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Railway station in West Bengal, India

Haripal
Kolkata Suburban Railway station
General information
LocationTarakeswar Road, Gopinagar, Haripal, Hooghly district, West Bengal
India
Coordinates22°49′54″N 88°07′09″E / 22.831547°N 88.119163°E / 22.831547; 88.119163
Elevation15 metres (49 ft)
Owned byIndian Railways
Operated byEastern Railway
Line(s)Sheoraphuli–Tarakeswar branch line
Platforms3
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeStandard (on-ground station)
Bicycle facilitiesYes
Other information
StatusFunctioning
Station codeHPL
Division(s) Howrah
History
Opened1885
Electrified1957–58
Previous namesTarkessur Railway Company
Services
Preceding station Kolkata Suburban Railway Following station
Maliyatowards Howrah Junction Eastern LineSheoraphuli–Bishnupur branch line Kaikalatowards Goghat
Route map
Legend
km
119 Bishnupur Left arrow
Kharagpur–Bankura–
Adra line
Right arrow
NH-14 (old NH-60)
111 Birshamunda Halt
102 Gokulnagar Joypur
96 Maynapur
00
section
under construction
89
Baragopinathpur
80 Jayarambati
76 Kamarpukur
70 Goghat
SH-2
Kalipur Bridge over
Dwarakeswar River
UpperLeft arrow
to Panskura on
Howrah–Kharagpur line
Ghatal
Irphala
Right arrow
to Bowaichandi on
Bankura–Masagram line
(
under
construction
)
60 Arambagh P.C.Sen
51 Mayapur
Mundeswari River
45 Takipur Halt
Damodar River
UpperLeft arrow
to Baruipara on
Howrah–Bardhaman chord
(planned)
Furfura Sharif
Left arrow
to Bargachia on
Santragachi–Amta branch line
(planned)
Jangipara
Champadanga
40 Talpur Halt
35 Tarakeswar
Right arrow
to Dhaniakhali on
Howrah–Bardhaman chord
(
under
construction
)
33 Loknath
28 Bahirkhanda
25 Kaikala
22 Haripal
20 Maliya
17 Nalikul
13 Kamarkundu
Left arrow Howrah–Bardhaman chord Right arrow
11 Singur
NH-19 (old NH-2)
7 Nasibpur
5 Diara
SH-13 (PalsitDankuni Road)
Baidyabati Canal
Grand Trunk Road
0 Sheoraphuli Left arrow
Howrah–Bardhaman
main line
Right arrow
km
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Location
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Haripal railway station is a Kolkata Suburban Railway station on the Sheoraphuli–Tarakeswar branch line of Howrah railway division of the Eastern Railway zone. It is situated beside Tarakeswar Road, Gopinagar at Haripal in Hooghly district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

History

The Sheoraphuli–Tarakeswar branch line was opened by the Tarkessur Railway Company on 1 January 1885 and was worked by East Indian Railway Company. The Tarkessur company was taken over by the East Indian Railway in 1915. The track was first electrified with 3,000 V DC system in 1957–58. In 1967, this line including Haripal railway station was electrified with to 25 kV AC system.

References

  1. "Howrah-Goghat Local 37371". India Rail Info.
  2. "Adra Divisional Railway Map". South Eastern Railway.
  3. "Kharagpur Divisional Railway Map". South Eastern Railway.
  4. "SER Pink Book 2018-19" (PDF). Indian Railways.
  5. "HPL/Haripal". indiarailinfo.com. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
  6. "HARIPAL (HPL) Railway Station". NDTV. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
  7. "The Chronology of Railway Development in Eastern India". Archived from the original on 2 August 2012. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
  8. "EMU local flagged off in remembrance of 60-year heritage". 13 December 2017. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
Stations on the Eastern line of the Kolkata Suburban Railway
Howrah Section
Main line
Belur Math line
Chord line
Seoraphuli–Goghat line
Bandel–Katwa line
Barddhaman–Katwa line
Sealdah Section
Main line
Ranaghat–Krishnanagar main line
Kalinarayanpur–Krishnanagar line
Ranaghat–Bangaon line
Dum Dum–Bangaon line
Barasat–Hasnabad line
Kalyani Branch line
Hooghly Branch line
Krishnanagar–Lalgola line


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