Gokulpur railway station

Gokulpur railway station is a railway station on Kharagpur–Bankura–Adra line in Kharagpur railway division of South Eastern Railway zone. It is situated at Amba, Gokulpur of Paschim Medinipur district in the Indian state of West Bengal.[5][6]

Gokulpur
Indian Railways station and Kolkata Suburban Railway station
Location	Amba, Gokulpur, Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal India
Coordinates	22°22′32″N 87°17′38″E
Elevation	37 metres (121 ft)
Owned by	Indian railway
Operated by	South Eastern Railways
Line(s)	Kharagpur–Bankura–Adra line
Platforms	2
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	At Ground
Other information
Status	Functional
Station code	GKL
Zone(s)	South Eastern Railway
Division(s)	Kharagpur
History
Opened	1903–04
Electrified	Yes
Previous names	Bengal Nagpur Railway
Services
Preceding station   Kolkata Suburban Railway   Following station Cossye Halt toward Midnapore South Eastern Line Girimaidan toward Howrah Junction
Route map km   to Gomoh & Bokaro Asansol–Tatanagar–Kharagpur line to Tatanagar │ to Asansol Junction 0 Adra Junction 8 Metyal Sohar 14 Indrabil 21 Sirjam 30 Jhantipahari 39 Chhatna Kalabati Hura to Purulia & Mukutmanipur ( under construction ) 42 Anchuri 53 Bankura Junction Bankura–Masagram line Indpur New Bheduasole Supur 60 Bheduasol 64 Kalisen 69 Ondagram 78 Ramsagar 83 Bishnupur to Mukutmanipur (under construction) │ Sheoraphuli–Bishnupur branch line Uprasol Khatra Mukutmanipur Jhilmili Dwarakeswar River 96 Piardoba 104 Bogri Road Shilabati River 108 Garbeta 120 Chandrakona Road Kubai River Tamal River 132 Salboni 144 Godapiasal 149 Jangalmahal Bhadutala Lalgarh to Jhargram & Asansol– Tatanagar–Kharagpur line ( under construction ) 156 Midnapore Kangsabati River 159 Cossye Halt 162 Gokulpur to Asansol–Tatanagar–Kharagpur line 166 Girimaidan Asansol–Tatanagar–Kharagpur line Kharagpur–Puri line 169 Kharagpur Junction Howrah–Kharagpur line Sources: [1][2][3][4]
Location
Gokulpur Location in West Bengal Gokulpur Location in India

History

In 1901, the Kharagpur–Midnapur branch line was opened. The Midnapore–Jharia extension of the Bengal Nagpur Railway, passing through Bankura district was opened in 1903–04.[7] The Adra–Bheduasol sector was electrified in 1997–98 and the Bheduasol–Salboni sector in 1998–99.[8]

References

1. "South Eastern Railway Pink Book 2017–18" (PDF). Indian Railways Pink Book.
2. "Adra Division Railway Map". South Eastern Railway.
3. "Kharagpur Divisional Railway Map". South Eastern Railway.
4. Google maps
5. "GKL / Gokulpur Railway Station | Train Arrival / Departure Timings at Gokulpur". www.totaltraininfo.com. Retrieved 2019-10-30.
6. roy, Joydeep. "Gokulpur Railway Station Map/Atlas SER/South Eastern Zone - Railway Enquiry". indiarailinfo.com. Retrieved 2019-10-30.
7. "Indian Railway History Time line". archive.is. 2012-07-14. Archived from the original on 2012-07-14. Retrieved 2019-10-30.
8. "[IRFCA] Electrification History from CORE". IRFCA. Retrieved 2019-10-30.