Banpur railway station

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]

Banpur
Indian Railways station Kolkata Suburban Railway station
Location	Banpur-Majhdia Road, Banpur, Nadia, West Bengal India
Coordinates	23°27′06″N 88°45′42″E
Elevation	16 m (52 ft)
Owned by	Indian Railways
Operated by	Eastern Railway
Line(s)	Ranaghat–Gede line of Kolkata Suburban Railway
Platforms	2
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	Standard (on-ground station)
Bicycle facilities	Not available
Other information
Status	Functioning
Station code	BPN
Zone(s)	Eastern Railway
Division(s)	Sealdah
History
Opened	1862
Electrified	1997–98
Previous names	Eastern Bengal Railway
Services
Preceding station   Kolkata Suburban Railway   Following station Majhdia toward Sealdah Eastern Line Gede line Harish Nagar Halt toward Gede
Route map km 227 Lalgola 225 Krishnapur 219 Pirtala 215 Bhagwangola 208 Subarnamrigi Barharwa–Azimganj– Katwa loop 203 Jiaganj Azimganj Junction 200 Nashipur Road Nashipur Rail Bridge (under construction) Barharwa–Azimganj– Katwa loop 196 Murshidabad 189 Cossimbazar NH 34 185 Berhampore Court 180 New Balarampur Halt 177 Sargachi NH 34 174 Bhabta 168 Beldanga 159 Rejinagar Bandel–Katwa line 155 Siraj Nagar Halt Nabadwip Dham 150 Plassey 144 Paglachandi Bandel–Katwa line 140 Debagram planned bridge over Ganga river 132 Sonadanga planned extension 128 Bethuadahari Nabadwip Ghat 112 NH 34 Maheshganj 110 118 Muragacha Amghata 108 112 Dhubulia Krishnanagar Road 103 107 Bahadurpur under gauge conversion Chapra (planned) Chartala (planned) Jalangi River NH 34 100 Krishnanagar Chilahati–Parbatipur– Santahar–Darshana line Dignagar 101 Bangladesh India border NH 34 117 Gede Shantipur 94 114 Harish Nagar Halt NH 34 111 Banpur Bathna Krittibas 90 105 Majhdia Phulia 86 100 Taraknagar Habibpur 81 96 Mayurhat Jalal Khali Halt 95 93 Bagula Badkulla 90 90 Bhayna Taherpur 85 89 Shantinagar Halt Birnagar 82 87 Bahirgachhi Halt Duttapulia (planned) 82 Aranghata Kalinarayanpur 78 79 Pancheberia Churni River 78 Bankimnagar 74 Ranaghat Ranaghat–Bangaon line Sealdah–Ranaghat line 0 Sealdah North & Main km km
Location
Banpur Location in West Bengal Banpur Location in India

History

The Ranaghat–Gede section was the part of the Eastern Bengal Railway which was opened in 1862 and extended to Kushtia, now in Bangladesh. This was the Calcutta–Siliguri 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

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