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Bira
General information
Location	Bira,North 24 Parganas district,West Bengal India
Coordinates	22°47′22″N88°34′20″E / 22.789476°N 88.572220°E /22.789476; 88.572220
Elevation	10 metres (33 ft)
System	Kolkata Suburban RailwayStation
Owned by	Indian Railways
Operated by	Eastern Railway
Line	Sealdah–Hasnabad–Bangaon–Ranaghat line ofKolkata Suburban Railway
Platforms	2
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	At grade
Parking	No
Bicycle facilities	No
Other information
Status	Functional
Station code	BIRA
Zone(s)	Eastern Railway
Division(s)	Sealdah
History
Opened	1906; 119 years ago (1906)
Electrified	1972; 53 years ago (1972)
Services
Preceding station Kolkata Suburban Railway Following station Duttapukur towardsSealdah Eastern Line Dum Dum–Bangaon branch line Guma towardsBangaon Junction
Route map v t e Sealdah–Bangaon line including Barasat–Hasnabad and Ranaghat–Bangaon branch lines Legend km km Jessore–Benapole section 86 Benapole ( Benapole land port ) Bangladesh India border Bagdah 26 82 Petrapole Chandabazar 12 Naobhanga Khal Chhoighoria 06 Ichamati River 78 00 Bangaon Junction planned Ranaghat–Bangaon line 20 Poramaheshtala (planned) Satberia Halt 05 Gopalnagar 05 Akaipur Halt 10 Majhergram 13 Gangnapur 18 Naba Raynagar 23 Coopers Halt 25 Ranaghat EMU Carshed 89 Hingalganj (planned) Sealdah–Ranaghat line Katakhali River Ranaghat Junction 28 72 Hasnabad Churni Ghat 30 70 Taki Road Ranaghat–Lalgola line 67 Nimdanri Ranaghat–Gede line 66 Madhyampur Bibhutibhusan Halt 73 64 Matania Anantapur Chandpara 68 61 Basirhat Thakurnagar 64 60 Bhyabla Gobardanga 58 55 Champapukur Jamuna River 52 Ghora Ras Ghona (planned) Swarupnagar 70 Bidyadhari Khal Machhalandapur 55 50 Malatipur Sanhati 50 46 Kankra Mirzanagar Habra 45 42 Harua Road Ashoknagar Road 42 39 Bhasila Guma 38 37 Lebutala (planned) Chakla 47 Bidyadhari Khal Bira 35 34 Beliaghata Road Dattapukur 31 35 Sondalia Bamangachhi 27 33 Bahira Kalibari 29 Karea Kadambagachhi Barasat EMU Carshed 26 Kazipara Barasat Junction 23 Barasat Hridaypur 21 Hridaypur Madhyamgram 19 Madhyamgram Noai Khal New Barrackpur 17 New Barrackpore Bisharpara Kodaliya 16 Michael Nagar Birati 14 Birati Biman Bandar 15 Jai Hind (Bimanbandar) Belghoria Expressway Orange Line (under construction) Durganagar 13 Jessore Road 13 Jessore Road branch lines removed Jessop & Co. factory siding Ordnance Factory siding Dum Dum Cantonment 11 Dum Dum Cantonment Yellow Line toNoapara Sealdah Main & North section Patipukur loop line (dismantled) Blue Line toDakshineswar Dum Dum 8 Dum Dum Junction Jessore Road Belgachia 06 10 Patipukur Chitpur Rail Yard Ultadanga Road 11 Lansdown mill siding Kolkata 12 Brown Blanket mill siding Kolkata Circular Railway Kestopur Canal Blue Line toKavi Subhash Bidhan Nagar Road 5 Bidhannagar Road Press House siding Kankurgachi Road Kankurgachi Road Junction 02 Narkeldanga EMU Carshed 3 Sir Gurudas Banerjee Halt Circular Canal Sealdah North 00 Kankurgachi Chord line Sealdah Main 00 Sealdah Green Line Sealdah South 00 Beliaghata Diesel Loco Shed 6 Kamardanga Halt Beruck & Comens siding 03 7 Park Circus Sealdah South section km km Key Indian Railways broad gauge (1676 mm) Kolkata Metro (KM)broad gauge (1676 mm) Kolkata Metro (KM)standard gauge (1435 mm) in use   out of use, planned, or under construction (u/c)   tunnel
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Bira railway station is a small railway station inNorth 24 Parganas district,West Bengal. Its code isBIRA. It servesBira town. The station consists of two platforms. The platform is not well sheltered. It lacks many facilities including water and sanitation.^[1]

Bira is located onSealdah–Hasnabad–Bangaon–Ranaghat line ofKolkata Suburban Railway. Link betweenDum Dum toKhulna now inBangladesh, viaBangaon was constructed byBengal Central Railway Company in 1882–84.^[2] The Sealah–Dum Dum–Barasat–Ashok Nagar–Bangaon sector was electrified in 1963–64.^[3]

Bira track layout
Legend
toBangaon toSealdah
Station with two tracks and two side platforms

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