Prinsep Ghat railway station

Prinsep Ghat railway station is a Kolkata Suburban Railway station adjacent to in , , . Only a few local trains halt here. The station has two platforms. Its station code is PPGT.
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Fort William and Victoria Memorial.

Fort
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, officially Vijay Durg, is a fort in , . It was built during the early years of Britain's administration of Bengal. It sits on the eastern banks of the , the major distributary of the River Ganga. is situated 700 metres east of Prinsep Ghat railway station.

Museum
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The is a large marble monument in the in Central , having its entrance on the Queen's Way. It was built between 1906 and 1921 by the British Raj. is situated 1½ km southeast of Prinsep Ghat railway station.

Monument
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The , located on Napier Road in the area of , is a dedicated to the memory of the 896 lascars who died serving on ships of the Royal Navy and British Merchant Service during World War I. is situated 480 metres southwest of Prinsep Ghat railway station.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hastings and Maidan.

Suburb
is a neighbourhood of in in the state of .

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The is a 400-hectare park in central , stretching from the Hooghly river in the west to Chowringhee and Park Street in the east, and from the Victoria Memorial in the south to Raj Bhawan and Eden Gardens in the north.

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is the twin city of and an important industrial and transport hub of southern .

Prinsep Ghat railway station

Latitude
22.55659° or 22° 33′ 24″ north
Longitude
88.33141° or 88° 19′ 53″ east
Operator
ER
Network
IR
Open location code
7MJCH84J+JH
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1074604649
Open­Street­Map feature
public_transport=­station
Open­Street­Map feature
railway=­station
Wiki­data ID
Q56277831
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In Other Languages

From Bengali to Urdu—“Prinsep Ghat railway station” goes by many names.
  • Bengali: “প্রিন্সেপ ঘাট রেলওয়ে স্টেশন”
  • French: “Prinsep Ghat”
  • Hindi: “प्रिन्सेप घाट रेलवे स्टेशन”
  • Santali: “ᱯᱨᱤᱱᱥᱯᱜᱷᱟᱴ ᱨᱮᱞᱣᱮ ᱥᱴᱮᱥᱚᱱ”
  • Urdu: “پرنسیپ گھاٹ ریلوے اسٹیشن”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Princep Ghat-I and St. Peter’s Church.

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