Barsoi–Radhikapur branch line

Barsoi–Radhikapur Branch line
Overview
Status Operational
Locale West Bengal
Termini Barsoi Junction
Radhikapur
Stations 13
Operation
Opened 1889 (broad gauge from 2006)
Owner Indian Railway
Operator(s) Northeast Frontier Railway
Technical
Line length 53.44 km (33 mi)
Track gauge 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) Broad gauge

When the broad gauge railway line, instead of being placed at Dalkhola-Malda via Raiganj, was moved to Dalkhola-Barsoi-Malda this section became only a branch line.[1] This branch line starts at Barsoi Junction and ends at Radhikapur railway station where Indo-Bangladesh border lies. The Barsoi-Radhikapur sector was converted to broad gauge in 2006.[2] The corresponding station on the Bangladesh side is Biral in Dinajpur District.[3][4] The transit facility in the Radhikapur-Birol sector has remained suspended since 1 April 2005.But now it has been converted to broad gauge and large good train are travelling with stone boulders from Nepal to Bangladesh through India from March 2017 and it was officially operationalised and announced open in April 2017.[5] The railway track on the Indian side has been converted to broad gauge while that on the Bangladesh side continues to remain metre gauge.[6][7] There are 13 railway stations in this branch line. 10 of them are in Uttar dinajpur districrt of West Bengal and the rest are in Katihar district of Bihar.[8]

Stations

Station CodeStation NameDistance (km)
RDPRadhikapur0.0
DLXDalimgaon6.2
KAJKaliyaganj12.1
BJYBangalbaree21.9
BMGRBamangram25.1
RGJRaiGanj32.2
JTKJhitkia38.8
KAUKachna42.8
DHNADhachna49.1
BOEBarsoi Junction53.4

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References

  1. ↑ "Jogbani – Katihar – Barsoi – Radhikapur and Katihar - Teznarayanpur section (234 K)" (PDF). Nfrlyconstruction.org. Retrieved 2016-12-18.
  2. ↑ Srivastava, V.P. "Role of Engineering Deptt in Meeting Corporate Objectives of Indian Railways" (PDF). Retrieved 2013-02-21.
  3. ↑ "Collision kills woman on Vellore trip". Calcutta, India: The Telegraph , 23 August 2008. 2008-08-23. Retrieved 2009-08-15.
  4. ↑ "Govt weighs rail links with Nepal, Bhutan". Calcutta, India: The Telegraph , 21 April 2008. 2008-04-21. Retrieved 2009-08-15.
  5. ↑ Tiral run flagged off by Modi and hasina, Economic Times, 6 April 2017
  6. ↑ "Rail Link with Bangladesh". Press Information Bureau, Government of India, 7 September 2007. Retrieved 2011-12-22.
  7. ↑
  8. ↑ "13146/Radhikapur - Kolkata Express (PT) - Radhikapur/RDP to Kolkata/KOAA ER/Eastern Zone - Railway Enquiry". Indiarailinfo.com. Retrieved 2016-12-18.
  9. ↑ "13146/Radhikapur - Kolkata Express (PT) - Radhikapur/RDP to Kolkata/KOAA ER/Eastern Zone - Railway Enquiry". Indiarailinfo.com. Retrieved 2016-12-18.
  10. ↑
  11. ↑ "Report on inspection prior to opening of Barsoi-Radhikapur section" (PDF). Indianrailways.gov.in. Retrieved 2016-12-18.
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