Bhadreshwar railway station

{{short description|Railway Station in West Bengal, India}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2016}}

{{Use Indian English|date=January 2016}}

{{Infobox station

| name = Bhadreshwar

| type = 30px Kolkata Suburban Railway station

| style = Kolkata Suburban Railway

| image =Bhadreswar rly station IMG 20200209 114914.jpg

| image_caption = Bhadreswar railway station

| address = Bhadreswar Station Road, Bhadreswar, Hooghly, West Bengal

| country = India

| coordinates = {{Coord|22.828126|88.341510|type:railwaystation_region:IN|format=dms|display=inline,title}}

| elevation = {{convert|14|m|ft}}

| line = Howrah–Bardhaman main line

| other =

| structure = Standard (on-ground station)

| platform = 3

| tracks = 3

| parking = No

| bicycle = Yes

| opened = 1854

| closed =

| rebuilt =

| electrified = 1958

| accessible =

| code = {{Indian railway code

| code = BHR

| zone =

| division = Howrah

}}

| owned = Indian Railways

| operator = Eastern Railway

| status = Functioning

| former = East Indian Railway Company

| passengers =

| pass_year =

| pass_percent =

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| map_type = India West Bengal#India

| map_dot_label = Bhadreshwar

| map_size = 300

| map_caption = Location in West Bengal##Location in India

| services = {{Adjacent stations|system=Kolkata Suburban Railway|line=Eastern|left=Baidyabati|right=Mankundu|to-left=Howrah Junction|to-right=Bandel Junction|type=Main line}}

| route_map = {{Howrah–Bardhaman main line}}

| map_state = collapsed

}}

Bhadreshwar railway station is a Kolkata Suburban Railway station on the Howrah–Bardhaman main line. It is located in Hooghly district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is under the jurisdiction of Eastern Railway zone. Bhadreshwar railway station is a small railway stations of Howrah railway division. It serves Bhadreswar and surrounding areas. It is 28 km. from Howrah Station.{{Cite web|url=https://indiarailinfo.com/station/map/bhadreshwar-bhr/7765|title=Bhadreshwar Railway Station Map/Atlas ER/Eastern Zone – Railway Enquiry|access-date=2019-06-24}}

History

East Indian Railway Company started construction of a line out of Howrah for the proposed link with Delhi via Rajmahal and Mirzapur in 1851.{{cite web| url = http://www.irfca.org/faq/faq-hist.html|title = IR History Part I 1832–1869| publisher= IRFCA| access-date = 13 April 2013}}

The first passenger train in eastern India ran from Howrah to Hooghly on 15 August 1854. The track was extended to Raniganj by 1855.

Electrification

Electrification of Howrah—Burdwan main line was completed with 25 kV AC overhead system in 1958.{{cite web| url = http://www.irfca.org/faq/faq-history4.html|title =IR History Part IV 1947–1970 | publisher= IRFCA| access-date = 13 April 2013}}

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