Bandel (India)
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Region
Asia Rivers
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2026-08-24 17:27
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Bandel (port locode INBDL) is a Hooghly River (Ganges River) cruise port and town in India's West Bengal state, with a population of around 10,000.
The town was founded during Portuguese India (colonial period 1505-1961). Today it is part of the Kolkata metro region and a large railway junction (train station) located approx 40 km (25 mi) from Howrah.
Current-day town's economy is based on the Thermal Power Station (opened in 1965, with capacity around 530 MW), bakery industries, trade (Bandel Bazar - one of the district's biggest markets serving agricultural import and export / especially mango, watermelon, rice), banking, railway engineering and manufacturing, paper manufacturing, and education (schools and colleges).
The nearest airport is in Kolkata (Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose).
As a cruise port, Bandel was included in the 2019 schedule of the riverboat Ganges Voyager II (2014-built).
The next table shows the ship's 7-day itinerary (themed "India's Golden Triangle and the Sacred Ganges").
| Date / Time | Port |
|---|---|
| 16 Nov | Departing from Kolkata |
| 17 Nov | Kalna |
| 18 Nov | Motihari |
| 19 Nov | Murshidabad |
| 20 Nov | Mayapur |
| 21 Nov | Bandel |
| 22-23 Nov (overnight) | Arriving in Kolkata |
Prices started from ~USD 6900 pp.