Created by Jeet Dev
Last edited February 14, 2021

Template:Infobox station Gurap railway station is a Kolkata Suburban Railway station on the Howrah–Bardhaman chord line operated by Eastern Railway zone of Indian Railways. It is situated beside Mogra-Gurup Road at Gurap in Hooghly district in the Indian state of West Bengal.[1][2]

History

The Howrah–Bardhaman chord, the 95 kilometers railway line was constructed in 1917. It was connected with Template:Stnlnk through Dankuni after construction of Vivekananda Setu in 1932.[3] Howrah to Bardhaman chord line including Gurap railway station was electrified in 1964–66.[4]

References

  1. GRAE/Gurap. Retrieved May 13, 2019.
  2. GURAP (GRAE) Railway Station. NDTV. Retrieved May 13, 2019.
  3. HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE – THE FIRST JOURNEY. Retrieved May 13, 2019.
  4. History of Electrification. Retrieved May 13, 2019.

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