Prinsep Ghat railway station is a
Kolkata Suburban Railway station adjacent to
James Prinsep Memorial in
Kolkata
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India
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. 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
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
The Eastern Metropolitan Bypass (known simply as both ''E.M. Bypass'' and ''EM Bypass'') is a (Including Kamalgazi to Baruipur extension) major road on the east side of Kolkata. It connects Ultadanga (North Kolkata) to Baruipur Puratan Baz ...
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VIP Road
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See also
References
External links
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Railway stations in India opened in 1984
Sealdah railway division
Railway stations in Kolkata
Transport in Kolkata
Kolkata Suburban Railway stations
Kolkata Circular Railway
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