Bankura Junction railway station

Bankura Junction railway station is a railway junction station of Kharagpur–Bankura–Adra line and Bankura–Damodar Railway (Bankura–Masagram) 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 railway station
Indian Railways
Bankura Junction railway station building
Location	Bankura India
Coordinates	23°13′28″N 87°04′29″E
Elevation	46 metres (151 ft)
Owned by	Indian railway
Operated by	South Eastern Railways
Line(s)	Kharagpur–Bankura–Adra line, Bankura–Masagram line
Platforms	3
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	At ground
Parking	Yes
Other information
Status	Functional
Station code	BQA
Zone(s)	South Eastern Railway
Division(s)	Adra
History
Opened	1903–04
Electrified	Yes
Previous names	Bengal Nagpur Railway
Location
Bankura Junction railway station Location in West Bengal Bankura Junction railway station Location in India

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.