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{{short description|Railway station in West Bengal}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2023}}
{{Use Indian English|date=February 2023}}
{{Infobox station
| name = Labpur railway station
| type = [[Indian Railways]] station
| style = Indian Railways
| image = Katwa to Ahmedpur Narrow gaugue railway 06.jpg
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| address = [[State Highway 6 (West Bengal)|State Highway 6]], [[Labhpur]], [[Birbhum district]], [[West Bengal]]
| country = India
| coordinates = {{coord|23.812645|87.806007|type:railwaystation_region:IN|display=inline,title}}
| line = [[Ahmadpur–Katwa line]]
| other =
| elevation = {{cvt|40|m}}
| structure = Standard (on ground station)
| platform = 3
| depth =
| levels =
| tracks = 1
| parking =
| bicycle =
| opened = 1917
| closed = 2013
| rebuilt = 2018
| electrified = Yes
| accessible =
| code = {{Indian railway code
| code = LBP
| 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 = {{Adjacent stations|system=Indian Railways|line=Eastern Railway zone|left=Gopalpurgram|right=Mahespur|type=[[Ahmadpur–Katwa line]]}}
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{{Ahmadpur–Katwa line|collapse=yes}}

'''Labpur railway station''' is an important railway station in [[Ahmadpur–Katwa line]] under [[Howrah railway division]] of [[Eastern Railway zone]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.totaltraininfo.com/station/LBP/|title=LBP / Labpur Railway Station {{!}} Train Arrival / Departure Timings at Labpur|website=www.totaltraininfo.com|access-date=2019-10-10}}</ref> It is situated beside [[State Highway 6 (West Bengal)|State Highway 6]] at [[Labhpur]] of [[Birbhum district]] in the Indian state of [[West Bengal]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://indiarailinfo.com/station/map/labpur-lbp/8522|title=Labpur Railway Station Map/Atlas ER/Eastern Zone – Railway Enquiry|last=Ghosh|first=Pran Pratim|website=indiarailinfo.com|access-date=2019-10-10}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ndtv.com/indian-railway/labpur-lbp-station|title=Labpur Railway Station (LBP) : Station Code, Time Table, Map, Enquiry|publisher=NDTV|access-date=2019-10-10}}</ref>.The railway station is the gateway to the [[Fullara |Fullara Maa Shaktipeeth]] Temple, one of the 51 [[Shakti Peethas|shakti peethas]] in India. It also connects to [[Tarasankar Bandyopadhyay|Tarashankar]]'s homeland and the Hansuli Bank area.

==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}}</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/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 Labpur 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=|access-date=10 October 2019}}</ref>
==Platforms==
Labpur station is on a single electrified track and has three platforms-1, 2 and 3.

==Broad Gauge Trains ==
The station is served by eight broad-gauge local trains operating daily, which include '''passenger trains''' as well as '''MEMU''' (Mainline Electric Multiple Unit) and '''EMU''' (Electric Multiple Unit) services. These are:
* ⁦03037 Katwa - Ahmadpur MEMU special
* 03055 Katwa - Ahmadpur Express special
* 03099 Katwa - Ahmadpur MEMU Special
* 35041 Katwa - Ahmadpur EMU Passenger
* 03038 Ahmadpur - Katwa MEMU special
* 03056 Ahmadpur - Katwa Express Special
* 03100 Ahmadpur - Katwa MEMU Special
* 35042 Ahmadpur - Katwa EMU Passenger

== Tourism ==
* '''[[Fullara]]''':
The Fullara Maa Shaktipeeth Temple is located '''1.5 km''' from '''Labpur Railway Station'''. According to mythology, when [[Shiva|Mahadeva]] danced around with [[Dakshayani|Sati's]] dead body cutting it to pieces, the lip fell at [[Fullara]]. There is a big pond beside the temple. According to hearsay, [[Hanuman]] collected 108 blue lotuses from the pond when [[Rama|Sri Ramachandra]] required them for the worship of goddess [[Durga]].<ref name="Fullara">{{cite web|url=http://www.seemyindia.com/west-bengal/west-bengal-fullara.htm |title=Fullara |access-date=2007-08-16 |publisher=seemyindia |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070806072338/http://seemyindia.com/west-bengal/west-bengal-fullara.htm |archive-date=6 August 2007 |url-status=dead |df=dmy }}</ref> It is considered to be one of the fifty-one [[Shakti Peethas|shakti peethas]] in India. A 10-day fair is organized near Fullara temple during [[Magha Purnima]].

*'''Tarashankar country and Hansuli Bank''':
[[Tarasankar Bandyopadhyay|Tarashankar Bandopadhyay]], the [[Bengali language|Bengali]] writer, was born at Labhpur on 23 July 1898.<ref>{{Cite web |title=House of Tarasankar Bandyopadhyay Aturghar (Birthplace) and Dhatri Devata |url=https://wbhc.in/home/place_details/ODRhYmYzNzQxZTJmMWUyNWE2MTM0OGEwNzA5YjY5ODc1MTY2ODVjNzRkMTljOTFkMjVmMGZmNWFlYjE0ZjUwZjkwMTcwYWFmYTM2N2M3MmZhYzg0MzA5NjhlYzZmYTgxYTI4ZWI0OWUyNTYyNWVkNjZlNDZiZmY5Y2I0MGQ4OTI5ZDl5cHhmTkJYQ3ozVDhyMDZPRGtpa0Q0ZzA0aFFEOE0yK1NuTVd2dFlRPQ== |access-date=2024-03-01 |website=West Bengal Heritage Commission |language=en-IN}}</ref> He passed matriculation from Labhpur in 1916.<ref>{{cite book |last=Badiuzzaman |year=2012 |chapter=Bandyopadhyay, Tarashankar |chapter-url=http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Bandyopadhyay,_Tarashankar |editor1-last=Islam |editor1-first=Sirajul |editor1-link=Sirajul Islam |editor2-last=Jamal |editor2-first=Ahmed A. |title=Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh |edition=Second |publisher=[[Asiatic Society of Bangladesh]]}}</ref> Many of his novels and stories carry vivid descriptions of the area.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Labhpur Dhatridebata Museum: A small homage to a giant of Bengali literature |url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/my-kolkata/places/tarashankar-bandyopadhyays-ancestral-house-in-labhpur-birbhum-dhatridebata-beckons-visitors/cid/1841255 |access-date=2024-03-01 |website=www.telegraphindia.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=SNS |date=2018-07-28 |title=Birbhum {{!}} Dhatridebata, the ancestral home of writer Tarashankar Bandopadhyay, to be renovated |url=https://www.thestatesman.com/bengal/west-bengal-birbhum-home-writer-tarashankar-bandopadhyay-renovated-1502666319.html |access-date=2024-03-01 |website=The Statesman |language=en}}</ref> He wrote 65 novels, 53-story-books, 12 plays, 4 essay-books, 4 autobiographies, 2 travel stories and composed several songs. He was awarded [[Rabindra Puraskar]], [[Sahitya Akademi Award]], [[Jnanpith Award]], [[Padma Shri]] and [[Padma Bhushan]].He was nominated for [[Nobel Prize in Literature|Nobel Prize]] in Literature in 1971 and posthumously nominated in 1972.
In the novel [[Hansuli Banker Upakatha (novel)|Hansulibanker Upkatha]], he describes the Hansulibank countryside as a somewhat rugged terrain.This '''Hansuli Bank''' is a popular tourist spot located '''3.5 km''' from '''Labpur Railway Station'''.

== See also ==
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*[[Labhpur]]
*[[Ahmadpur Junction railway station]]
*[[Katwa Junction railway station]]
*[[Bolpur Shantiniketan railway station]]
*[[Rampurhat Junction railway station]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

[[Category:Railway stations in India opened in 1917]]
[[Category:Railway stations in Birbhum district]]
[[Category:Howrah railway division]]
[[Category:Railway stations in India closed in 2013]]
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