Krishnapur railway station

Coordinates: 24°24′23″N 88°15′24″E / 24.406469°N 88.256551°E / 24.406469; 88.256551
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Sealdah-Lalgola line
Platforms4
Tracks5
Construction
Structure typeStandard (on ground station)
ParkingNo
Other information
StatusActive
Station codeKRP
Zone(s) Eastern Railway zone
Division(s) Sealdah
History
ElectrifiedYes
Previous namesEast Indian Railway Company
Services
Preceding station Kolkata Suburban Railway Following station
Pirtala
Krishnanagar–Lalgola line
Lalgola
Terminus
Location
Krishnapur is located in West Bengal
Krishnapur
Krishnapur
Location in West Bengal
Krishnapur is located in India
Krishnapur
Krishnapur
Location in India

Krishnapur is a railway station of the

EMU trains halt in the station.[2]

Electrification

The KrishnanagarLalgola section, including Krishnapur railway station was electrified in 2004. In 2010 the line became double tracked.[3][4]

Incident

On 15 December 2019, a protest was going on nearby area against amended Citizenship Act. Protesters vandalized Krishnapur railway station and at this station set several trains on fire.[5][6]

References

  1. ^ "Krishnapur Railway Station". Retrieved 6 March 2019.
  2. ^ "KRP/Krishnapur". indiarailinfo.com. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
  3. ^ "The Lalgola Sealdah Section Of Indian (eastern) Railway". Retrieved 6 March 2019.
  4. ^ "Railway Electrification". pib.nic.in. Retrieved 6 March 2019.
  5. ^ Indrajit Kundu (15 December 2019). "Citizenship protests spread to Bengal, protesters torch 5 trains, 3 railway stations, damage property". India Today. Retrieved 18 December 2019.
  6. ^ "Citizenship Act: Protests rock Bengal, CM Mamata appeals for peace". Business Standard India. Press Trust of India. 14 December 2019. Retrieved 18 December 2019.