Berhampore Court railway station
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Berhampore Court | |||||||||||
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| Indian RailwaysandKolkata Suburban Railwaystation | |||||||||||
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| Location | India | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 24°05′21″N88°15′50″E/ 24.089260°N 88.263945°E | ||||||||||
| Elevation | 22 m (72 ft) | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Indian Railways | ||||||||||
| Operated by | Eastern Railway | ||||||||||
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| Platforms | 2 (3 under construction) | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 5 | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | Standard (on-ground station) | ||||||||||
| Parking | Available | ||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
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| Status | Active | ||||||||||
| Station code | BPC | ||||||||||
| Zone(s) | Eastern Railway zone | ||||||||||
| Division(s) | Sealdah railway division | ||||||||||
| Classification | NSG-3 | ||||||||||
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| Electrified |  Yes (December,2007)[1] | ||||||||||
| Previous names | East Indian Railway Company | ||||||||||
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15k/day( medium) | |||||||||||
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Berhampore Court(BPC):- is a railway station on theSealdah-Lalgola lineand is located inMurshidabad districtin the Indian state ofWest Bengal.[2][3]It servesBerhamporecity and its surrounding census areas.
History
[edit]The Calcutta (Sealdah)–Kusthialine ofEastern Bengal Railwaywas opened to traffic in 1862.[4]TheRanaghat–Lalgola branch line was established in 1905 as an extension ofSealdah–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
[edit]Krishnanagar to Lalgola electrification and line doubling were completed in March 2017.[citation needed]
Important trains
[edit]- SDAH-LGLBhagirathi Express
- KOAA-LGLHazarduari Express
- KOAA-LGLDhano Dhanye Express
References
[edit]- ^"Welcome to Official Website of CORE".
- ^"Berhampore Court RLY Station(BPC) | District Murshidabad | India".Retrieved10 May2024.
- ^"Amrit Bharat Station Scheme: Indian Railways to redevelop West Bengal's Berhampore Court railway station! Check cost, amenities and more".Financialexpress.26 August 2023.Retrieved15 May2024.
- ^Iqbal, Iftekhar (8 April 2019)."Railways in colonial Bengal".The Daily Star.Retrieved8 June2022.
- ^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
[edit]- Berhampore Court railway stationat the India Rail Info
24°05′22″N88°15′50″E/ 24.0894°N 88.2638°E
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