Bhatkal railway station

Bhatkal railway station is a railway station in coastal Karnataka in South India. Its four-letter code is BTJL.

Bhatkal
Express train and Passenger train station
LocationIndia
Coordinates13.9894°N 74.5657°E / 13.9894; 74.5657
Owned byIndian Railways
Operated byKonkan Railway
Line(s)Konkan Railway
Construction
Structure typeStandard
Disabled accessYes
Other information
StatusFunctioning
Station code
Zone(s) Konkan Railway
Fare zoneIndian Railways
History
Opened1997 (1997)
Services
Preceding station   Indian Railways   Following station
Konkan Railway
Location
Bhatkal
Location within Karnataka

Background

Konkan Railway Academy(KRA) is situated here providing training to entire konkan railway employees.

Infrastructure

This station has two platforms and four tracks.

Lines

There is a single diesel broad gauge track.

Location

It lies off the Kanyakumari-Panvel Road, in Bhatkal, PIN Code 581320. The Mangalore Bajpe Airport (Code: IXE) is 125 km away. The station is located at an elevation of 15 metres above sea level. It lies within the KR/Konkan Zone under the Karwar Division.

Other stations

It falls under Karwar railway division of Konkan Railway zone, a subsidiary zone of Indian Railways.[1] under the jurisdiction of Konkan Railway. Bhatkal has 3 stations viz Bhatkal, Chitrapur Halt, Murdeshwar

References
  1. Konkan Railway Corporation Ltd. (10 June 2016). Monsoon Time Table (2016 ed.). Belapur, Maharashtra: Konkan Railway Corporation Ltd. Archived from the original on 23 September 2016. Retrieved 10 August 2016.


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