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Berhampore Court(BPC):- 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.
Berhampore Court | |||||||||||
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| Indian Railways and Kolkata Suburban Railway station | |||||||||||
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| Location | India | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 24°05′21″N 88°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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History
editThe 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
editKrishnanagar to Lalgola electrification and line doubling were completed in March 2017.[citation needed]
Important trains
edit- SDAH-LGL Bhagirathi Express
- KOAA-LGL Hazarduari Express
- KOAA-LGL Dhano Dhanye Express
References
edit- ^ "Welcome to Official Website of CORE".
- ^ "Berhampore Court RLY Station(BPC) | District Murshidabad | India". Retrieved 10 May 2024.
- ^ "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.
- ^ Iqbal, Iftekhar (8 April 2019). "Railways in colonial Bengal". The Daily Star. Retrieved 8 June 2022.
- ^ 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 station at the India Rail Info
24°05′22″N 88°15′50″E / 24.0894°N 88.2638°E
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