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Bidyadharpur railway station

Coordinates: 22°25′29″N 88°27′14″E / 22.424676°N 88.453966°E / 22.424676; 88.453966
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Bidyadharpur
Kolkata Suburban Railway station
General information
LocationBidyadharpur, Sonarpur, South 24 Parganas, West Bengal
India
Coordinates22°25′29″N 88°27′14″E / 22.424676°N 88.453966°E / 22.424676; 88.453966
Elevation4 metres (13 ft)
Owned byIndian Railways
Operated byEastern Railway
Line(s)Sealdah–Canning line
Platforms2
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeStandard (on-ground station)
ParkingNot available
Bicycle facilitiesNot available
Other information
StatusFunctioning
Station codeBDYP
Zone(s) Eastern Railway
Division(s) Sealdah
History
Opened1862; 162 years ago (1862)
Electrified1965–66
Previous namesEastern Bengal Railway
Services
Preceding station   Kolkata Suburban Railway   Following station
Template:Kolkata Suburban Railway lines
Location
Bidyadharpur is located in West Bengal
Bidyadharpur
Bidyadharpur
Location in West Bengal

Bidyadharpur railway station is a Kolkata Suburban Railway station on the Sealdah–Canning line. It is under the jurisdiction of Sealdah railway division in Eastern Railway zone of Indian Railways. The station is situated at Bidyadharpur, Sonarpur in South 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal.[1][2]

History

The 45 km long line from Calcutta to Port Canning via Sonarpur Junction railway station, constructed in 1862 by the Calcutta and South-Eastern Railway, was the first railway track on the east bank of the Hooghly River. It ran from the then Beliaghata station (presently Sealdah South station) to Canning on the Matla River.[3][4] Sonarpur to Canning railway track including Bidyedharpur railway station was electrified in 1965–66[5]

References

  1. ^ "BDYP/Bidyadharpur". Retrieved 25 May 2019.
  2. ^ "BIDYADHARPUR (BDYP) Railway Station". NDTV. Retrieved 25 May 2019.
  3. ^ "The Chronology of Railway Development in Eastern India". Archived from the original on 2 August 2012. Retrieved 25 May 2019.
  4. ^ Priyanka Rastogi (13 May 2019). Early Sunrise, Early Sunset: Tales of a Solo Woman Traveler Across North. ISBN 9781543705232. Retrieved 25 May 2019.
  5. ^ "TRACTION DISTRIBUTION SEALDAH". Retrieved 25 May 2019.