Deshapran railway station

Coordinates: 22°01′47″N 87°49′04″E / 22.029797°N 87.817739°E / 22.029797; 87.817739
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Deshapran
Kolkata Suburban Railway station
General information
LocationContaiNandakumar Road, Bajkul, Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal
India
Coordinates22°01′47″N 87°49′04″E / 22.029797°N 87.817739°E / 22.029797; 87.817739
Elevation5 metres (16 ft)
Owned byIndian Railways
Operated bySouth Eastern Railway
Line(s)Tamluk–Digha branch line
Platforms2
Tracks3
Construction
Structure typeStandard (on-ground station)
ParkingNo
Other information
StatusFunctioning
Station codeDSPN
Zone(s) Kolkata Suburban Railway
Division(s) Kharagpur
History
Opened2004
Closedpresent
Electrified2012–13
Services
Preceding station Kolkata Suburban Railway Following station
Henria
towards Digha
South Eastern Line Lavan Satyagrah Smarak
Location
Deshapran is located in West Bengal
Deshapran
Deshapran
Location in West Bengal
Deshapran is located in India
Deshapran
Deshapran
Location in India

Deshapran railway station is a railway station on the Tamluk–Digha branch line of South Eastern Railway zone of Indian Railways. The railway station is situated beside ContaiNandakumar Road, at Bajkul in Purba Medinipur district in the Indian state of West Bengal.[5][6] This railway station is named after Bengali nationalist Deshapran Birendranath Sasmal. It serves Bajkul, Kismat Bajkul, Kajlagarh, Tethi Bari, Hincha Gerya, Kalaberia and other places in Bhagabanpur I CD block.

History[edit]

The Tamluk–Digha line was sanctioned in 1984–85 Railway Budget at an estimated cost of around Rs 74 crore.[7] Finally this line was opened in 2004.[8] This track including Deshapran railway station was electrified in 2012–13.[9]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Google Maps
  2. ^ Kharagpur-Howrah Local 38606 Indiarailinfo
  3. ^ Howrah-Haldia Local 68689 ⇒ 38089 Indiarailinfo
  4. ^ Santragachi-Digha EMU 78001 ⇒ 68687 Indiarailinfo
  5. ^ "DSPN/Deshapran P.H". indiarailinfo.com. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
  6. ^ "DESHAPRAN P.H. (DSPN) Railway Station". NDTV. Retrieved 6 June 2019.
  7. ^ "Digha–Tamluk rail link to be opened by Puja". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 6 June 2019.
  8. ^ "Digha Trip Report". IRFCA. Archived from the original on 25 April 2019. Retrieved 6 June 2019.
  9. ^ "Railway Electrification" (PDF). Retrieved 6 June 2019.