Sodpur | |
Style: | Kolkata Suburban Railway |
Type: | Kolkata Suburban Railway station |
Address: | Sodepur, North 24 Parganas district, West Bengal |
Country: | India |
Elevation: | 7m (23feet) |
Owned: | Indian Railways |
Operator: | Eastern Railway |
Line: | Sealdah–Ranaghat line of Kolkata Suburban Railway |
Platform: | 4 |
Tracks: | 4 |
Bicycle: | Not available |
Parking: | Not available |
Structure: | Standard on ground station |
Status: | Functional |
Opened: | 1862 |
Electrified: | 1963–65 |
Map Type: | India West Bengal#India |
Map Dot Label: | Sodpur |
Map Size: | 300 |
Map State: | collapsed |
Sodpur railway station is a Kolkata Suburban Railway station in the town of Sodepur. It serves the local areas of Sodepur in North 24 Parganas district, West Bengal, India.
The Sealdah–Kusthia line of the Eastern Bengal Railway was opened to railway traffic in the year 1862.[1] Eastern Bengal Railway used to work only on the eastern side of the Hooghly River.[2]
The platform is not very well sheltered. It has many facilities including water and sanitation. It is well connected to the BT Road. But there is a proper approach road to this station.[3]
The Sealdah–Ranaghat sector was electrified in 1963–65.[4]