Bikna railway station
Bikna railway station is a railway station of Bankura-Masagram line under the Adra railway division of South Eastern Railway zone. It is situated at Bikna More at Bikna in Bankura district in the Indian state of West Bengal.[1]
Bikna railway station | |||||||||||
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| Indian Railway | |||||||||||
| Location | Bikna More, Bikna, Bankura district, West Bengal India | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 23°08′38″N 87°33′00″E | ||||||||||
| Elevation | 82 metres (269 ft) | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Indian Railways | ||||||||||
| Operated by | South Eastern Railway | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Bankura-Masagram line | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 1 | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
| Structure type | Standard (on ground station) | ||||||||||
| Parking | No | ||||||||||
| Other information | |||||||||||
| Status | Functioning | ||||||||||
| Station code | BKNO | ||||||||||
| Division(s) | Adra railway division | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 1916 | ||||||||||
| Closed | 1995 | ||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 2005 | ||||||||||
| Electrified | 2018-19 | ||||||||||
| Previous names | Bankura Damodar Railway | ||||||||||
| Services | |||||||||||
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History
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 1916–1917.[2] In 2005, the 118 kilometers long railway section known as Bankura–Masagram line was converted to 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) broad gauge.[3] The whole track including Bikna railway station was electrified in 2018–19.[4][5]
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References
- "BKNO/Bikna". Retrieved June 9, 2019.
- "Bankura's Iron Horses". Retrieved June 9, 2019.
- "Indian Railway History Time line". Archived from the original on 2012-07-14. Retrieved June 9, 2019.
- "Electrification of Masagram-Bankura stretch to cut travel time". business-standard.com. Retrieved June 9, 2019.
- "Electrification of Railway Track". railnews.in. Retrieved June 9, 2019.
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