Dhapdhapi railway station
Dhapdhapi railway station is a Kolkata Suburban Railway stations on the Sealdah–Namkhana line of Sealdah railway division. It is under the jurisdiction of Eastern Railway zone of Indian Railways. The station is situated beside Baruipur – Kulpi Road, Chandkhali, at Dhapdhapi, South 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal.[1][2]
Dhapdhapi | |||||||||||
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| Kolkata Suburban Railway station | |||||||||||
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| Location | Baruipur–Kulpi Road, Chandkhali, Dhapdhapi, South 24 Parganas, West Bengal India | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 22.315957°N 88.460427°E | ||||||||||
| Elevation | 8 metres (26 ft) | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Indian Railways | ||||||||||
| Operated by | Eastern Railway | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Sealdah–Namkhana line | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 3 | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | Standard (on-ground station) | ||||||||||
| Parking | Available | ||||||||||
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| Status | Functioning | ||||||||||
| Station code | DPDP | ||||||||||
| Zone(s) | Eastern Railway | ||||||||||
| Division(s) | Sealdah | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 1928 | ||||||||||
| Electrified | 1965–66 | ||||||||||
| Previous names | Eastern Bengal Railway | ||||||||||
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History
The Eastern Bengal Railway constructed a 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) wide broad-gauge railway from Sealdah to Baruipur in 1882. The Jaynagar–Majilpur line was constructed by Eastern Bengal Railway in 1882. It was extended up to Lakshmikantapur railway station in 1928.[3] Thereafter the line was extended up to Kakdwip in 2001 and up to Namkhana in 2006.[4] Baruipur to Lakshmikantapur line including Dhapdhapi Railway station was electrified in 1965–66 and Lakshmikantapur to Kakdwip in 1992–2000 and Kakdwip to Namkhana railway station in 2005.[5]
References
- "DPDP/Dhapdhapi". Retrieved 21 May 2019.
- "DHAPDHAPI (DPDP) Railway Station". NDTV. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
- "The Chronology of Railway development in Eastern Indian". Rail India. Archived from the original on 2 August 2012. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
- "Travel: A Great Escape". The Statesman. 13 June 2006. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
- "TRACTION DISTRIBUTION SEALDAH". er.indianrailways.gov.in. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
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