https://indianpedia.org/index.php?action=history&feed=atom&title=Dhapdhapi_railway_station Dhapdhapi railway station - Revision history 2026-07-30T09:27:12Z Revision history for this page on the wiki MediaWiki 1.45.4 https://indianpedia.org/index.php?title=Dhapdhapi_railway_station&diff=62653&oldid=prev >Jeet Dev at 10:32, 14 February 2021 2021-02-14T10:32:04Z <p></p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2017}}<br /> {{Use Indian English|date=December 2017}}<br /> {{Infobox station<br /> | name = [[File:Indian_Railways_Suburban_Railway_Logo.svg|50px]]&lt;br&gt;{{font color|blue|Dhapdhapi}}<br /> | style = Kolkata Suburban Railway<br /> | type = [[List of Kolkata Suburban Railway stations|Kolkata Suburban Railway Station]]<br /> | image = Baruipur Namkhana route railway stations 01.jpg<br /> | image_caption = Dhapdhapi Railway Station<br /> | address = Baruipur-Kulpi Road, Chandkhali, Dhapdhapi, [[South 24 Parganas]], [[West Bengal]]<br /> | country = [[India]]<br /> | coordinates = {{Coord|22.315957|N|88.460427|E|type:railwaystation_region:IN|display=inline,title}}<br /> | elevation = {{convert|9|m|ft}}<br /> | owned = [[Indian Railways]]<br /> | operator = [[Eastern Railway zone|Eastern Railway]]<br /> | line = [[Sealdah South lines#Main line|Main line]]<br /> | platform = 3<br /> | tracks = 3<br /> | other = <br /> | ADA = Not Available<br /> | bicycle = Not Available<br /> | depth = <br /> | levels = <br /> | parking = Not Available<br /> | structure = Standard (on-ground station)<br /> | code = {{Indian railway code<br /> | code = DPDP<br /> | zone = [[Eastern Railway zone|Eastern Railway]]<br /> | division = {{rwd|Sealdah}}<br /> }}<br /> | status = Functioning<br /> | closed = <br /> | former = [[Eastern Bengal Railway]]<br /> | opened = {{start date and age|1882}}<br /> | rebuilt = <br /> | electrified = 1965–66<br /> | passengers = <br /> | mpassengers = <br /> | pass_system = <br /> | pass_year = <br /> | pass_percent = <br /> | map_type = India West Bengal#India<br /> | map_caption = Location in West Bengal##Location in India<br /> | map_dot_label = Dhapdhapi<br /> | map_size = 300<br /> | services = <br /> {{s-rail|title=Kolkata Suburban Railway}}<br /> {{s-line|system=Kolkata Suburban Railway|previous=Surjyapur|next= Krishna Mohan|line=Sealdah South|branch=[[Sealdah South lines#Main line|Main line]]|type=Namkhana}}<br /> | route_map = {{Sealdah South lines}}<br /> | map_state = collapsed<br /> }}<br /> <br /> &#039;&#039;&#039;Dhapdhapi railway station&#039;&#039;&#039; is a [[List of Kolkata Suburban Railway stations|Kolkata Suburban Railway Station]] on the [[Sealdah South lines#Main line|Main line]]. It is under the jurisdiction of the [[Sealdah railway division]] in the [[Eastern Railway zone]] of the [[Indian Railways]]. Dhapdhapi railway station is situated beside Baruipur-Kulpi Road, Chandkhali, Dhapdhapi, [[South 24 Parganas]] district in the [[India]]n [[States and union territories of India|state]] of [[West Bengal]].&lt;ref&gt;{{Cite web|url=https://indiarailinfo.com/station/map/dhapdhapi-dpdp/8068|title=DPDP/Dhapdhapi|access-date=May 25, 2019}}&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;{{Cite web|url=https://www.ndtv.com/indian-railway/dhapdhapi-dpdp-station|title=DHAPDHAPI (DPDP) Railway Station|publisher=NDTV|access-date=May 25, 2019}}&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> ==History==<br /> In 1882, the [[Eastern Bengal Railway]] constructed a {{track gauge|1676mm}}-wide [[5 ft 6 in gauge railway|broad-gauge railway]] from {{stnlnk|Sonarpur Junction}} to {{stnlnk|Jaynagar Majilpur}} via Dhapdhapi.&lt;ref&gt;{{Cite web|url=https://archive.is/20120714085533/http://irse.bravehost.com/IRHTML.htm|title=Indian Railways History Time Line |access-date=May 25, 2019}}&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> ==Electrification==<br /> Electrification from {{stnlnk|Sonarpur Junction}} to {{stnlnk|Jaynagar Majilpur}} including Dhapdhapi was completed with 25 kV AC overhead system in 1965–66.&lt;ref&gt;{{Cite web|url=https://irfca.org/docs/electrification-history.html|title=History of The Electrification of Indian Railways|access-date=May 25, 2019}}&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> ==Station complex==<br /> The platform is very much well sheltered. The station possesses many facilities including water and sanitation. It is well connected to the [[State Highway 1 (West Bengal)|SH-1]]. There is a proper approach road to this station.&lt;ref&gt;{{Cite web|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180327200122/http://www.irfca.org/~mrinal/chronology.html |title=The Chronology of Railway Development in Eastern India|access-date=May 25, 2019}}&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> ==References==<br /> {{Reflist}}<br /> <br /> {{commons category|Dhapdhapi railway station}}<br /> <br /> {{Railway stations in West Bengal}}<br /> {{Kolkata Suburban Railway, Sealdah South}}<br /> {{South 24 Parganas topics}}<br /> <br /> [[Category:Railway stations in South 24 Parganas district]]<br /> [[Category:Sealdah railway division]]<br /> [[Category:Kolkata Suburban Railway stations]]<br /> [[Category:Railway stations opened in 1882]]<br /> [[Category:1882 establishments in India]]<br /> [[Category:1882 establishments in the British Empire]]<br /> <br /> {{WestBengal-railstation-stub}}</div> >Jeet Dev