Bankapasi railway station
Appearance
Bankapasi railway station | |||||||||||
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Indian Railway Station | |||||||||||
General information | |||||||||||
Location | Bardhaman-Katwa Road, Bankapasi, Purba Bardhaman district, West Bengal India | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 23°34′13″N 87°02′14″E / 23.5704°N 87.037219°E | ||||||||||
Elevation | 22 m (72 ft) | ||||||||||
Owned by | Indian Railways | ||||||||||
Operated by | Eastern Railway | ||||||||||
Line(s) | Bardhaman–Katwa line | ||||||||||
Platforms | 3 | ||||||||||
Tracks | 1 | ||||||||||
Construction | |||||||||||
Structure type | Standard (on ground station) | ||||||||||
Other information | |||||||||||
Status | Functioning | ||||||||||
Station code | BCF | ||||||||||
Zone(s) | Eastern Railway | ||||||||||
Division(s) | Howrah railway division | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Opened | 1915 | ||||||||||
Closed | 2010 | ||||||||||
Rebuilt | 2014-2018 | ||||||||||
Electrified | 25 kV AC overhead | ||||||||||
Previous names | McLeod's Light Railways | ||||||||||
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Bankapasi railway station is a railway station in Bardhaman–Katwa line under Howrah railway division of Eastern Railway zone.[2] It is situated beside Bardhaman-Katwa Road at Bankapasi of Purba Bardhaman district in the Indian state of West Bengal.[3]
History
On 1 December 1915, McLeod's Light Railways (MLR) set up narrow gauge lines in the Burdwan-Katwa Railway route. This railway section was handed over to the Eastern Railway in 1966. In 2010 the work started for conversion of 5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) broad gauge.[4][5] Bardhaman to Balogna railway station was reopened in 2014 and Balgona to Katwa section was completed on 12 January 2018 for the public.[6]
References
- ^ "Howrah Division System Map". ER Railway.
- ^ "BCF / Bankapasi Railway Station | Train Arrival / Departure Timings at Bankapasi". www.totaltraininfo.com. Retrieved 2019-10-11.
- ^ roy, Joydeep. "Bankapasi Railway Station Map/Atlas ER/Eastern Zone - Railway Enquiry". indiarailinfo.com. Retrieved 2019-10-11.
- ^ Law, Abhishek. "It's journey's end for these slow coaches with a long history". @businessline. Retrieved 2019-10-11.
- ^ Jun 8, TNN | Updated; 2010; Ist, 0:53. "Villagers stall rail project in Burdwan | Kolkata News - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2019-10-11.
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has numeric name (help)CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ সংবাদদাতা, নিজস্ব. "'বড় রেল' কাটোয়ায়, জমল ভিড়". anandabazar.com (in Bengali). Retrieved 2019-10-11.