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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{short description|Railway station in West Bengal, India}}<br />
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{{Infobox station<br />
| name = Jakpur<br />
| type = [[File:Indian_Railways_Suburban_Railway_Logo.svg|30px]] [[Kolkata Suburban Railway]] station<br />
| style = Kolkata Suburban Railway<br />
| image = Jakpur railway station 04.jpg<br />
| caption = Jakpur railway station<br />
| address = [[Jakpur]], [[Paschim Medinipur district]], [[West Bengal]]<br />
| country = India<br />
| coordinates = {{coord|22.362181|N|87.389572|E|type:railwaystation_region:IN|format=dms|display=inline,title}}<br />
| elevation = {{convert|27|m|ft}}<br />
| line = [[Howrah–Kharagpur line]]<br />
| other = <br />
| structure = Standard on-ground station<br />
| platform = 4<br />
| depth = <br />
| levels = <br />
| tracks = <br />
| parking = No<br />
| bicycle = yes<br />
| opened = 1900<br />
| closed = <br />
| rebuilt = <br />
| electrified = 1967–69<br />
| accessible = <br />
| code = JPR<br />
| owned = [[Indian Railways]]<br />
| zone = [[South Eastern Railway zone|South Eastern Railway]]<br />
| former = <br />
| passengers = <br />
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| map_type = India West Bengal<br />
| map_dot_label = Jakpur<br />
| map_size = 300<br />
| map_caption = Location in West Bengal<br />
| services = {{Adjacent stations|system=Kolkata Suburban Railway|line=South Eastern|left=Kharagpur|right=Madpur|to-left=Midnapore|to-right=Howrah Junction|type=[[Howrah–Kharagpur line]]}}<br />
| route_map = {{Howrah–Kharagpur line}}<br />
| map_state = collapsed<br />
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{{main article|Howrah–Kharagpur line}}<br />
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The '''Jakpur railway station''' in the Indian state of [[West Bengal]], serves [[Jakpur]], India in [[Paschim Medinipur district]]. It is on the [[Howrah–Kharagpur line]]. It is {{convert|107|km|mi|0|abbr=on}} from [[Howrah Station]].<ref>Combined suburban Time Table – Eastern Railway, Metro Railway, South Eastern Railway</ref><br />
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==History==<br />
Jakpur railway station is situated in Jakpur [[Kharagpur]], West Bengal. The station code is JPR. It is a small railway station located between [[Howrah]] and [[Kharagpur]]. Neighbouring stations are [[Kharagpur Junction railway station|Kharagpur]] Junction and Madpur, with Kharagpur Junction being the nearest major railway station. Local EMU trains such as Howrah–Kharagpur local, Santragachi–Kharagpur local, Kharagpur–Howrah local, Kharagpur–Santragachi local, Howrah–Midnapore Local train stop here. The [[Howrah–Kharagpur line]] was opened in 1900.<ref name=ser>{{cite web | url = http://www.ser.indianrailways.gov.in/view_section.jsp?lang=0&id=0,1 | title = Major events in formation of S.E.Railway | publisher = South Eastern Railway | access-date = 10 April 2013 | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130401151628/http://www.ser.indianrailways.gov.in/view_section.jsp?lang=0&id=0%2C1 | archive-date = 1 April 2013 | df = dmy-all }}</ref> The Howrah–Kharagpur stretch has three tracks,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://m.indiarailinfo.com/blog/post/395400 |title=Howrah–Pune AC Duronto Express |publisher=indiarailinfo |access-date=10 April 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151118224023/http://m.indiarailinfo.com/blog/post/395400 |archive-date=18 November 2015 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> and there are plans to build a fourth line for the Santragachi–Panskura–Kharagpur stretch.<ref name=serprojects>{{cite web|url=http://www.ser.indianrailways.gov.in/view_section.jsp?lang=0&id=0,2,412,753,764 |title=Upcoming projects in South Eastern Railway |publisher=South Eastern Railway |access-date=10 April 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130401094258/http://www.ser.indianrailways.gov.in//view_section.jsp?lang=0&id=0%2C2%2C412%2C753%2C764 |archive-date=1 April 2013 |df=dmy-all }}</ref><br />
The Howrah–Kharagpur line was electrified between 1967 and 1969.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://irfca.org/docs/electrification-history.html |title = History of Electrification | publisher= IRFCA| access-date = 10 February 2013}}</ref><br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
*[https://indiarailinfo.com/station/map/jakpur-jpr/5974 Trains at Jakpur]<br />
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[[Category:Railway stations in India opened in 1900]]<br />
[[Category:Railway stations in Paschim Medinipur district]]<br />
[[Category:Kolkata Suburban Railway stations]]<br />
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