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{{Infobox station<br />
| name = [[File:Indian_Railways_Suburban_Railway_Logo.svg|50px]]<br>{{font color|blue|Belur}}<br />
| type = [[Kolkata Suburban Railway]] station<br />
| style = Kolkata Suburban Railway<br />
| image = <br />
| image_caption = <br />
| address = Dharmatolla Road, [[Belur, West Bengal|Belur]], [[Howrah]], [[West Bengal]]<br />
| country = India<br />
| coordinates = {{Coord|22.635719|88.339814|type:railwaystation_region:IN|format=dms|display=inline,title}}<br />
| elevation = {{convert|18|m|ft}}<br />
| line = [[Howrah–Bardhaman main line]]<br/>[[Howrah–Bardhaman chord]]<br />
| other = <br />
| structure = At grade<br />
| platform = 5<br />
| tracks = <br />
| parking = Limited<br />
| bicycle = Available<br />
| opened = <br />
| closed = <br />
| rebuilt = <br />
| electrified = 1958<br />
| ADA = <br />
| code = {{Indian railway code<br />
| code = BEQ<ref name="Indian railway codes">{{cite web |title=Indian railway codes |url=http://www.icf.indianrailways.gov.in/PB/pass/stations.html |publisher=Indian Railways |access-date=25 August 2018}}</ref><br />
| zone = [[Eastern Railway zone|Eastern Railway]]<br />
| division = Howrah<br />
}}<br />
| owned = [[Indian Railways]]<br />
| operator = [[Eastern Railway zone|Eastern Railway]]<br />
| status = Functioning<br />
| former = [[East Indian Railway]]<br />
| passengers = <br />
| pass_year = <br />
| pass_percent = <br />
| pass_system = <br />
| map_type = India Kolkata#India West Bengal#India<br />
| map_caption = Location in Kolkata##Location in West Bengal##Location in India<br />
| map_dot_label = Belur<br />
| map_size = 300<br />
| services = {{s-rail|title=Kolkata Suburban Railway}}<br />
{{s-line|system=Kolkata Suburban Railway|previous= Liluah|next= Bally|line= Eastern |branch= [[Howrah–Bardhaman main line|Main line]] and [[Howrah–Bardhaman chord|Chord line]]|type= Howrah Junction |type2= Bandel Junction}}<br />
| route_map = {{Howrah–Bardhaman main line}}{{Howrah–Bardhaman chord}}<br />
| map_state = collapsed<br />
}}<br />
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'''Belur''' is a [[Kolkata Suburban Railway]] station on the [[Howrah–Bardhaman main line]] and [[Howrah–Bardhaman chord]]. It is located in [[Howrah]] in the state of [[West Bengal]]. It serves the town of [[Belur, West Bengal|Belur]] and the surrounding areas. It is 7&nbsp;km from [[Howrah railway station]].<br />
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==History==<br />
[[East Indian Railway Company]] started construction of a line out of Howrah for the proposed link with Delhi via Rajmahal and Mirzapur in 1851.<ref name=history>{{cite web| url = http://www.irfca.org/faq/faq-hist.html|title = IR History: Early Days I, Part I 1832-1869| publisher= IRFCA| access-date = 13 April 2013}}</ref><br />
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The first passenger train in eastern India ran from Howrah to Hooghly on 15 August 1854. The track was extended to Raniganj by 1855.<ref name=history/><br />
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==Electrification==<br />
Electrification of Howrah–Burdwan main line was completed with 25 kV AC overhead system in 1958.<ref>{{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}}</ref> The Howrah–Sheoraphuli–Tarakeswar line was electrified in 1957–58.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://irfca.org/docs/electrification-history.html |title = History of Electrification | publisher= IRFCA| access-date = 5 May 2013}}</ref><br />
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==See also==<br />
* [[Belur, West Bengal]]<br />
* [[Belur Math]]<br />
* [[Belur Math railway station]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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{{Kolkata Suburban Railway, Eastern}}<br />
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[[Category:Railway stations in Howrah district]]<br />
[[Category:Howrah railway division]]<br />
[[Category:Kolkata Suburban Railway stations]]<br />
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