Radhikapur railway station is a station serving Radhikapur in the Uttar Dinajpur district, West Bengal, India. It is an active rail transit system on the Bangladesh–India border.[1][2] It is an India–Bangladesh land border checkpoint and has a land customs station for movement of goods.[3]
Radhikapur Railway Station | |
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| Location | State Highway 10A, Radikapur, Distt: Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal India |
| Coordinates | 25.642778°N 88.446944°E / 25.642778; 88.446944 |
| Elevation | 37 metres (121 ft) |
| Owned by | Indian Railways |
| Operated by | Northeast Frontier Railway |
| Line(s) | Barsoi–Radhikapur branch line |
| Platforms | 2 |
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| Structure type | Standard on ground |
| Parking | Available |
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| Status | Functioning |
| Station code | RDP |
| Division(s) | Katihar |
| History | |
| Opened | 1879; 143 years ago (1879) |
| Previous names | Assam–Bengal State Railway |
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Radhikapur Railway Station Location in West Bengal Show map of West BengalRadhikapur Railway Station Location in India Show map of India | |
Assam Behar State Railway extended the metre-gauge railway from Parbatipur, now in Bangladesh, to Katihar in 1889.[4] In 1948–50, as a part of the Assam Rail Link project, the Fakiragram–Kishanganj sector was connected to the North Eastern Railway network at Barsoi.[5][6] The railway lines in the area started being converted to 5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) broad gauge from the early 1960s.[6] The Barsoi–Radhikapur sector was converted to broad gauge in 2006.[7]
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