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{{short description|Railway station in West Bengal}}
{{Infobox station
| name = Gopalpur Gram railway station
| type = [[Indian Railways]] station
| style = Indian Railways
| image =
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| address = Shekhampur, Gopalpurgram, [[Labhpur]], [[Birbhum district]], [[West Bengal]]
| country = India
| coordinates = {{coord|23.820242|87.780066|type:railwaystation_region:IN|display=inline,title}}
| line = [[Ahmadpur–Katwa line]]
| other =
| elevation = {{cvt|48|m}}
| structure = Standard (on ground station)
| platform = 1
| depth =
| levels =
| tracks = 1
| parking =
| bicycle =
| opened = 1917
| closed = 2013
| rebuilt = 2018
| electrified = Yes
| ADA =
| code = {{Indian railway code
| code = GPLG
| zone = [[Eastern Railway zone|Eastern Railway]]
| division = [[Howrah railway division]]
}}
| owned = [[Indian Railways]]
| operator = [[Eastern Railway zone|Eastern Railway]]
| status = Functioning
| former = [[McLeod's Light Railways]]
| passengers =
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| services = {{s-rail|title=Indian Railways}}
{{s-line|system=Indian Railways|previous= Chowhatta|next= Labhpur|line=Eastern Railway zone|branch= [[Ahmadpur–Katwa line]]|rows1=1}}
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{{Ahmadpur–Katwa line|collapse=yes}}

'''Gopalpur Gram railway station''' is a railway station in [[Ahmadpur–Katwa line]] under [[Howrah railway division]] of [[Eastern Railway zone]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.totaltraininfo.com/station/GPLG/|title=GPLG / Gopalpurgram Railway Station {{!}} Train Arrival / Departure Timings at Gopalpurgram|website=www.totaltraininfo.com|access-date=2019-10-10}}</ref> It is situated at Shekhampur, Gopalpurgram, [[Labhpur]] of [[Birbhum district]] in the Indian state of [[West Bengal]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://indiarailinfo.com/station/map/gopalpurgram-gplg/8182|title=Gopalpurgram Railway Station Map/Atlas ER/Eastern Zone – Railway Enquiry|last=Kumar|first=Rahul|website=indiarailinfo.com|access-date=2019-10-10}}</ref>

==History==
Ahmedpur–Katwa narrow-gauge railway line connecting [[Ahmedpur, Birbhum|Ahmedpur]] and [[Katwa Junction railway station|Katwa]] was established on 29 September 1917 by [[McLeod's Light Railways]]. Indian Railways had taken over the operation of this narrow-gauge railway from McLeod and Company in 1966.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.irfca.org/articles/manning/bnr.html|title=[IRFCA] Ian Manning on the Indian Railways – The Katwa Railways|website=www.irfca.org|access-date=2019-10-10|archive-date=2019-10-09|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191009060354/https://www.irfca.org/articles/manning/bnr.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> After closing this track in 2013 the railway section was converted into {{track gauge|1676mm}} broad gauge in 1917.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/states/west-bengal/emotions-pasted-one-last-run-posters-on-train-people-bid-goodbye-to-96-year-old-narrow-gauge-line/cid/349181|title=Emotions pasted, one last run – posters on train, people bid goodbye to 96-year-old narrow-gauge line|website=www.telegraphindia.com|access-date=2019-10-10}}</ref> The conversion work started in 2013 and was completed in early 2017. The track including Gopalpurgram railway station was reopened for the public on 24 May 2018.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://st2.indiarailinfo.com/kjfdsuiemjvcya1/0/3/9/8/3442398/0/1526994180625270534.jpg|title=Passenger train to start on newly constructed Ahmedpur Katwa broadgauge line|last=|first=|date=|website=|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=October 10, 2019}}</ref>

==References==
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[[Category:Railway stations in Birbhum district]]
[[Category:Howrah railway division]]
[[Category:1917 establishments in India]]

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