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Banpur railway station

Coordinates: 23°27′06″N 88°45′42″E / 23.451613°N 88.761588°E / 23.451613; 88.761588
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Banpur
Indian Railways station
Kolkata Suburban Railway station
General information
LocationBanpur-Majhdia Road, Banpur, Nadia, West Bengal
India
Coordinates23°27′06″N 88°45′42″E / 23.451613°N 88.761588°E / 23.451613; 88.761588
Elevation16 m (52 ft)
Owned byIndian Railways
Operated byEastern Railway
Line(s)Ranaghat–Gede line of Kolkata Suburban Railway
Platforms2
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeStandard (on-ground station)
Bicycle facilitiesNot available
Other information
StatusFunctioning
Station codeBPN
Zone(s) Eastern Railway
Division(s) Sealdah
History
Opened1862
Electrified1997–98
Previous namesEastern Bengal Railway
Services
Preceding station Kolkata Suburban Railway Following station
Majhdia
towards Sealdah
Eastern Line Harish Nagar Halt
towards Gede
Location
Banpur is located in West Bengal
Banpur
Banpur
Location in West Bengal
Banpur is located in India
Banpur
Banpur
Location in India

Banpur railway station is a railway station on the Ranaghat–Gede line of the Kolkata Suburban Railway system and operated by Eastern Railway. It is situated beside Banpur–Majhdia Road at Banpur village of Nadia district in the Indian state of West Bengal.[1] Number of EMUs stop at Banpur railway station.[2] The distance between Sealdah to this station is approximately 111 km.[3]

History

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The RanaghatGede section was the part of the Eastern Bengal Railway which was opened in 1862 and extended to Kushtia, now in Bangladesh. This was the CalcuttaSiliguri main line but after Partition of India in 1947, this got truncated and what remained India named the Gede Branch Line.[4] The line including Banpur railway station was electrified in 1997–98.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "BPN/Banpur". indiarailinfo.com. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
  2. ^ "BANPUR (BPN) Railway Station". NDTV. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
  3. ^ "BPN/Banpur to SDAH/Sealdah". Retrieved 6 May 2019.
  4. ^ "Eastern Bengal Railway". Retrieved 6 May 2019.
  5. ^ "TRACTION DISTRIBUTION SEALDAH". indianrailways.gov.in. Retrieved 6 May 2019.