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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|Abandoned railway station in India}}<br />
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{{Infobox station<br />
| name = Barrackpore Racecourse<br />
| symbol = s<br />
| symbol_location = kolkata<br />
| system = [[Kolkata Suburban Railway]]<br />
| style = Kolkata Suburban Railway<br />
| image = Barrackpore Racecourse railway station 02.jpg<br />
| image_caption = <br />
| address = [[Barrackpur Cantonment]], [[Barrackpore]], [[North 24 Parganas district]], [[West Bengal]]<br />
| country = [[India]]<br />
| coordinates = {{coord|22.769474|88.353523|type:railwaystation_region:IN|format=dms|display=inline,title}}<br />
| elevation = <br />
| line = [[Sealdah–Ranaghat line]]<br />
| other = <br />
| connections = <br />
| structure = For Military only<br />
| platform = 2<br />
| tracks = 3<br />
| parking = Available {{rint|park}}<br />
| bicycle = <br />
| opened = {{start date and age|1928}}<br />
| closed = <br />
| rebuilt = <br />
| electrified = <br />
| accessible = <br />
| code = {{Indian railway code<br />
| code = BPPS<br />
| zone = [[Eastern Railway zone]]<br />
| division = {{rwd|Sealdah}}<br />
}}<br />
| owned = [[Indian Railways]]<br />
| operator = [[Eastern Railway zone|Eastern Railway]]<br />
| status = Non functioning<br />
| former = <br />
| passengers = <br />
| pass_year = <br />
| pass_percent = <br />
| pass_system = <br />
| map_type = India West Bengal#India<br />
| map_dot_label = <br />
| map_size = <br />
| map_caption = Location in West Bengal##Location in India<br />
| services = {{Adjacent stations|system=Kolkata Suburban Railway|line=Eastern|left=Barrackpore|right=|to-left=Sealdah|to-right=Ranaghat Junction|type=[[Sealdah–Ranaghat line|Main line]]}}<br />
| route_map = {{Sealdah–Ranaghat line}}<br />
| map_state = collapsed<br />
}}<br />
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'''Barrackpore Racecourse railway station''' is a railway station at [[Barrackpur Cantonment]], [[Barrackpore]] in [[North 24 Parganas district]] in the Indian state of [[West Bengal]].<ref>{{Cite book|last=State|first=India Legislature Council of|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Y0Ycn2g5Xy8C&q=Barrackpore+Racecourse+Railway+Station|title=The Council of State Debates|date=1934|language=en}}</ref> It is a part of the [[Kolkata Suburban Railway]] system and is under the jurisdiction of [[Eastern Railway zone|Eastern Railway]]. This railway station is presently abandoned and used by the [[Indian Army]] exclusively.<ref>{{Cite web|title=FOR MILITARY ONLY Railway Station Map/Atlas ER/Eastern Zone - Railway Enquiry|url=https://indiarailinfo.com/station/map/barrackpore-racecourse-sdg-for-military-only-bpps/12829|access-date=2021-11-30|website=indiarailinfo.com}}</ref><br />
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==History==<br />
The railway station was built on a branch line originating from [[Barrackpore railway station]] in 1928 that served the Barrackpore Cantonment area. Barrackpore had a race course established by [[Royal Calcutta Turf Club]] and a special single rail track took steam engine-driven trains there, carrying British passengers who would attend the race. The line has been depreciated since and this is used by the [[Indian Army]] only.<ref>{{Citation|last=Ganguly|first=Biswarup|title=English: The Barrackpore Racecourse Railway Station (station code:BPPS) constructed in 1927 adjacent to the racecourse so that people from Calcutta could came to Barrackpore by a race special train from Sealdah direct to race. This railway station is now used by the Indian army.|date=2012-05-27|url=https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Barrackpore_Racecourse_Railway_Station_-_Barrackpore_Cantonment_-_North_24_Parganas_2012-05-27_01212.jpg|access-date=2021-11-30}}</ref><br />
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==Gallery==<br />
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File:Barrackpore_Racecourse_Railway_Station_-_Barrackpore_Cantonment_-_North_24_Parganas_2012-05-27_01216.jpg|Barrackpore Racecourse railway station<br />
File:Barrackpore Racecourse railway station 07.jpg|Barrackpore Racecourse railway station platform<br />
File:Barrackpore Racecourse railway station 04.jpg|Cantonment road beside Barrackpore Racecourse railway station<br />
File:Racecourse_Signage_-_Barrackpore_Racecourse_Railway_Station_-_Barrackpore_Cantonment_-_North_24_Parganas_2012-05-27_01213.jpg|Barrackpore Racecourse railway station signage<br />
</gallery><br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
* {{Commons category-inline|Barrackpore Racecourse railway station}}<br />
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[[Category:Railway stations in India opened in 1928]]<br />
[[Category:Railway stations in North 24 Parganas district]]<br />
[[Category:Barrackpore]]<br />
[[Category:Kolkata Suburban Railway stations]]<br />
[[Category:Former railway stations in India]]</div>Axis