Gurap railway station
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Railway station in West Bengal, India
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Gurap railway station is a Kolkata Suburban Railway station on the Howrah–Bardhaman chord line operated by Eastern Railway zone of Indian Railways. It is situated beside Mogra-Gurup Road at Gurap in Hooghly district in the Indian state of West Bengal.[1] [2]
History
[edit ]The Howrah–Bardhaman chord, the 95 kilometers railway line was constructed in 1917. It was connected with Sealdah through Dankuni after construction of Vivekananda Setu in 1932.[3] Howrah to Bardhaman chord line including Gurap railway station was electrified in 1964–66.[4]
References
[edit ]- ^ "GRAE/Gurap". indiarailinfo.com. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
- ^ "GURAP (GRAE) Railway Station". NDTV. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
- ^ "HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE – THE FIRST JOURNEY" . Retrieved 13 May 2019.
- ^ "History of Electrification" . Retrieved 13 May 2019.
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