Banpur railway station
Banpur railway station is a railway station on the Ranaghat–Gede line of the Kolkata Suburban Railway system and operated by Eastern Railway. It is situated beside Banpur - Majhdia Road at Banpur village of Nadia district in the Indian state of West Bengal.[1] Number of EMUs stop at Banpur railway station.[2] The distance between Sealdah to this station is approximately 111 km.[3]
Banpur railway station | |||||||||||
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| Indian Railway Station Kolkata Suburban Railway Station | |||||||||||
| Location | Banpur-Majhdia Road, Banpur, Nadia, West Bengal India | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 23°16′36″N 88°27′15″E | ||||||||||
| Elevation | 16 m (52 ft) | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Indian Railways | ||||||||||
| Operated by | Eastern Railway | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Ranaghat–Gede line of Kolkata Suburban Railway | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
| Structure type | Standard (on ground station) | ||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | Not available | ||||||||||
| Other information | |||||||||||
| Status | Functioning | ||||||||||
| Station code | BPN | ||||||||||
| Zone(s) | Eastern Railway | ||||||||||
| Division(s) | Sealdah | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 1862 | ||||||||||
| Electrified | 1997-98 | ||||||||||
| Previous names | Eastern Bengal Railway | ||||||||||
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  Banpur railway station Location in West Bengal  Banpur railway station Location in India | |||||||||||
History
The Ranaghat-Gede section was the part of the Eastern Bengal Railway which was opened in 1862 and extended to Kushtia, now in Bangladesh. This was the Calcutta-Siliguri Main Line but after Partition of India in 1947, this got truncated and what remained India named the Gede Branch Line.[4] The line including Banpur railway station was electrified in 1997–98.[5]
References
- "BPN/Banpur". Retrieved May 6, 2019.
- "BANPUR (BPN) Railway Station". ndtv.com. Retrieved May 6, 2019.
- "BPN/Banpur to SDAH/Sealdah". Retrieved May 6, 2019.
- "Eastern Bengal Railway". Retrieved May 6, 2019.
- "TRACTION DISTRIBUTION SEALDAH". indianrailways.gov.in. Retrieved May 6, 2019.
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