Jakpur railway station

Jakpur
Kolkata Suburban Railway station
Jakpur railway station
General information
Location	Jakpur, Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal India
Coordinates	22°21′44″N 87°23′22″E
Elevation	27 metres (89 ft)
Owned by	Indian Railways
Line(s)	Howrah–Kharagpur line
Platforms	4
Construction
Structure type	Standard on-ground station
Parking	No
Bicycle facilities	yes
Other information
Station code	JPR
Fare zone	South Eastern Railway
History
Opened	1900
Electrified	1967–69
Services
Preceding station Kolkata Suburban Railway Following station Kharagpur towards Midnapore South Eastern Line Howrah–Kharagpur line Madpur towards Howrah Junction
Route map km Asansol–Tatanagar– Kharagpur line Kharagpur–Puri line Kharagpur–Bankura– Adra line Kalaikunda Kharagpur–Bankura –Adra line Nimpura Nimpura Through Yard Nimpura Goods Yard Girimaidan Hijli Kharagpur-Puri line 0 Kharagpur NH 60 7 Jakpur 13 Madpur 19 Shyam Chak 24 Balichak 27 Duan 30 Radhamohanpur 35 Haur 39 Khirai km Kangsabati River 44 Panskura Raghunathbari 20 to Ghatal (planned) Rajgoda 28 48 Narayan Pakuria Murail Saheed Matangini 33 51 Bhogpur Tamluk 36 00 54 Nandaigajan Nandakumar 10 57 Mecheda Nandakumar-Balaipanda new line (planned) 43 Keshabpur Chak Simulia 49 Satish Samanta Halt Bargoda 51 Mahishadal Moyna 60 Barda Balaipanda 66 Basulya Sutahata NH 41 Haldia Energy Power Station Haldi River 71 Durgachak Lavan Satyagrah Smarak 21 HPCL Siding Deshapran 33 Indorama Checmicals Siding Deshapran-Kendamari new line (planned) Gholpukur 74 Durgachak Town New Krishnanagar 77 Silpaprabesh Hampigram Haldia Industrial Belt Nandigram Kendamari Henria 39 Haldia Dock Complex Nachinda 52 Kanthi 63 79 Bandar ICF Haldia Sitalpur 69 81 Haldia Sujalpur 71 Ashapurna Devi 76 Kolaghat Thermal Power Station Badalpur 78 60 Kolaghat Kanthi-Egra new line (planned) Rupnarayan River Raipur 64 Deulti Satmile 67 Ghoraghata Paschimbatya 70 Bagnan Balighai Bagnan–Amta line (planned) Egra Damodar River Bhatda 78 Kulgachia Dubda 79 Bir Shibpur Paniparul Road Pujali–Uluberia line (planned) Depal 83 Uluberia Champa River 85 Phuleswar Ramnagar (Bengal) 86 88 Chengel Egra-Digha new line (planned) Fort Gloster Jute Mill Tikra 88 91 Bauria Digha–Jaleswar line (planned) 95 Nalpur Digha 94 Ambuja Cement 97 Abada Sankrail Goods yard 99 Sankrail Delta Jute Mill 103 Andul 105 Mourigram Santragachi–Amta branch line Hindustan Industries and Engineering 108 Santragachi Padmapukur NH 12 (Kona Expressway) Guest Keen Williams 109 Ramrajatala 111 Dasnagar Shalimar │ Shalimar rail yard 112 Tikiapara Howrah–Bardhaman main line & Howrah–Bardhaman chord 115 Howrah km Sources:[1][2][3][4]
Location Jakpur Location in West Bengal

Main article: Howrah–Kharagpur line

The Jakpur railway station in the Indian state of West Bengal, serves Jakpur, India in Paschim Medinipur district. It is on the Howrah–Kharagpur line. It is 107 km (66 mi) from Howrah Station.[5]

History

Jakpur railway station is situated in Jakpur Kharagpur, West Bengal. The station code is JPR. It is a small railway station located between Howrah and Kharagpur. Neighbouring stations are Kharagpur Junction and Madpur, with Kharagpur Junction being the nearest major railway station. Local EMU trains such as Howrah–Kharagpur local, Santragachi–Kharagpur local, Kharagpur–Howrah local, Kharagpur–Santragachi local, Howrah–Midnapore Local train stop here. The Howrah–Kharagpur line was opened in 1900.[6] The Howrah–Kharagpur stretch has three tracks,[7] and there are plans to build a fourth line for the Santragachi–Panskura–Kharagpur stretch.[8] The Howrah–Kharagpur line was electrified between 1967 and 1969.[9]

References

1. Google Maps
2. Kharagpur-Howrah Local 38606 Indiarailinfo
3. Howrah-Haldia Local 68689 ⇒ 38089 Indiarailinfo
4. Santragachi-Digha EMU 78001 ⇒ 68687 Indiarailinfo
5. Combined suburban Time Table – Eastern Railway, Metro Railway, South Eastern Railway
6. "Major events in formation of S.E.Railway". South Eastern Railway. Archived from the original on 1 April 2013. Retrieved 10 April 2013.
7. "Howrah–Pune AC Duronto Express". indiarailinfo. Archived from the original on 18 November 2015. Retrieved 10 April 2013.
8. "Upcoming projects in South Eastern Railway". South Eastern Railway. Archived from the original on 1 April 2013. Retrieved 10 April 2013.
9. "History of Electrification". IRFCA. Retrieved 10 February 2013.

External links

• Trains at Jakpur