Sheoraphuli railway station
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Sheoraphuli Junction (Serampore)
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| Kolkata Suburban Railway Junction Station | ||||||||||||||||
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Grand Trunk Road, Sheoraphuli, Serampore-712223, West Bengal  India
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| Coordinates | 22°46′29″N 88°19′42″E / 22.7748°N 88.3284°ECoordinates: 22°46′29″N 88°19′42″E / 22.7748°N 88.3284°E | |||||||||||||||
| Elevation | 13 metres (43 ft) | |||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Indian Railways | |||||||||||||||
| Operated by | Eastern Railway | |||||||||||||||
| Line(s) |
Howrah-Bardhaman main line Sheoraphuli-Bishnupur branch line |
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| Platforms | 6 | |||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 9 | |||||||||||||||
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| Structure type | Standard (on ground station) | |||||||||||||||
| Parking | No | |||||||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | Yes | |||||||||||||||
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| Status | Functioning | |||||||||||||||
| Station code | SHE | |||||||||||||||
| Division(s) | Howrah | |||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 1854 | |||||||||||||||
| Electrified | 1958 | |||||||||||||||
| Previous names | East Indian Railway Company | |||||||||||||||
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| Passengers | Busy | |||||||||||||||
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Auto Services
Sheoraphuli is a Kolkata Suburban Railway station on the Howrah-Bardhaman main line and is located in Hooghly district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It serves Sheoraphuli area & all over the Serampore City. The Sheoraphuli-Tarakeswar branch line meets Howrah-Bardhaman main line at Sheoraphuli.
Auto Services Route Sheoraphuli Station-Piarapur Via N.S.Road Sheoraphuli Station-Piarapur Via N.C.Ghosh Sarani Sheoraphuli Station-Piarapur Via Ghosh Market Sheoraphuli Station-Shromojibi Hospital ChotoBelu Sheoraphuli Phari-Nogarmore Sheoraphuli Phari-Shromojibi Hospital ChotoBelu Sheoraphuli Udayan Cinema-Bellting Bazar, Serampore Sheoraphuli Udayan Cinema-Baidyabati 11No.Railgate Sheoraphuli Ghosh Market-Bortolla Serampore Sheoraphuli Ferry Ghat-Haatishalar Ghat,Baidyabati
The first passenger train in eastern India ran from Howrah to Hooghly on 15 August 1854. The track was extended to Raniganj by 1855.
The broad gauge Sheoraphuli–Tarakeswar branch line was opened by the Tarkessur Railway Company on 1 January 1885 and was worked by East Indian Railway Company.
Electrification of Howrah—Burdwan main line was completed with 25 kV AC overhead system in 1958. Howrah–Sheoraphuli-Tarakeswar line was electrified in 1957-58.
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