Gobra | |
Type: | Kolkata Suburban Railway |
Style: | Kolkata Suburban Railway |
Address: | Gobra, Dankuni, Hooghly district, West Bengal |
Country: | India |
Elevation: | 6m (20feet) |
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: | Gobra |
Map Size: | 300 |
Map State: | collapsed |
Gobra 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 at Gobra, Dankuni 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 Gobra railway station was electrified in 1964–66.[4]