Gocharan railway station

Gocharan railway station is a Kolkata Suburban Railway stations on the Sealdah–Namkhana line of Sealdah railway division. It is under the jurisdiction of Eastern Railway zone of Indian Railways. The station is situated at Panch Gachhia, Gocharan, South 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal.[1][2]

Gocharan
Kolkata Suburban Railway station
Gocharan railway station platform
Location	Panch Gachhia, Gocharan, South 24 Parganas, West Bengal India
Coordinates	22.278176°N 88.458645°E
Elevation	8 metres (26 ft)
Owned by	Indian Railways
Operated by	Eastern Railway
Line(s)	Sealdah–Namkhana line
Platforms	2
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	Standard (on-ground station)
Parking	Available
Other information
Status	Functioning
Station code	GCN
Zone(s)	Eastern Railway
Division(s)	Sealdah
History
Opened	1928
Electrified	1965–66
Previous names	Eastern Bengal Railway
Services
Preceding station   Kolkata Suburban Railway   Following station Hogla toward Namkhana Sealdah South Main line Surjyapur toward Sealdah
Route map km Sealdah–Ranaghat line Howrah–Bardhaman chord Sealdah–Bangaon line Dum Dum 7 Dum Dum Junction Kolkata Metro Patipukur Kolkata Circular Railway Kolkata 4 Bidhannagar Road km Sealdah North & Main 00 Sir Gurudas Banerjee Halt Sealdah South 00 Park Circus 03 6 Ballygunge Junction 7 Dhakuria 8 Jadavpur Kavi Subhash 10 Baghajatin Lake Gardens 08 12 New Garia Rabindra Sarobar 13 Garia Tollygunge 09 15 Narendrapur Kolkata Metro 17 Sonarpur Junction New Alipore 10 Majerhat 12 20 Bidyadharpur Kolkata Circular Railway 23 Kalikapur Ghatakpukur planned extension Minakhan Brace Bridge 14 24 Champahati Santoshpur 17 27 Piali Akra 19 29 Gourdaha Halt Nangi 23 32 Ghutiari Sharif Budge Budge 25 35 Betberia Ghola IBP Siding 39 Taldi 42 Chandkhali Halt HPCL Siding 45 Canning BPCL Siding Matla River IOC Siding Bhangankhali FCI Siding Sonakhali CESC Siding Basanti planned extension Jharkhali Pujali to Uluberia Subhashgram 20 Mallikpur 22 Baruipur Junction 25 Bankrahat Kalyanpur 28 27 Shasan Road Dakshin Durgapur 30 29 Krishna Mohan Hotar 32 31 Dhapdhapi Dhamua 35 33 Surjyapur Uttar Radhanagar 37 35 Gocharan Magra Hat 40 38 Hogla Bahirpuya Halt 43 41 Dakshin Barasat Sangrampur 45 44 Baharu Krishnachandrapur (planned) Deula 50 49 Jaynagar Majilpur Netra 53 to Raidighi (planned) Basuldanga 55 54 Mathurapur Road Gurudas Nagar 57 59 Madhabpur to Bankrahat (planned) 62 Lakshmikantapur Diamond Harbour 60 68 Udairampur to Kulpi (planned) 72 Kulpi 77 Karanjali km 83 Nischintapur Market 84 Nischintapur 88 Madhabnagar 92 Kashinagar 95 Kakdwip to Sagar Island via Budhakholi (planned) 103 Ukilerhat 108 Namkhana planned extension Chandranagar Bakkhali km Source: Indian Railway Time Table
Location
Gocharan Location in West Bengal Gocharan Location in India

History

The Eastern Bengal Railway constructed a 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)-wide broad-gauge railway from Sealdah to Baruipur in 1882. The Jaynagar–Majilpur line was constructed by Eastern Bengal Railway in 1882. It was extended up to Lakshmikantapur railway station in 1928.[3] Thereafter the line was extended up to Kakdwip in 2001 and up to Namkhana in 2006.[4] Baruipur to Lakshmikantapur line including Gocharan Railway station was electrified in 1965–66 and Lakshmikantapur to Kakdwip in 1992–2000 and Kakdwip to Namkhana railway station in 2005.[5]

References

1. "GCN/Gocharan". Retrieved 21 May 2019.
2. "GOCHARAN (GCN) Railway Station". NDTV. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
3. "The Chronology of Railway development in Eastern Indian". Rail India. Archived from the original on 2 August 2012. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
4. "Travel: A Great Escape". The Statesman. 13 June 2006. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
5. "TRACTION DISTRIBUTION SEALDAH". er.indianrailways.gov.in. Retrieved 21 May 2019.