Begampur railway station – Wikipedia
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Begampur railway station |
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| General information | |||||||||
| Location | Chanditala–Serampore Road, Begampur, Hooghly district, West Bengal India |
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| Coordinates |
22°44′18″N 88°15′18″E / 22.738447°N 88.255029°ECoordinates: 22°44′18″N 88°15′18″E / 22.738447°N 88.255029°E |
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| Elevation | 11 metres (36 ft) | ||||||||
| Owned by | Indian Railways | ||||||||
| Operated by | Eastern Railway | ||||||||
| Line(s) | Howrah–Bardhaman chord | ||||||||
| Platforms | 4 | ||||||||
| Tracks | 4 | ||||||||
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| Structure type | Standard (on ground station) | ||||||||
| Parking | No | ||||||||
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| Status | Functioning | ||||||||
| Station code | BPAE | ||||||||
| Division(s) | Howrah | ||||||||
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| Opened | 1917 | ||||||||
| Electrified | 1964 | ||||||||
| Previous names | East Indian Railway Company | ||||||||
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 Location in West Bengal  Location in India |
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Begampur railway station is a Kolkata Suburban Railway station on the Howrah–Bardhaman chord line operated by Eastern Railway zone of Indian Railways. It is situated beside Chanditala–Serampore Road, Purbbatajpur, at Begampur in Hooghly district in the Indian state of West Bengal.[1][2]
History[edit]
The Howrah–Bardhaman chord, the 95 kilometers railway line was constructed in 1917. It was connected with Sealdah through Dankuni after construction of Vivekananda Setu in 1932.[3]Howrah to Bardhaman chord line including Begampur railway station was electrified in 1964–66.[4]
References[edit]
- ^
“BPAE/Begampur”. indiarailinfo.com. Retrieved 18 May 2019.
- ^ “BEGUMPUR (BPAE) Railway Station”. NDTV. Retrieved 18 May 2019.
- ^ “HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE – THE FIRST JOURNEY”. Retrieved 18 May 2019.
- ^ “History of Electrification”. Retrieved 18 May 2019.
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