Bikna railway station

Bikna railway station is a railway station of Bankura-Masagram line under the Adra railway division of South Eastern Railway zone. It is situated at Bikna More at Bikna in Bankura district in the Indian state of West Bengal.[1]

Bikna railway station
Indian Railway
LocationBikna More, Bikna, Bankura district, West Bengal
India
Coordinates23°08′38″N 87°33′00″E
Elevation82 metres (269 ft)
Owned byIndian Railways
Operated bySouth Eastern Railway
Line(s)Bankura-Masagram line
Platforms1
Tracks1
Construction
Structure typeStandard (on ground station)
ParkingNo
Other information
StatusFunctioning
Station codeBKNO
Division(s) Adra railway division
History
Opened1916
Closed1995
Rebuilt2005
Electrified2018-19
Previous namesBankura Damodar Railway
Services
Preceding station   Indian Railway   Following station
South Eastern Railway zone
Bankura-Masagram line

History

Old narrow gauge Bankura–Damodar Railway (also called as Bankura Damodar River Railway) connecting Bankura and Rainagar in Bankura and Bardhaman districts was opened to traffic in sections between 1916–1917.[2] In 2005, the 118 kilometers long railway section known as Bankura–Masagram line was converted to 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) broad gauge.[3] The whole track including Bikna railway station was electrified in 2018–19.[4][5]

References
  1. "BKNO/Bikna". Retrieved June 9, 2019.
  2. "Bankura's Iron Horses". Retrieved June 9, 2019.
  3. "Indian Railway History Time line". Retrieved June 9, 2019.
  4. "Electrification of Masagram-Bankura stretch to cut travel time". business-standard.com. Retrieved June 9, 2019.
  5. "Electrification of Railway Track". railnews.in. Retrieved June 9, 2019.
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