Berhampore Court
Express train, Passenger train and Suburban train station
General information
Location	India
Coordinates	24°05′21″N 88°15′50″E / 24.089260°N 88.263945°E / 24.089260; 88.263945
Elevation	22 m (72 ft)
Owned by	Indian Railways
Operated by	Eastern Railway zone
Line(s)	Sealdah-Lalgola line
Platforms	2 (3 under construction)
Tracks	5
Construction
Structure type	Standard (on-ground station)
Parking	Available
Accessible
Other information
Status	Active
Station code	BPC
Fare zone	Eastern Railway zone
Classification	NSG-4
History
Electrified	Yes (December,2007)[1]
Previous names	East Indian Railway Company
Passengers
27K/day ( medium)
Services
Preceding station Kolkata Suburban Railway Following station New Balarampur Halt towards Krishnanagar City Junction Eastern Line Krishnanagar–Lalgola line Cossimbazar towards Lalgola
Other services
Location
Interactive map

Berhampore Court is a railway station on the Sealdah-Lalgola line and is located in Murshidabad district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It serves Baharampur city and its surrounding census areas.

History

The Calcutta (Sealdah)–Kusthia line of Eastern Bengal Railway was opened to traffic in 1862.^[2] The Ranaghat–Lalgola branch line was established in 1905 as an extension of Sealdah–Ranaghat line. This railway station was named Berhampore Court in accordance with the British pronunciation of Baharampore as "Berhampore". The rail distance between Berhampore and Sealdah is approximately 186 km (116 mi).

Expansion and electrification

Krishnanagar to Lalgola electrification and line doubling were completed in March 2017.

Infrastructure

Important trains

• SDAH-LGL Bhagirathi Express
• KOAA-LGL Hazarduari Express
• KOAA-LGL Dhano Dhanye Express