Silpaprabesh railway station
Silpaprabesh railway station | |||||||||||
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| Kolkata Suburban Railway station | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | Haldia, Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal India | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 22°03′31″N 88°06′24″E / 22.058566°N 88.106545°E | ||||||||||
| Elevation | 4 metres (13 ft) | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Indian Railways | ||||||||||
| Operated by | South Eastern Railway zone | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Panskura-Haldia branch line | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 1 | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
| Structure type | Standard (on ground station) | ||||||||||
| Parking | No | ||||||||||
| Other information | |||||||||||
| Status | Functioning | ||||||||||
| Station code | SLPR | ||||||||||
| Division(s) | Kharagpur | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 1968 | ||||||||||
| Electrified | 1974-76 | ||||||||||
| Services | |||||||||||
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Silpaprabesh railway station is a railway station on the Panskura-Haldia branch line in South Eastern Railway zone of Indian Railways. The railway station is situated at Haldia in Purba Medinipur district in the Indian state of West Bengal.[1][2]
History
The Howrah-Kharagpur line was opened in 1865[3] and Panskura-Durgachak line was opened in 1968, at a time when Haldia Port was being constructed. It was subsequently extended to Haldia.[3][4] The Panskura-Haldia line including Silpaprabesh railway station was electrified in 1974–76.[5]
References
- ^ "SLPR/Silpaprabesh". Retrieved May 29, 2019.
- ^ "SILPAPRABESH (SLPR) Railway Station". ndtv.com. Retrieved May 29, 2019.
- ^ a b "Major events in formation of S.E.Railway". South Eastern Railway. Archived from the original on 27 May 2019. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
{{cite web}}:|archive-date=/|archive-url=timestamp mismatch; 1 April 2013 suggested (help) - ^ "Haldia" (PDF). Indian Railways. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
- ^ "History of Electrification". IRFCA. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
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