Berhampore Court railway station

Berhampore Court
Express train, Passenger train and Suburban train station
General information
Location	Berhampore, Murshidabad district, West Bengal India
Coordinates	24°05′21″N 88°15′50″E
Elevation	18 m (59 ft)
Owned by	Indian Railways
Operated by	Eastern Railway zone
Line(s)	Sealdah–Lalgola main line
Platforms	5
Tracks	5
Construction
Structure type	Standard (on-ground station)
Parking	Yes
Other information
Status	Active
Station code	BPC
Zone(s)	Eastern Railway zone
Division(s)	Sealdah
History
Electrified	Yes
Previous names	East Indian Railway Company
Services
Preceding station   Kolkata Suburban Railway   Following station Template:Kolkata Suburban Railway stations toward Template:Kolkata Suburban Railway stations Template:Kolkata Suburban Railway lines Krishnanagar–Lalgola line Template:Kolkata Suburban Railway stations toward Template:Kolkata Suburban Railway stations
Route map Ranaghat–Krishnanagar City–Lalgola line including Shantipur loop line km km Godagari Ghat–Amnura line (abandoned) 178 Godagari Ghat Ganges River Bangladesh India old ferry connection to Godagari Ghat 160 Lalgola Ghat line dismantled 155 Lalgola line dismantled 153 Krishnapur 147 Pirtala 144 Bhagwangola B.B. loop line 137 Subarnamrigi Azimganj Junction 108 132 Jiaganj destroyed bridge over Bhagirathi River 129 Nashipur Road station dismantled Bhagirathi River Nashipur Rail Bridge B.B. loop line 124 Murshidabad 116 Cossimbazar 113 Berhampore Court New Balarampur Halt 108 Sargachhi 104 planned line Bhabta 101 Beldanga 95 Domkal Rejinagar 86 Karimpur Sirajnagar 82 Betai Plassey 77 Tehatta Paglachandi 71 Charatala Paglachandi River Chapra B.B. loop line 66 Debagram Nabadwip Dham 49 58 Sonadanga B.B. loop line 54 Bethuadahari bridge over Bhagirathi River 44 Muragchha Nabadwip Ghat 49 39 Dhubulia Maheshganj 47 33 Bahadurpur construction and electrification done upto here Amghata 44 Jalangi River station dismantled Krishnanagar Road 39 planned line under gauge conversion Kolkata Suburban Railway ends here 26 36 Krishnanagar City Junction Bhatjangla 33 Dignagar 27 Bagdi 23 Shantipur Junction 21 21 Jalal Khali Halt Bathna Krittibas 16 16 Badkulla Phulia 12 11 Taherpur Habibpur 08 8 Birnagar old NG line dismantled 4 Kalinarayanpur Junction Baicha 13 Churni River Raghabpur 08 Ranaghat–Gede line Aistala Ghat 05 3 Churni Ghat old ferry connection to Aistala Ghat 0 Ranaghat Junction Ranaghat–Bangaon line Sealdah–Ranaghat line km km Key Indian Railways broad gauge (1676 mm) narrow gauge (762 mm) metre gauge (1000 mm) in use   out of use, planned, or under construction (u/c)   tunnel
Location Berhampore Court Location in West Bengal Berhampore Court Location in India

Berhampore Court is a railway station on the Sealdah–Ranaghat–Krishnanagar–Berhampore–Lalgola line and is located in Murshidabad district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It serves Baharampur city and the surrounding rural areas.

History

Initially the Calcutta (Sealdah)–Kusthia line of Eastern Bengal Railway was opened to traffic in 1862. 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" . The rail distance between Berhampore and Sealdah is approximately 186 km. After the electrification and inauguration of double track by the Indian Railways, Berhampore railway station was modified and reconstructed into 5 platforms

Location

Berhampore Court railway station lies in the Chuapur locality of Berhampore city. The line passes through Sealdah–Barrackpore-Naihati–Kalyani-Ranaghat–Krishnanagar–Plassey–Beldanga-Berhampore–Murshidabad-Jiaganj–Lalgola. It is located in Murshidabad district, 186 km (116 mi) from Sealdah.

Full views of Berhampur Court station

It is one of the important railway stations in Murshidabad and West Bengal. People from maximum part of Murshidabad district board from this station to reach Kolkata.

Major trains

Some of the important trains that runs from Berhampore Court are :

• Sealdah–Lalgola MEMU (via Naihati–Ranaghat–Krishnanagar)
• Ranaghat Jn–Lalgola EMU Local
• Bangaon Jn–Lalgola Passenger
• Krishnanagar–Lalgola EMU Local
• Sealdah–Lalgola Bhagirathi Express
• Kolkata–Lalgola Hazarduari Express
• Kolkata–Lalgola Dhano Dhanye Express
• Sealdah–Lalgola Passenger (via Naihati–Ranaghat–Krishnanagar)

Infrastructure

The railway station has currently 5 platforms after putting double railway tracks. Some new trains will be included in this line soon after the completion of Nashipur Rail Bridge. Moreover 2nd overbridge and subway construction is presently going on now at fast pace.

External links

• Berhampore Court railway station at the India Rail Info