Bidyadharpur railway station

Bidyadharpur railway station is a Kolkata Suburban Railway Station on the Sealdah–Canning line. It is under the jurisdiction of Sealdah railway division in Eastern Railway zone of Indian Railways. The station is situated at Bidyadharpur, Sonarpur in South 24 Parganas district in the Indian State of West Bengal.[1][2]

Bidyadharpur railway station
Kolkata Suburban Railway Station
Location	Bidyadharpur, Sonarpur, South 24 Parganas, West Bengal India
Coordinates	22.2530°N 88.2710°E / 22.2530; 88.2710
Elevation	4 metres (13 ft)
Owned by	Indian Railways
Operated by	Eastern Railway
Line(s)	Sealdah–Canning line
Platforms	2
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	Standard (on ground station)
Parking	Not available
Bicycle facilities	Not available
Other information
Status	Functioning
Station code	BDYP
Zone(s)	Eastern Railway
Division(s)	Sealdah
History
Opened	1862 (1862)
Electrified	1965–66
Previous names	Eastern Bengal Railway
Services
Preceding station   Kolkata Suburban Railway   Following station Kalikapur toward Canning Sealdah South Canning Branch line Sonarpur toward Sealdah
Location
Bidyadharpur railway station Location within West Bengal

History

The 45 km long line from Calcutta to Port Canning via Sonarpur Junction railway station, constructed in 1862 by the Calcutta and South-Eastern Railway, was the first railway track on the east bank of the Hooghly River. It ran from the then Beliaghata station (presently Sealdah South station) to Canning on the Matla River.[3][4] Sonarpur to Canning railway track including Bidyedharpur railway station was electrified in 1965-66[5]

References

1. "BDYP/Bidyadharpur". Retrieved 25 May 2019.
2. "BIDYADHARPUR (BDYP) Railway Station". ndtv.com. Retrieved 25 May 2019.
3. "The Chronology of Railway Development in Eastern India". Retrieved 25 May 2019.
4. Priyanka Rastogi. "Early Sunrise, Early Sunset: Tales of a Solo Woman Traveler Across North". Retrieved 25 May 2019.
5. "TRACTION DISTRIBUTION SEALDAH". Retrieved 25 May 2019.