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Rasulpur railway station

Coordinates: 23°11′15″N 88°02′27″E / 23.187509°N 88.040742°E / 23.187509; 88.040742
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Rasulpur
Kolkata Suburban Railway
Rasulpur railway station platform
General information
LocationBaidyadanga, Rasulpur, Purba Bardhaman district, West Bengal
India
Coordinates23°11′15″N 88°02′27″E / 23.187509°N 88.040742°E / 23.187509; 88.040742
Elevation30 metres (98 ft)
Owned byIndian Railways
Operated byEastern Railway
Line(s)Howrah–Bardhaman main line
Platforms3
Tracks3
Construction
Structure typeStandard (on ground station)
ParkingNo
Other information
StatusFunctioning
Station codeRSLR
Division(s) Howrah
History
Opened1855
Electrified1958
Previous namesEast Indian Railway Company
Services
Preceding station Kolkata Suburban Railway Following station
Nimo Eastern Line Palsit
Location
Rasulpur is located in West Bengal
Rasulpur
Rasulpur
Location in West Bengal
Rasulpur is located in India
Rasulpur
Rasulpur
Location in India

Rasulpur railway station is a Kolkata Suburban Railway station on the Howrah–Bardhaman main line operated by Eastern Railway zone of Indian Railways. It is situated beside Rasulpur – Kuchut Road at Baidyadanga, Rasulpur, Purba Bardhaman district in the Indian state of West Bengal.[1][2]

History

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The East Indian Railway Company was formed on 1 June 1845, The first passenger train in the eastern section was operated up to Hooghly, on 15 August 1854. On 1 February 1855 the first train ran from Howrah to Raniganj through Howrah–Bardhaman main line. Bandel to Bardhaman rout was opened for traffic on 1 January 1885. Electrification of the Howrah–Bardhaman main line was initiated up to Bandel in 1957, with the 3000V DC system, and the entire Howrah–Bardhaman route including Rasulpur railway station completed with AC system, along with conversion of earlier DC portions to 25 kV AC, in 1958.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "RASULPUR (RSLR) Railway Station". NDTV. Retrieved 11 May 2019.
  2. ^ "RSLR/Rasulpur". Retrieved 11 May 2019.
  3. ^ "HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE – THE FIRST JOURNEY". er.indianrailways.gov.in. Retrieved 11 May 2019.