Begumpur | |
Type: | Kolkata Suburban Railway |
Style: | Kolkata Suburban Railway |
Address: | Chanditala–Serampore Road, Begampur, Hooghly district, West Bengal |
Country: | India |
Elevation: | 11m (36feet) |
Line: | Howrah–Bardhaman chord |
Structure: | Standard (on ground station) |
Platform: | 4 |
Tracks: | 4 |
Parking: | No |
Opened: | 1917 |
Electrified: | 1964 |
Owned: | Indian Railways |
Operator: | Eastern Railway |
Status: | Functioning |
Former: | East Indian Railway Company |
Pass System: | India |
Map Type: | India West Bengal#India |
Map Dot Label: | Begampur |
Map Size: | 300 |
Map State: | collapsed |
Begampur railway station is a Kolkata Suburban Railway station on the Howrah–Bardhaman chord line operated by Eastern Railway zone of Indian Railways. It is situated beside Chanditala–Serampore Road, Purbbatajpur, at Begampur in Hooghly district in the Indian state of West Bengal.[1] [2]
The Howrah–Bardhaman chord, the 95 kilometers railway line was constructed in 1917. It was connected with through Dankuni after the construction of Vivekananda Setu in 1932.[3] Howrah to Bardhaman chord line including Begampur railway station was electrified in 1964–66.[4]