Gokulpur railway station

Railway station in West Bengal

FunctioningStation codeGKL Zone(s) South Eastern Railway Division(s) KharagpurHistoryOpenedApril 1903; 121 years ago (1903-04)ElectrifiedYesPrevious namesBengal Nagpur RailwayServices
Preceding station Kolkata Suburban Railway Following station
Cossye Halt
towards Midnapore
South Eastern Line Girimaidan
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Kharagpur–Bankura–Adra line
Legend
km
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to Gomoh & Bokaro
0
Adra Junction
8
Metyal Sahar
14
Indrabil
21
Sirjam
30
Jhantipahari
Hura
Kalabati
39
Chhatna
42
Anchuri
53
Bankura Junction
Chhatna-Mukutmanipur
new line (planned)
Madhuban
Indpur
New Bheduasol
Supur
60
Bheduasole
64
Kalisen
69
Ondagram
78
Ramsagar
83
Bishnupur
Uparsol
Khatra
Mukutmanipur
Jhilmili
96
Piardoba Piardoba Airfield
104
Bogri Road
108
Garbeta
120
Chandrakona Road
132
Salboni
144
Godapiasal
Konark Cement Plant Siding
149
Jangalmahal Bhadutala
Lalgarh
156
Midnapore
159
Cossye Halt
Tata Metaliks Siding
162
Gokulpur
166
Girimaidan
169
Kharagpur Junction
Sources: [1][2][3][4]
Location
Gokulpur is located in West Bengal
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Gokulpur is located in India
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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]

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 30 October 2019.
  6. ^ roy, Joydeep. "Gokulpur Railway Station Map/Atlas SER/South Eastern Zone - Railway Enquiry". indiarailinfo.com. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
  7. ^ "Indian Railway History Time line". archive.is. 14 July 2012. Archived from the original on 14 July 2012. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
  8. ^ "[IRFCA] Electrification History from CORE". IRFCA. Retrieved 30 October 2019.

External links

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Stations on the South Eastern line of the Kolkata Suburban Railway
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Shalimar–Amta line
Panskura–Haldia line
Tamluk–Digha line


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