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{{short description|Indian railway line}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2016}}
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2016}}
{{Infobox rail line
| box_width = 28em
| name = Sheoraphuli–Tarakeswar branch line
| color =
| logo = 
| logo_width = 100 px
| image = Kamarkundu station.jpg
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| caption = Kamarkundu railway station lies on Sheoraphuli–Tarakeswar branch line
| type =
| system = Electrified
| status = Operational
| locale = [[West Bengal]]
| start = {{stnlnk|Sheoraphuli}}
| end = {{stnlnk|Tarakeswar}}
| stations = 9
| routes =
| open = {{start date and age|1885}}
| close =
| owner = [[Indian Railways]]
| operator = [[Eastern Railway zone|Eastern Railway]]
| character =
| depot =
| stock =
| linelength = {{convert|39|km|mi|0|abbr=on}}
| tracklength =
| gauge = {{Track gauge|5ft6in|lk=on}} [[broad gauge]]
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| racksystem =
| speed = up to {{convert|100|km/h|abbr=on}}
| elevation =
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| map = {{Sheoraphuli–Tarakeswar branch line}}
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The '''Sheoraphuli–Tarakeswar branch line''' is a railway line connecting {{stnlnk|Sheoraphuli}} on the [[Howrah–Bardhaman main line]] and {{stnlnk|Tarakeswar}}. The {{convert|39|km|mi|adj=mid|long}} railway line traverses [[Hooghly district|Hooghly]] in the Indian state of [[West Bengal]]. Sheoraphuli is {{convert|23|km}} from Howrah. It is part of the [[Kolkata Suburban Railway]] system. At present a new rail link between Tarakeswar and Bishnupur is under construction and some stations on the extended line are being opened in phases.

==History==
The broad gauge Sheoraphuli–Tarakeswar branch line was opened by the Tarkessur Railway Company on 1 January 1885 and was worked by [[East Indian Railway Company]].<ref>"Administration Report on the Railways in India" 1884–85</ref><ref name=east>{{cite web | url = http://www.irfca.org/~mrinal/chronology.html | archive-url = https://archive.today/20120802133149/http://www.irfca.org/~mrinal/chronology.html | url-status = dead | archive-date = 2012-08-02 | title = The Chronology of Railway development in Eastern Indian |publisher=Rail India | access-date = 2011-11-17 }}</ref> The Tarkessur company was taken over by the East Indian Railway in 1915.<ref>"Statistical abstract relating to British India from 1910–11 to 1919–20" London: His Majesty's Stationery Office 1922, which is on a DSAL statistical site at the University of Chicago.</ref>

The [[Howrah–Bardhaman chord]], which crosses this branch line at {{stnlnk|Kamarkundu}}, was opened in 1917.<ref name=east/> In Railway budget 2010-11, restoration of {{convert|51|km|mi|adj=mid|long}} long Tarakeswar to Magra section as 5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) Broad Gauge railway line was proposed. The work is sanctioned in 2010-11. at a cost of 365.17 Cr. Also Tarakeswar– Furfura Sharif {{convert|21.8|km|mi|adj=mid|long}} New Line project work was sanctioned in year 2012-13 at a cost of Rs. 162.37 Cr. Final location survey completed. Alignment plan for {{convert|20.1|km|mi|adj=mid|long}} approved. Land plan under finalisation. Formation and Bridge work completed in Railway land. 219 hectares of land will be required. Formation and bridge work completed in Railway land. Work could not be started due to non availability of land. However the work has been kept in abeyance by Railway board..<ref name=gift>{{cite web | url = http://www.expressindia.com/latest-news/mamatas-gift-to-bengal/484939/ | archive-url = https://archive.today/20130122163536/http://www.expressindia.com/latest-news/mamatas-gift-to-bengal/484939/ | url-status = dead | archive-date = 2013-01-22 | title = Mamata's Gift to Bengal | publisher = Express News Service, 4 July 2009 | access-date = 2011-11-17 }}</ref>

==Electrification==
The Sheoraphuli–Tarakeswar branch line was first electrified with 3,000 V DC system in 1957. Subsequently, when the Railways decided to adopt the AC system, the branch line was converted to 25 kV AC system in 1967.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.irse.bravehost.com/irhpi.htm | title = Indian Railways History (after independence) | access-date = 2011-11-17 | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20111005074811/http://www.irse.bravehost.com/irhpi.htm | archive-date = 5 October 2011 | df = dmy-all }}</ref> [[Electric multiple unit|EMU]] coaches were introduced on electrification.

==Tarakeswar–Bishnupur extension==
The {{convert|102|km|mi|adj=mid|long}} Tarakeswar–Bishnupur project was sanctioned in 1999–2000, but not much work was done for the next decade. After Mamata Banerjee again became railway minister in 2009, work was speeded up.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-09-19/india/33951258_1_railway-projects-railway-minister-joka-bbd-bag-stretch | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130616144031/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-09-19/india/33951258_1_railway-projects-railway-minister-joka-bbd-bag-stretch | url-status = dead | archive-date = 16 June 2013 |title = Rail projects in jeopardy after Mamata quits UPA II| date=19 September 2012| work = [[The Times of India]] | access-date = 16 April 2013 }}</ref> Eastern Railway gave out details of the project in 2003. The proposed fully electrified line was divided into three parts: Tarakeswar–Arambagh {{convert|25.6|km|mi|adj=mid|long}}, Arambagh–Kodabari {{convert|19.6|km|mi|adj=mid|long}}, and Kodabari–Bishnupur {{convert|56.8|km|mi|adj=mid|long}}.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2003-07-15/kolkata/27185244_1_rail-link-bishnupur-station-new-route | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130616153804/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2003-07-15/kolkata/27185244_1_rail-link-bishnupur-station-new-route | url-status = dead | archive-date = 16 June 2013 |title =Eastern Railway plans new route | date=15 July 2003| work = [[The Times of India]] | access-date = 16 April 2013 }}</ref>

Train services were opened in the Tarakeswar–Talpur section on 25 April 2010.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://thestatesman.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=410824&catid=72 |title = ER officials gear up to complete project before deadline | work= The Statesman | date=22 May 2012| access-date = 16 April 2013 }}</ref> The Talpukur–Arambagh sector was opened on 4 June 2012, without electrification and auto signaling.<ref name=arambagh>{{cite web| url = http://www.thestatesman.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=412071&catid=36|title = Rly gives nod to Mamata project| work= The Statesman | date=3 June 2012| access-date = 16 April 2013 }}</ref>

At the time of inaugurating the line, the Chief Minister had said that the Arambag railway station was to be named after former West Bengal chief minister Prafulla Chandra Sen and the Mayapur railway station was to be named after Raja Rammohan Ray.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://news.indiamart.com/story/mamata-banerjee-set-it-hub-chinsurah-hooghly-district-161847.html| title = Mamata Banerjee to set up IT hub at Chinsurah in Hooghly district| work = SME News, India Mart| date = 5 June 2012| access-date = 16 April 2013| archive-date = 29 June 2013| archive-url = https://archive.today/20130629121158/http://news.indiamart.com/story/mamata-banerjee-set-it-hub-chinsurah-hooghly-district-161847.html| url-status = dead}}</ref>

Without the overhead electrification the railways had no option but to run [[diesel-electric multiple unit]] (DEMU) trains initially.<ref name=arambagh/> Mukul Roy, railway minister, inaugurated the electrified line to Tarakeswar on 16 September 2012. [[Electric multiple unit|EMU]] services have since been introduced.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://online-train-information.blogspot.in/2012/09/introduction-of-emu-train-services-on_16.html|title = Introduction of EMU train services on Tarakeswar–Arambagh| access-date = 16 April 2013}}</ref>

The completion of the Bishnupur–Gokulnagar sector was announced in the railway budget for 2009–10.<ref name=gift/>

In June 2016, Tarakeshwar–Goghat section was commissioned for EMU trains with the introduction of three pairs of Howrah–Goghat locals.

==References==
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{{Railways in Eastern India}}
{{Hooghly topics}}
{{Bankura topics}}

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[[Category:Rail transport in West Bengal]]
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[[Category:Railway lines opened in 1885]]

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