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Bankura Junction railway station is a railway junction station of Kharagpur–Bankura–Adra line and Bankura–Damodar Railway (Bankura–Masagram line) route under the Adra railway division of South Eastern Railway. It is situated at Lalbazar, Bankura town in Bankura district in the Indian state of West Bengal.[1] Number of local and Express trains of this route stop at Bankura railway station.

Bankura Junction

বাঁকুড়া জংশন
Indian Railways
Bankura Junction railway station building
General information
LocationBankura
India
Coordinates23°13′28″N 87°04′29″E
Elevation46 metres (151 ft)
Owned byIndian railways
Operated bySouth Eastern Railways
Line(s)Kharagpur–Bankura–Adra line, Bankura–Masagram line
Platforms3
Tracks6
Construction
Structure typeAt ground
ParkingYes
Other information
StatusFunctioning
Station codeBQA
Zone(s) South Eastern Railway
Division(s) Adra
History
Opened1903–04
ElectrifiedYes
Previous namesBengal Nagpur Railway
Location
Bankura Junction
Location in West Bengal
Bankura Junction
Location in India

Trains


Some of the Major Trains available from this railway station are as follows:


History


Kharagpur–Bankura–Adra line was opened in 1901. This railway track including Bankura Junction railway station was electrified in 1997–98. Old narrow-gauge Bankura–Damodar Railway (also called as Bankura Damodar River Railway) connecting Bankura and Rainagar in Bankura and Bardhaman districts was opened to traffic in sections between 1916 and 1917. In 2005, the 118 kilometer-long railway section known as Bankura–Masagram line was converted to 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) broad gauge.[2] The whole track was electrified in 2018–19.[3]


References


  1. "BQA/Bankura Junction". Retrieved June 8, 2019.
  2. "Indian Railway History Time line". Archived from the original on July 14, 2012. Retrieved June 8, 2019.
  3. "Electrification of Masagram-Bankura stretch to cut travel time". business-standard.com. Retrieved June 8, 2019.





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