Panchra railway station

Panchra railway station
Indian Railways
General information
Location	Barakuri, Panchra, Birbhum district, West Bengal India
Coordinates	23°27′43″N 87°11′41″E
Elevation	87 metres (285 ft)
Owned by	Indian Railways
Operated by	Eastern Railway
Line(s)	Andal–Sainthia branch line Sahibganj loop
Platforms	2
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	Standard (on ground station)
Other information
Status	Functioning
Station code	PCR
Division(s)	Asansol
History
Opened	1913
Electrified	2012–16
Previous names	East Indian Railway Company
Services
Preceding station   Kolkata Suburban Railway   Following station Template:Indian Railways stations toward Template:Indian Railways stations Template:Indian Railways lines Andal–Sainthia branch line Template:Indian Railways stations toward Template:Indian Railways stations

Panchra railway station is a railway station of Andal–Sainthia branch line of the Asansol railway division connecting from Andal to Sainthia on the Sahibganj loop line. This is under the jurisdiction of Eastern Railway zone of Indian Railways. It is situated at Barakuri, Panchra, Birbhum district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

History

The Andal–Sainthia branch line was built in 1913. Electrification of Andal–Pandabeshwar section was completed in 2010–11 and Pandabeshwar-Saithia route including Panchra railway station was completed in 2016.

References

Andal–Sainthia branch line
km Bardhaman–Asansol section Andal Marshalling Yard 0 Andal Bardhaman–Asansol section NH 19 Andal–Sitarampur loop line Singaran River 5 Kajoragram Khas Kajora Colliery 10 Siduli Siduli Colliery Shree Diamond Sitalpur Colliery 12 Ukhra Bankola Colliery Sankarpur Colliery South Samla Colliery Pandaveswar Colliery Pandaveswar Airfield Khottadih Colliery 20 Pandabeswar Ajay River 23 Bhimgara Junction 29 Hazratpur 33 Raswan 37 Barhragram 42 Lachhmanpur Road West Bengal Jharkhand border 49 Palasthali Hinglo River 29 Panchra 35 Dubrajpur Bakreshwar River 42 Chinpai Bakreshwar Thermal Power Station 45 Kahcujor 51 Jibdharpur 54 Siuri Prantik-Siuri line (planned) 63 Kunuri 65 Mahishadahari Halt 69 Kherua Sahibganj Loop 73 Sainthia Junction Sahibganj Loop km