Labpur railway station

Labpur railway station is an important railway station in Ahmadpur–Katwa line under Howrah railway division of Eastern Railway zone.^[2] It is situated beside State Highway 6 at Labhpur of Birbhum district in the Indian state of West Bengal.^[3][4].The railway station is the gateway to the Fullara Maa Shaktipeeth Temple, one of the 51 shakti peethas in India. It also connects to Tarashankar's homeland and the Hansuli Bank area.

Labpur railway station
Indian Railways station
General information
Location	State Highway 6, Labhpur, Birbhum district, West Bengal India
Coordinates	23.812645°N 87.806007°E / 23.812645; 87.806007
Elevation	40 m (130 ft)
Owned by	Indian Railways
Operated by	Eastern Railway
Line(s)	Ahmadpur–Katwa line
Platforms	3
Tracks	1
Construction
Structure type	Standard (on ground station)
Other information
Status	Functioning
Station code	LBP
Zone(s)	Eastern Railway
Division(s)	Howrah railway division
History
Opened	1917
Closed	2013
Rebuilt	2018
Electrified	Yes
Previous names	McLeod's Light Railways
Services
Preceding station Indian Railways Following station Gopalpurgram towards ? Eastern Railway zone Ahmadpur–Katwa line Mahespur towards ?

v t e Ahmadpur–Katwa line
Legend
km   Sahibganj loop 52 Ahmadpur Junction 46 Chowhatta 42 Gopalpurgram 40 Labpur Bakreshwar River 36 Mahespur 30 Kirnahar 25 Daskalgram 23 Kurmadanga 21 Jnandas Kandra 17 Komarpur 16 Nirol 14 Nirolgram Halt 12 Pachandi Kandor River 8 Ambalgram Barharwa–Azimganj–Katwa loop 4 Nabagram Kankurhati Ajay River Bardhaman–Katwa line 0 Katwa Junction Bandel–Katwa line km Sources: [1]

History

Ahmedpur–Katwa narrow-gauge railway line connecting Ahmedpur and Katwa was established on 29 September 1917 by McLeod's Light Railways. Indian Railways had taken over the operation of this narrow-gauge railway from McLeod and Company in 1966.^[5] After closing this track in 2013 the railway section was converted into 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) broad gauge in 1917.^[6] The conversion work started in 2013 and was completed in early 2017. The track including Labpur railway station was reopened for the public on 24 May 2018.^[7]

Broad Gauge Trains

This route is served by four broad-gauge trains that run daily, including:

• 03055 Katwa - Ahmadpur Express special
• 03099 Katwa - Ahmadpur MEMU Special
• 03056 Ahmadpur - Katwa Express Special
• 03100 Ahmadpur - Katwa MEMU Special

Tourism

• Fullara:

The Fullara Maa Shaktipeeth Temple is located 1.5 km from Labpur Railway Station. According to mythology, when Mahadeva danced around with Sati's dead body cutting it to pieces, the lip fell at Fullara. There is a big pond beside the temple. According to hearsay, Hanuman collected 108 blue lotuses from the pond when Sri Ramachandra required them for the worship of goddess Durga.^[8] It is considered to be one of the fifty-one shakti peethas in India. A 10-day fair is organized near Fullara temple during Magha Purnima.

• Tarashankar country and Hansuli Bank:

Tarashankar Bandopadhyay, the Bengali writer, was born at Labhpur on 23 July 1898.^[9] He passed matriculation from Labhpur in 1916.^[10] Many of his novels and stories carry vivid descriptions of the area.^[11][12]. He wrote 65 novels, 53-story-books, 12 plays, 4 essay-books, 4 autobiographies, 2 travel stories and composed several songs. He was awarded Rabindra Puraskar, Sahitya Akademi Award, Jnanpith Award, Padma Shri and Padma Bhushan.He was nominated for Nobel Prize in Literature in 1971 and posthumously nominated in 1972. In the novel Hansulibanker Upkatha, he describes the Hansulibank countryside as a somewhat rugged terrain.This Hansuli Bank is a popular tourist spot located 3.5 km from Labpur Railway Station.

See also

• India portal
• Trains portal

• Labhpur
• Ahmadpur Junction railway station
• Katwa Junction railway station
• Bolpur Shantiniketan railway station
• Rampurhat Junction railway station
• List of railway stations in India

References

1. "Howrah Division System Map". ER Railway.
2. "LBP / Labpur Railway Station | Train Arrival / Departure Timings at Labpur". www.totaltraininfo.com. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
3. Ghosh, Pran Pratim. "Labpur Railway Station Map/Atlas ER/Eastern Zone – Railway Enquiry". indiarailinfo.com. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
4. "Labpur Railway Station (LBP) : Station Code, Time Table, Map, Enquiry". NDTV. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
5. "[IRFCA] Ian Manning on the Indian Railways – The Katwa Railways". www.irfca.org. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
6. "Emotions pasted, one last run – posters on train, people bid goodbye to 96-year-old narrow-gauge line". www.telegraphindia.com. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
7. "Passenger train to start on newly constructed Ahmedpur Katwa broadgauge line". Retrieved 10 October 2019.
8. "Fullara". seemyindia. Archived from the original on 6 August 2007. Retrieved 2007-08-16.
9. "House of Tarasankar Bandyopadhyay Aturghar (Birthplace) and Dhatri Devata". West Bengal Heritage Commission. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
10. Badiuzzaman (2012). "Bandyopadhyay, Tarashankar". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
11. "Labhpur Dhatridebata Museum: A small homage to a giant of Bengali literature". www.telegraphindia.com. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
12. SNS (28 July 2018). "Birbhum | Dhatridebata, the ancestral home of writer Tarashankar Bandopadhyay, to be renovated". The Statesman. Retrieved 1 March 2024.