Berhampore Court railway station

Berhampore Court
General information
Location	India
Coordinates	24°05′21″N88°15′50″E / 24.089260°N 88.263945°E / 24.089260; 88.263945
Elevation	22 m (72 ft)
System	Indian Railways and Kolkata Suburban Railway
Owned by	Indian Railways
Operated by	Eastern Railway
Line	Sealdah-Lalgola line
Platforms	2 (3 under construction)
Tracks	5
Construction
Structure type	At grade
Parking	Available
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Status	Active
Station code	BPC
Zone(s)	Eastern Railway
Division(s)	Sealdah
Classification	NSG-3
History
Electrified	Yes (December,2007) [1]
Previous names	East Indian Railway Company
Passengers
15k/day(medium)
Services
Preceding station Kolkata Suburban Railway Following station New Balarampur Halt towards Krishnanagar City Junction Eastern Line Krishnanagar–Lalgola line Cossimbazar towards Lalgola
Other services
Location Interactive map

Berhampore Court 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 Berhampore city and its surrounding census areas.

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.^{[ citation needed ]}

Important trains

• Bhagirathi Express
• Hazarduari Express
• Dhano Dhanye Express
• Sealdah - Jalpaiguri Road Humsafar Express

References

1. "Welcome to Official Website of CORE".
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.

External links

• Berhampore Court railway station at the India Rail Info

24°05′22″N88°15′50″E / 24.0894°N 88.2638°E / 24.0894; 88.2638