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| name = [[File:Indian_Railways_Suburban_Railway_Logo.svg|50px]]<br>{{font color|blue|Deshapran}}<br />
| type = [[Kolkata Suburban Railway]] station<br />
| style = Kolkata Suburban Railway<br />
| image = Deshapran railway station.jpg<br />
| image_caption = <br />
| address = [[Contai]]–[[Nandakumar, Purba Medinipur|Nandakumar]] Road, [[Kismat Bajkul|Bajkul]], [[Purba Medinipur district]], [[West Bengal]]<br />
| country = India<br />
| coordinates = {{Coord|22.029797|87.817739|type:railwaystation_region:IN|format=dms|display=inline,title}}<br />
| elevation = {{convert|5|m|ft}}<br />
| line = [[Tamluk–Digha branch line]]<br />
| other = <br />
| structure = Standard (on-ground station)<br />
| platform = 2<br />
| tracks = 1<br />
| parking = No<br />
| bicycle = <br />
| opened = 2004<br />
| closed = -present<br />
| rebuilt = <br />
| electrified = 2012–13<br />
| ADA = <br />
| code = {{Indian railway code<br />
| code = DSPN<br />
| zone = [[Kolkata Suburban Railway]]<br />
| division = {{rwd|Kharagpur}}<br />
}}<br />
| owned = [[Indian Railways]]<br />
| operator = [[South Eastern Railway zone|South Eastern Railway]]<br />
| status = Functioning<br />
| former = <br />
| passengers = <br />
| pass_year = <br />
| pass_percent = <br />
| pass_system = <br />
| map_type = India West Bengal#India<br />
| map_caption = Location in West Bengal##Location in India<br />
| map_dot_label = Deshapran<br />
| map_size = 300<br />
| services =<br />
{{s-rail|title=Kolkata Suburban Railway}}<br />
{{s-line|system=Kolkata Suburban Railway|previous= Henria|next= Lavan Satyagrah Smarak|line=South Eastern |branch= [[Tamluk–Digha branch line]]|rows1=1|type=Digha}}<br />
|route_map = {{Howrah–Kharagpur line}}<br />
|map_state = collapsed<br />
}}<br />
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'''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 [[Contai]]–[[Nandakumar, Purba Medinipur|Nandakumar]] Road, at [[Kismat Bajkul|Bajkul]] in [[Purba Medinipur district]] in the Indian state of [[West Bengal]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://indiarailinfo.com/station/map/deshapran-p-h-dspn/7345|title=DSPN/Deshapran P.H|access-date=June 6, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ndtv.com/indian-railway/deshapran-ph-dspn-station|title=DESHAPRAN P.H. (DSPN) Railway Station|publisher=NDTV|access-date=June 6, 2019}}</ref> 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.<br />
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==History==<br />
The Tamluk–Digha line was sanctioned in 1984–85 Railway Budget at an estimated cost of around Rs 74 crore.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/Digha-Tamluk-rail-link-to-be-opened-by-Puja/articleshow/119242.cms|title=Digha–Tamluk rail link to be opened by Puja|website=timesofindia.indiatimes.com|access-date=June 6, 2019}}</ref> Finally this line was opened in 2004.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://irfca.org/apps/trip_reports/show/209 |title = Digha Trip Report| publisher= IRFCA| access-date = June 6, 2019}}</ref> This track including Deshapran railway station was electrified in 2012–13.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.indianrailways.gov.in/railwayboard/uploads/directorate/stat_econ/IRSB_2012-13/PDF/Annual_Report_Accounts_Eng/9.pdf|title=Railway Electrification|access-date=June 6, 2019}}</ref><br />
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==References==<br />
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{{Kolkata Suburban Railway, South Eastern}}<br />
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[[Category:Railway stations in Purba Medinipur district]]<br />
[[Category:Kharagpur railway division]]<br />
[[Category:Kolkata Suburban Railway stations]]<br />
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