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
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
History
Opened	1916
Closed	1995
Rebuilt	2005
Electrified	2018–19
Previous names	Bankura Damodar Railway
Services
Preceding station   Indian Railways   Following station Bankura Junction South Eastern Railway zone Bankura–Masagram line Nobanda

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 and 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]

References

1. "BKNO/Bikna". Retrieved June 9, 2019.
2. "Bankura's Iron Horses". Retrieved June 9, 2019.
3. "Indian Railway History Time line". Archived from the original on 2012-07-14. Retrieved June 9, 2019.
4. "Electrification of Masagram–Bankura stretch to cut travel time". business-standard.com. Retrieved June 9, 2019.
5. "Electrification of Railway Track". railnews.in. Retrieved June 9, 2019.