Owned by Indian Railways Parking Limited Owner Indian Railways | Operated by Eastern Railway Elevation 18 m Platforms in use 5 | |
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Location Dharmatolla Road, Belur, West Bengal, Distt: Howrah, West Bengal
India Line(s) Howrah-Bardhaman main line
Howrah-Bardhaman chord Structure type Standard (on ground station) Address Sapuipara, Bally, Howrah, West Bengal 711201 Similar Liluah railway station, Sheoraphuli railway station, Hooghly railway station, Dankuni railway station, Janai Road railway station | ||
Belur is a Kolkata Suburban Railway station on the Howrah-Bardhaman main line and Howrah-Bardhaman chord. It is located in Howrah district in the State of West Bengal. It serves the town of Belur and the surrounding areas. It is 7 km from Howrah railway station.
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History
East Indian Railway Company started construction of a line out of Howrah for the proposed link with Delhi via Rajmahal and Mirzapur in 1851.
The first passenger train in eastern India ran from Howrah to Hooghly on 15 August 1854. The track was extended to Raniganj by 1855.
Electrification
Electrification of Howrah—Burdwan main line was completed with 25 kV AC overhead system in 1958. The Howrah-Sheoraphuli-Tarakeswar line was electrified in 1957-58.
Nearby places of interest
The Belur Math which is the headquarters of the Ramkrishna Mission and a leading tourist and pilgrimage destination for people across the world, is located on the banks of river Ganga, at a distance of about 3 km from the station. It was established by Swami Vivekananda in the year 1938 and also contains the Samadhi of the great Saint and youth icon along with that of Sharada Devi and Ramkrishna Paramhansa.