Sheoraphuli Junction is a

Kolkata Suburban Railway The Kolkata Suburban Railway is a suburban rail system serving the Kolkata metropolitan area and its surroundings in India. It is the largest suburban railway network in the country with the highest number of stations. It is also the 7th larg ...

station on the Howrah–Bardhaman main line and is located in

Hooghly district Hooghly district () is one of the districts of the Indian state of West Bengal. It can alternatively be spelt ''Hoogli'' or ''Hugli''. The district is named after the Hooghly River. The headquarters of the district are at Hooghly-Chinsura (''C ...

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

Sheoraphuli Sheoraphuli (also called Seoraphuli) is a neighbourhood of Hooghly district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is on West side of river hooghly. It is a part of the area covered by Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority (KMDA). Geograp ...

area & northern part of the

Serampore Serampore (also called ''Serampur'', ''Srirampur'', ''Srirampore'', ''Shreerampur'', ''Shreerampore'', ''Shrirampur'' or ''Shrirampore'') is a city of Hooghly district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is the headquarter of the Srirampor ...

City. The

Sheoraphuli–Tarakeswar branch line The Kolkata Suburban Railway is a suburban rail system serving the Kolkata metropolitan area and its surroundings in India. It is the largest suburban railway network in the country with the highest number of stations. It is also the 7th larg ...

meets Howrah–Bardhaman main line at Sheoraphuli.

History

The first passenger train in eastern India ran from Howrah to Hooghly on 15 August 1854. The track was extended to Raniganj by 1855. The broad-gauge

was opened by the Tarkessur Railway Company on 1 January 1885 and was worked by

East Indian Railway Company The East Indian Railway Company, operating as the East Indian Railway (reporting mark EIR), introduced railways to East India and North India, while the Companies such as the Great Indian Peninsula Railway, South Indian Railway, Bombay, Barod ...

. Testing of electric locomotives with some coaches on section Belur to Konnagar commenced on 10 November 1957. On four suburban trains, hauled by electric locomotives, introduced on the section Howrah to Sheoraphuli from 1 December 1957, a saving of 11 minutes per run compared to steam services was achieved.

Electrification

Electrification of Howrah–Burdwan main line was completed with 3 kV DC overhead system in 1958. Howrah–Sheoraphuli–Tarakeswar line was electrified in 1957–58. It was converted to 25 kV AC in the 1970s

References

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Trains from Howrah Trains to Howrah
Railway stations in Hooghly district Howrah railway division Serampore Kolkata Suburban Railway stations {{WestBengal-railstation-stub