Presenting some randomly captured pictures of Ballygunge Junction. This pictures were captured from platform numbered 4 at BLN...
BLN is a traditional enriched posh suburb of South Kolkata. Deeply entrenched in the city's mythos, many of the prominent personalities from Calcutta have deep connections with Ballygunge....
From the railway standpoint Ballygunge is the largest(discounting SDAH ofcourse) , most busiest, and the fulcrum based on which the Sealdah South and the Circular railways operate....
It...
more... is also the biggest entraining and deboarding point on the South section right after Sealdah....
Infact in reference to the Calcutta Suburban, it's importance lies just after Dum Dum & Howrah....
Ballygunge is traditionally a four point junction with lines shooting off towards Sealdah South , Diamond Harbour , Budge Budge & DDJ (via MJT), BNXR & DDJ (Sealdah bypass)....
Unlike fellow suburban stations like Sonarpur and Baruipur which also act like terminus stations for a lot of trains , Ballygunge has a miniscule number of originating trains from it, if any....
Despite being a suburban station Ballygunge is equipped with several facilities like escalators that are missing in bigger stations in ER....
Camera used :- Moto G5
Time :- 5-6 PM
Pictures 1-3 :- Show the lively suburban junction bustling with a flurry of human presence waiting for their respective train
Picture 4 :- Office time Sealdah-Sonarpur Local entering platform numbered 2 at Ballygunge.