Bisharpara Kodaliya railway station

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Bisharpara Kodaliya
Kolkata Suburban Railway station
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Bisharpara Kodaliya railway station
LocationBisharpara, North 24 Parganas district, West Bengal
India
Coordinates22°40′34″N 88°26′05″E / 22.676154°N 88.434634°E / 22.676154; 88.434634Coordinates: 22°40′34″N 88°26′05″E / 22.676154°N 88.434634°E / 22.676154; 88.434634
Elevation8 metres (26 ft)
Owned byIndian Railways
Operated byEastern Railway
Line(s)Sealdah–Hasnabad–Bangaon–Ranaghat line of Kolkata Suburban Railway
Platforms2
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
ParkingNot available
Bicycle facilitiesNot available
Other information
StatusFunctional
Station codeBRPK
Zone(s) Eastern Railway
Division(s) Sealdah
History
Opened2008
Electrified2008
Services
Preceding station   Kolkata Suburban Railway   Following station
Birati
toward Sealdah
Eastern Line
New Barrackpore
toward Bangaon Junction
Location
Bisharpara Kodaliya is located in Kolkata
Bisharpara Kodaliya
Bisharpara Kodaliya
Location in Kolkata

Bisharpara Kodaliya railway station is a small railway station in the town of Bisharpara. It serves the local areas of Bisharpara and Kodaliya in the North 24 Parganas district, West Bengal, India. Its code is BRPK. The station consists of two platforms. The platforms are poorly sheltered. Facilities include water and sanitation. The station lacks a proper train announcement system and a proper approach road.[1]

History[]

This station was built in 2008. Earlier it was a halt station where only a few suburban trains halted but now most of the trains stop here. Earlier people of this localities had to go to New Barrackpur railway station or Birati railway station to board trains. The station has improved accessibility and catalyzed local development.

Bisharpara Kodaliya is located on Sealdah–Hasnabad–Bangaon–Ranaghat line of Kolkata Suburban Railway. The link between Dum Dum to Khulna now in Bangladesh, via Bangaon was constructed by in 1882–84.[2] The Sealah–Dum Dum–Barasat–Ashok Nagar–Bangaon sector was electrified in 1963–64.[3]

Bisharpara Kodaliya track layout
Legend
to Bangaon
to Sealdah
Station with two tracks and two side platforms

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "BRPK/Bisharpara Kodaliya". India Rail Info.
  2. ^ "The Chronology of Railway development in Eastern Indian". Rail India. Archived from the original on 16 March 2008. Retrieved 28 August 2017.
  3. ^ "History of Electrification". IRFCA. Retrieved 28 August 2017.

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