Seoraphuli Junction railway station
Sheoraphuli Junction is a Kolkata Suburban Railway station on the Howrah–Bardhaman main line and is located in Hooghly district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It serves Sheoraphuli area & northern part of the Serampore City. The Sheoraphuli–Tarakeswar branch line meets Howrah–Bardhaman main line at Sheoraphuli.
History[edit]
The first passenger train in eastern India ran from Howrah to Hooghly on 15 August 1854. The track was extended to Raniganj by 1855.[5]
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.[6][7] Testing of electric locomotives with some coaches on section Belur to Konnagar commenced on 10-11-1957. On four suburban trains, hauled by electric locomotives, introduced on tiie section Howrah to Sheoraphuli from 1-12-1957, a saving of 11 minutes per run compared to steam services is achieved at present.[8]
Electrification[edit]
Electrification of Howrah–Burdwan main line was completed with 3 kV DC overhead system in 1958.[9] Howrah–Sheoraphuli–Tarakeswar line was electrified in 1957–58. It was converted to 25 kV AC in the 1970s[10]
References[edit]
- ↑ "Howrah-Goghat Local 37371". India Rail Info.
- ↑ "Adra Divisional Railway Map". South Eastern Railway.
- ↑ "Kharagpur Divisional Railway Map". South Eastern Railway.
- ↑ "SER Pink Book 2018-19" (PDF). Indian Railways.
- ↑ "IR History Part I 1832-1869". IRFCA. Retrieved 13 April 2013.
- ↑ "Administration Report on the Railways in India" 1884–85
- ↑ "The Chronology of Railway development in Eastern Indian". Rail India. Archived from the original on 16 March 2008. Retrieved 13 April 2013.
- ↑ https://eparlib.nic.in/bitstream/123456789/1726/1/lsd_02_03_16-12-1957.pdf page 37
- ↑ "IR History Part IV 1947–1970". IRFCA. Retrieved 13 April 2013.
- ↑ "History of Electrification". IRFCA. Retrieved 13 April 2013.
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