Labpur railway station is a railway station in Ahmadpur–Katwa line under Howrah railway division of Eastern Railway zone.[2] It is situated beside State Highway 6 at Labhpur of Birbhum district in the Indian state of West Bengal.[3][4]
Labpur railway station | |||||||||||
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Indian Railways station | |||||||||||
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Location | State Highway 6, Labhpur, Birbhum district, West Bengal India | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 23°48′46″N 87°48′22″E / 23.812645°N 87.806007°E | ||||||||||
Elevation | 40 m (130 ft) | ||||||||||
Owned by | Indian Railways | ||||||||||
Operated by | Eastern Railway | ||||||||||
Line(s) | Ahmadpur–Katwa line | ||||||||||
Platforms | 3 | ||||||||||
Tracks | 1 | ||||||||||
Construction | |||||||||||
Structure type | Standard (on ground station) | ||||||||||
Other information | |||||||||||
Status | Functioning | ||||||||||
Station code | LBP | ||||||||||
Zone(s) | Eastern Railway | ||||||||||
Division(s) | Howrah railway division | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Opened | 1917 | ||||||||||
Closed | 2013 | ||||||||||
Rebuilt | 2018 | ||||||||||
Electrified | Yes | ||||||||||
Previous names | McLeod's Light Railways | ||||||||||
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History
editAhmedpur–Katwa narrow-gauge railway line connecting Ahmedpur and Katwa was established on 29 September 1917 by McLeod's Light Railways. Indian Railways had taken over the operation of this narrow-gauge railway from McLeod and Company in 1966.[5] After closing this track in 2013 the railway section was converted into 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) broad gauge in 1917.[6] The conversion work started in 2013 and was completed in early 2017. The track including Labpur railway station was reopened for the public on 24 May 2018.[7]
References
edit- ^ "Howrah Division System Map". ER Railway.
- ^ "LBP / Labpur Railway Station | Train Arrival / Departure Timings at Labpur". www.totaltraininfo.com. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
- ^ Ghosh, Pran Pratim. "Labpur Railway Station Map/Atlas ER/Eastern Zone – Railway Enquiry". indiarailinfo.com. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
- ^ "Labpur Railway Station (LBP) : Station Code, Time Table, Map, Enquiry". NDTV. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
- ^ "[IRFCA] Ian Manning on the Indian Railways – The Katwa Railways". www.irfca.org. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
- ^ "Emotions pasted, one last run – posters on train, people bid goodbye to 96-year-old narrow-gauge line". www.telegraphindia.com. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
- ^ "Passenger train to start on newly constructed Ahmedpur Katwa broadgauge line". Retrieved 10 October 2019.