Gurap Railway Station
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.
History
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. Howrah to Bardhaman chord line including Gurap railway station was electrified in 1964–66.
References
- ^ "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.
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