Berhampore Court railway station

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Berhampore Court
Express train, Passenger train and Suburban train station
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General information
LocationIndia
Coordinates 24°05′21″N88°15′50″E / 24.089260°N 88.263945°E / 24.089260; 88.263945
Elevation22 m (72 ft)
Owned by Indian Railways
Operated by Eastern Railway zone
Line(s) Sealdah-Lalgola line
Platforms2 (3 under construction)
Tracks5
Construction
Structure typeStandard (on-ground station)
ParkingAvailable
Accessible Wheelchair symbol.svg
Other information
StatusActive
Station codeBPC
Fare zone Eastern Railway zone
ClassificationNSG-4
History
Electrified Electric.svg Yes (December,2007) [1]
Previous names East Indian Railway Company
Passengers
27K/day(Increase2.svgmedium)
Services
Preceding station Kolkata Suburban Railway Following station
New Balarampur Halt
towards Krishnanagar City Junction
Eastern Line Cossimbazar
towards Lalgola
Other services
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Location
Berhampore Court railway station
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Berhampore Courtrailway 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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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

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References

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  2. ↑ "Berhampore Court RLY Station(BPC) | District Murshidabad | India" . Retrieved 10 May 2024.
  3. ↑ "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.
  4. ↑ Iqbal, Iftekhar (8 April 2019). "Railways in colonial Bengal". The Daily Star. Retrieved 8 June 2022.
  5. ↑ Office, United States Government Printing (1911). Annual Report ... 1910 ... Pt.3. Correct Orthography of Geographic Names. U.S. Government Printing Office.
  6. ↑ Bengal, India Superintendent of Census Operations, West (1965). District Census Handbook, West Bengal: Murshidabad. Superintendent, Government Print.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

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