Berhampore Court is a railway station on the Sealdah-Lalgola line and is located in Murshidabad district in the Indian state of

West Bengal West Bengal (, Bengali: ''Poshchim Bongo'', , abbr. WB) is a state in the eastern portion of India. It is situated along the Bay of Bengal, along with a population of over 91 million inhabitants within an area of . West Bengal is the fourt ...

. It serves

Baharampur Berhampore (, ) is a city and a municipality in the state of West Bengal, India. As of 2011 census, Berhampore urban agglomeration had a population of 305,609 and is the seventh largest city in West Bengal (after Kolkata, Asansol, Siliguri, D ...

city and its surrounding census areas.

History

The Calcutta ()–Kusthia line of

Eastern Bengal Railway The Eastern Bengal Railway (full name: "Eastern Bengal Railway Company"; shortened EBR) was one of the pioneering railway companies that operated from 1857 to 1942, in Bengal and Assam provinces of British India. History Formation The Eastern ...

was opened to traffic in 1862. The

Ranaghat Ranaghat is a city and a municipality in Nadia district in the state of West Bengal, India. It is the headquarters of the Ranaghat subdivision. It is compact but one of the densely populated cities of West Bengal. It is known for its handloom in ...

–Lalgola branch line was established in 1905 as an extension of Sealdah–Ranaghat line. This railway station was named Berhampore Court in accordance with the British pronunciation of Baharampore as "Berhampore". The rail distance between Berhampore and Sealdah is approximately .

Expansion and electrification

Krishnanagar to Lalgola electrification and line doubling were completed in March 2017.

Infrastructure

Important trains

* SDAH-LGL

Bhagirathi Express Bhagirathi Express (13103/13104) is a normal Mail/Express type train of Indian Railways linking Kolkata with the Murshidabad district in the state of West Bengal. This is a short-distance running express and covers its journey within a day. Th ...

* KOAA-LGL

Hazarduari Express The 13113 / 13114 Hazarduari Express is a Express-type train of Indian Railways connecting Kolkata with Lalgola in Murshidabad district of West Bengal. Named after the famous Hazarduari Palace, a famous tourist destination of Murshidabad. It ...

* KOAA-LGL Dhano Dhanye Express

References

External links

* Railway stations in Murshidabad district Sealdah railway division Kolkata Suburban Railway stations Berhampore {{WestBengal-railstation-stub