Gokulpur railway station is a railway station on Kharagpur–Bankura–Adra line in Kharagpur railway division of South Eastern Railway zone. It is situated at Amba, Gokulpur of Paschim Medinipur district in the Indian state of West Bengal.[1][2]
History
In 1901, the Kharagpur–Midnapur branch line was opened. The Midnapore–Jharia extension of the Bengal Nagpur Railway, passing through Bankura district was opened in 1903–04.[3] The Adra–Bheduasol sector was electrified in 1997–98 and the Bheduasol–Salboni sector in 1998–99.[4]
References
- ↑ GKL / Gokulpur Railway Station | Train Arrival / Departure Timings at Gokulpur. www.totaltraininfo.com. Retrieved 2019-10-30.
- ↑ Gokulpur Railway Station Map/Atlas SER/South Eastern Zone - Railway Enquiry, roy, Joydeep. indiarailinfo.com. Retrieved 2019-10-30.
- ↑ Indian Railway History Time line. archive.is(2012-07-14). Retrieved 2019-10-30.
- ↑ [IRFCA Electrification History from CORE]. IRFCA. Retrieved 2019-10-30.