. moderate rush.
18 total prs counters and rush - 2. heavy rush all the time
19 current reservation counter- none
20 division, zone - eastern railway, sealdah division
21 important trains - sdah varanasi exp, uttar banga exp.
22 wheelers and book stall - none
23 medical shops - none. plenty available after exiting from pf 4 end
24 atm - sbi near pf 4 ticket counter
25 cloak room - none
26 wheelchair - none
27 fob/escalators/elevators - one fob for all pf and one subway for pf 1 and pf 2.
28 waiting rooms - none
29 total platforms - pf 4. pf1 and 2 for trains from sdah. pf 3 and 4 for trains to sdah
30 signalling - electronic
31 avg stoppage time of trains - for m/e 2 mins. for emu few secs.
32 trains originating - none
33 trains skiiping - apart from a few m/e, all trains skip bnxr. about a dozen emu skip bnxr.
34 nearest airport - netaji subhash (6km from station)
35 salient point - gateway to salt lake and embypass, direct autos to metro.

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nice idea tejas...will add 36th point soon to all other #railstations ;)
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