Benapur railway station
Benapur railway station | |||||||||||
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| Passenger train station | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | National Highway 60, Dharimba, Benapur, Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal India | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 22°16′17″N 87°22′34″E / 22.271352°N 87.376241°E | ||||||||||
| Elevation | 35 m (115 ft) | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Indian Railways | ||||||||||
| Operated by | South Eastern Railway | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Howrah–Chennai main line Kharagpur–Puri line | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 5 | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 5 | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
| Structure type | Standard (on ground station) | ||||||||||
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| Status | Functioning | ||||||||||
| Station code | BPE | ||||||||||
| Zone(s) | South Eastern Railway zone | ||||||||||
| Division(s) | Kharagpur railway division | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 1901 | ||||||||||
| Electrified | Yes | ||||||||||
| Previous names | East Coast State Railway | ||||||||||
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Benapur railway station is a railway station on Kharagpur–Puri line, part of the Howrah–Chennai main line under Kharagpur railway division of South Eastern Railway zone. It is situated beside National Highway 60, Dharimba at Benapur in Paschim Medinipur district in the Indian state of West Bengal.