Deshapran Railway Station
Deshapran railway station is a railway station on the Tamluk–Digha branch line of South Eastern Railway zone of Indian Railways. The railway station is situated beside Contai–Nandakumar Road, at Bajkul in Purba Medinipur district in the Indian state of West Bengal. This railway station is named after Bengali nationalist Deshapran Birendranath Sasmal. It serves Bajkul, Kismat Bajkul, Kajlagarh, Tethi Bari, Hincha Gerya, Kalaberia and other places in Bhagabanpur I CD block.
History
The Tamluk–Digha line was sanctioned in 1984–85 Railway Budget at an estimated cost of around Rs 74 crore. Finally this line was opened in 2004. This track including Deshapran railway station was electrified in 2012–13.
References
- ^ Google Maps
- ^ Kharagpur-Howrah Local 38606 Indiarailinfo
- ^ Howrah-Haldia Local 68689 ⇒ 38089 Indiarailinfo
- ^ Santragachi-Digha EMU 78001 ⇒ 68687 Indiarailinfo
- ^ "DSPN/Deshapran P.H". indiarailinfo.com. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
- ^ "DESHAPRAN P.H. (DSPN) Railway Station". NDTV. Retrieved 6 June 2019.
- ^ "Digha–Tamluk rail link to be opened by Puja". The Times of India. 7 August 2003. Retrieved 6 June 2019.
- ^ "Digha Trip Report". IRFCA. Archived from the original on 25 April 2019. Retrieved 6 June 2019.
- ^ "Railway Electrification" (PDF). Retrieved 6 June 2019.
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