Gurap railway station
Appearance
Gurap railway station is a Kolkata Suburban Railway station on the Howrah–Bardhaman chord line operated by Eastern Railway zone of Indian Railways. It is situated beside Mogra-Gurup Road at Gurap in Hooghly district in the Indian state of West Bengal.[5][6]
History
[edit]The Howrah–Bardhaman chord, the 95 kilometers railway line was constructed in 1917. It was connected with Sealdah through Dankuni after construction of Vivekananda Setu in 1932.[7] Howrah to Bardhaman chord line including Gurap railway station was electrified in 1964–66.[8]
References
[edit]- ↑ Google Maps
- ↑ Kharagpur-Howrah Local 38606 Indiarailinfo
- ↑ Howrah-Haldia Local 68689 ⇒ 38089 Indiarailinfo
- ↑ Santragachi-Digha EMU 78001 ⇒ 68687 Indiarailinfo
- ↑ "GRAE/Gurap". indiarailinfo.com. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
- ↑ "GURAP (GRAE) Railway Station". NDTV. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
- ↑ "HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE – THE FIRST JOURNEY". Retrieved 13 May 2019.
- ↑ "History of Electrification". Retrieved 13 May 2019.
