July 16, 2012
Bandel is suburban area of Chinsurah–Mogra Block in Hooghly district
in the state of West Bengal. This former Portuguese settlement forms a part of Kolkata Metropolitan Area and is just about 50 km north of
Kolkata, the capital city of West Bengal. Bandel
is major railway junction on Eastern Railway, Howrah Jn. It is the meeting place of Howrah-Bardhaman main line,
Bandel-Katwa line and Bandel-Naihati line.
There are some notable places
located around Bandel. Debandapur is
famous for being the birth place of a well known Bengali author named Sharat
Chandra Chattopadhay. The place where he was living now houses a library and
museum named after him. Debandapur also houses an old temple belonging to the
19th century. Sahaganj which is located just 4 km
away from Bandel Railway Station is home to a unit of Dunlop India Ltd. Tribeni perched on Bandel-Katwa line
just 8 km away from Bandel houses Tribeni Tissues Ltd. Mogra and Bansberia are
other notable places located near Bandel Jn.
Several trains pass through Bandel Junction Railway Station
connecting it to other parts of West Bengal and rest part of the country. Howrah Railway Station is major nearby
railhead to Bandel Jn. Netaji Subhas
Chandra Bose International Airport at Kolkata serves to be the closest airbase
to Bandel Jn.
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