Shrirampur Railway Station is one of the busiest

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on the Howrah–Bardhaman main line located in the

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

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. It serves

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.

History

The first train of the Eastern Railway started its journey from Howrah to Hooghly on 15 August 1854. Its first halt was

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and its second halt was

Electrification

Electrification of Howrah–Burdwan main line was completed with 25 kV AC overhead system in 1958.

Gallery

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References

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