Barddhaman Junction is a very very important station in the eastern railways. Trains from Howrah, Sealdah, Kolkata towards Mughalsarai, Gaya etc go through the station. The station consists 8 platforms. The first passenger train in eastern India ran from Howrah to Hooghly on 15 August 1854. The track was extended to Raniganj by 1855. The Howrah–Bardhaman chord, a shorter link to Bardhaman from Howrah than the Howrah–Bardhaman main line, was constructed in 1917. Burdwan-Katwa line was upgraded from NG to BG in 2014 and extended upto Katwa in 2018.
Barddhaman RRI
It has Seimens interlocking and it was commissioned on 2014. New RRI has considerably increased train punctuality.
Electrification
Electrification of Howrah—Burdwan main line was completed with 25 kV AC overhead system in 1958. Earlier, electrification started with 3 kV DC overhead system in 1953. Howrah–Bardhaman chord was electrified in 1964–66. Bardhaman-Katwa line was electrified in 2014 and 2018
Amenities
Bardhaman railway station has one two-bedded non-AC retiring room and an eight-bedded dormitory. Barddhaman railway station has two two-bedded non-AC retiring rooms and one four bedded non-AC dormitory. The whole station platforms are given with high speedwifi access provided by Google. Also the station has escalator service in platform number 2, 3 and 8. Automated ticket vending machines are there at both side of the station where tickets can be got both by giving cash, using card, UTS mobile system etc. Vendors are available with various types of food at the station platforms. Purified and cold water is available at platforms.
Bardhaman Coaching & Wagon Depot
Bardhaman Coaching & Wagon Depot can maintain four passenger trains, including one DEMU rake. It has a capacity of holding 71 coaches.
Diesel & Electric Loco Shed
Bardhaman has a diesel loco shed with WDG-3A, WDM-6, WDM-2 and WDM-3A locos. Recently BWN DLS has been electrified. 15 WAG 9 locomotive from ELS Kalyanand 10 WAG 9 locomotive from ELS Gomoh are transferred to BWN. It has parking slots for EMUs
Incidents
On two different dates, April 6th and 13th of 2003, employees of a private security agency fired at fleeing coal thieves, injuring a passerby and on the later date, a hawker. Following these incidents, a large mob comprising the station's hawkers and residents of the area, clashed with police forces leading to a baton charge and arrests, on April 14th 2003. On Friday, November 9th 2019, several people were injured in a stampede over a footbridge at the station. On Saturday, Jan 4th 2020, a major portion of the main entrance gate of the railway station collapsed, injuring several people. Construction activities were taking place at the site of the accident.
