Lohapur railway station

Lohapur
Lohapur
Passenger train station
Location	School Road, Lohapur, Birbhum district, West Bengal; India
Coordinates	24°18′08″N 87°57′49″E / 24.302357°N 87.963719°E
Elevation	34 m (112 ft)
Owned by	Indian Railways
Operated by	Eastern Railway zone
Line(s)	Nalhati–Azimganj branch line
Platforms	2
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	Standard (on ground station)
Other information
Status	Active
Station code	LAP
Zone(s)	Eastern Railway zone
Division(s)	Howrah
History
Opened	1863
Electrified	Yes
Previous names	East Indian Railway Company
Services

Lohapur railway station is a railway station on Nalhati–Azimganj branch line under the Howrah railway division of Eastern Railway zone. It is situated beside School Road at Lohapur in Birbhum district in the Indian state of West Bengal.^[1]^[2]

History[]

Nalhati–Azimganj branch line connecting Nalhati Junction to Azimganj Junction railway station was opened on 21 December 1863 as Nalhati–Azimganj State railway.^[3] This was purchased by the Government of India in 1872. It became a part of the East Indian Railway Company in 1892.^[4]

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^ Bengal (India), West (1979). West Bengal District Gazetteers: Murshidabad. State editor, West Bengal District Gazetteers.
^ Bengal (India), West; Operations, West Bengal (India) Office of the Superintendent of Census (1979). West Bengal District Records, New Series: Burdwan. State editor, West Bengal District Gazetteers.

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