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Begampur railway station

Coordinates: 22°44′18″N 88°15′18″E / 22.738447°N 88.255029°E / 22.738447; 88.255029
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Begumpur
Kolkata Suburban Railway
Begampur railway station
General information
LocationChanditalaSerampore Road, Begampur, Hooghly district, West Bengal
India
Coordinates22°44′18″N 88°15′18″E / 22.738447°N 88.255029°E / 22.738447; 88.255029
Elevation11 metres (36 ft)
Owned byIndian Railways
Operated byEastern Railway
Line(s)Howrah–Bardhaman chord
Platforms4
Tracks4
Construction
Structure typeStandard (on ground station)
ParkingNo
Other information
StatusFunctioning
Station codeBPAE
Division(s) Howrah
History
Opened1917
Electrified1964
Previous namesEast Indian Railway Company
Services
Preceding station Kolkata Suburban Railway Following station
Janai Road Eastern Line Baruipara
Location
Begampur is located in West Bengal
Begampur
Begampur
Location in West Bengal
Begampur is located in India
Begampur
Begampur
Location in India

Begampur railway station is a Kolkata Suburban Railway station on the Howrah–Bardhaman chord line operated by Eastern Railway zone of Indian Railways. It is situated beside ChanditalaSerampore Road, Purbbatajpur, at Begampur in Hooghly district in the Indian state of West Bengal.[1][2]

History

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The Howrah–Bardhaman chord, the 95 kilometers railway line was constructed in 1917. It was connected with Sealdah through Dankuni after the construction of Vivekananda Setu in 1932.[3] Howrah to Bardhaman chord line including Begampur railway station was electrified in 1964–66.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "BPAE/Begampur". indiarailinfo.com. Retrieved 18 May 2019.
  2. ^ "BEGUMPUR (BPAE) Railway Station". NDTV. Retrieved 18 May 2019.
  3. ^ "HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE – THE FIRST JOURNEY". Retrieved 18 May 2019.
  4. ^ "History of Electrification". Retrieved 18 May 2019.