Banpur railway station explained

Banpur
Type: Indian Railways station
Kolkata Suburban Railway station
Style:Kolkata Suburban Railway
Address:Banpur-Majhdia Road, Banpur, Nadia, West Bengal
Country:India
Line:Ranaghat–Gede line of Kolkata Suburban Railway
Bicycle:Not available
Structure:Standard (on-ground station)
Platform:2
Tracks:2
Opened:1862
Electrified:1997–98
Owned:Indian Railways
Operator:Eastern Railway
Status:Functioning
Former:Eastern Bengal Railway
Map Type:India West Bengal#India
Map Dot Label:Banpur
Map Size:300
Map State:collapsed

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

The Ranaghat– 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]

Notes and References

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