Bandel Railway Junction

                                               

        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 19^th 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.