Buniadpur railway station

Buniadpur
Indian Railway Station
Location	Buniadpur, West Bengal, India
Coordinates	25°23′10″N 88°24′04″E / 25.3860°N 88.4011°E / 25.3860; 88.4011Coordinates: 25°23′10″N 88°24′04″E / 25.3860°N 88.4011°E / 25.3860; 88.4011
Elevation	28 metres (92 ft)
Owned by	Indian Railway
Operated by	Northeast Frontier Railway
Line(s)	Eklakhi–Balurghat branch line
Platforms	1
Tracks	3 in number, 1,676mm (5ft in)"(Broad Gauge)" in type.
Connections	Signalling System available.
Construction
Structure type	Standard (on ground station)
Parking	Available
Other information
Status	Functioning
Station code	BNDP
Zone(s)	Northeast Frontier Railway
Division(s)	Katihar Railway Division
Website	http://www.indianrail.gov.in
History
Opened	30 December 2004
Rebuilt	Year 2007
Electrified	Single Diesel line
Services
Preceding station   Indian Railway   Following station Gangarampur Northeast Frontier Railway Zone Eklakhi–Balurghat branch line Daulatpur Halt
Location
Location of Buniadpur railway station in West Bengal

Buniadpur Railway Station is a Railway Station of Buniadpur City belonging to Northeast Frontier Railway Zone located in Dakshin Dinajpur district in the state of West Bengal,India.^[1] It serves Buniadpur City and the surrounding areas.

History

In 2004, when a broad gauge railway track was being constructed from Eklakhi to Balurghat (Proposed to be extended up to Hilli), a radical change was seen in the transport system of Dakshin Dinajpur, as then State Highway 10 was the only way to connect other important locations.

The new Railway line gave an opportunity to the people of the Buniadpur to link to Kolkata by trains.The first train connected the station on 30 December 2004.

Trains

Buniadpur is the 2nd most important railway station, next after Balurghat.It is the halt of 4 Express trains and terminal of a Passenger Train.All express trains, on their journey, xings here with each other.Sometimes goods train carrying construction materials, also terminates here.

The trains are :

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