Berhampore Court railway station
Berhampore Court railway station is a railway station on the Sealdah-Lalgola line and is located in Murshidabad district in the Indian state of West Bengal.[2][3] It serves Baharampur city and its surrounding census areas.
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| Location | India | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 24°05′21″N 88°15′50″E | ||||||||||
| Elevation | 22 m (72 ft) | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Indian Railways | ||||||||||
| Operated by | Eastern Railway zone | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Sealdah-Lalgola line | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 (3 under construction) | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 5 | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | Standard (on-ground station) | ||||||||||
| Parking | Available | ||||||||||
| Accessible | |||||||||||
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| Status | Active | ||||||||||
| Station code | BPC | ||||||||||
| Fare zone | Eastern Railway zone | ||||||||||
| Classification | NSG-4 | ||||||||||
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| Electrified | Yes (December,2007)[1] | ||||||||||
| Previous names | East Indian Railway Company | ||||||||||
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| 27K/day ( medium) | |||||||||||
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History
The Calcutta (Sealdah)–Kusthia line of Eastern Bengal Railway was opened to traffic in 1862.[4] The Ranaghat–Lalgola branch line was established in 1905 as an extension of Sealdah–Ranaghat line. This railway station was named Berhampore Court in accordance with the British pronunciation of Baharampore as "Berhampore".[5][6] The rail distance between Berhampore and Sealdah is approximately 186 km (116 mi).
Expansion and electrification
Krishnanagar to Lalgola electrification and line doubling were completed in March 2017.
Important trains
- SDAH-LGL Bhagirathi Express
- KOAA-LGL Hazarduari Express
- KOAA-LGL Dhano Dhanye Express
References
- "Welcome to Official Website of CORE".
- "Berhampore Court RLY Station(BPC) | District Murshidabad | India". Retrieved 10 May 2024.
- "Amrit Bharat Station Scheme: Indian Railways to redevelop West Bengal's Berhampore Court railway station! Check cost, amenities and more". Financialexpress. 26 August 2023. Retrieved 15 May 2024.
- Iqbal, Iftekhar (8 April 2019). "Railways in colonial Bengal". The Daily Star. Retrieved 8 June 2022.
- Office, United States Government Printing (1911). Annual Report ... 1910 ... Pt.3. Correct Orthography of Geographic Names. U.S. Government Printing Office.
- Bengal, India Superintendent of Census Operations, West (1965). District Census Handbook, West Bengal: Murshidabad. Superintendent, Government Print.
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External links
- Berhampore Court railway station at the India Rail Info
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