Rainagar railway station
Rainagar railway station is a railway station of Bankura-Masagram line under the Adra railway division of South Eastern Railway zone. It is situated at Raina in Purba Bardhaman district in the Indian state of West Bengal.[1]
Rainagar railway station | |||||||||||
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| Indian Railway | |||||||||||
| Location | Raina, Purba Bardhaman district, West Bengal India | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 23°04′07″N 87°53′11″E | ||||||||||
| Elevation | 26 metres (85 ft) | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Indian Railways | ||||||||||
| Operated by | South Eastern Railway | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Bankura-Masagram line | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 1 | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
| Structure type | Standard (on ground station) | ||||||||||
| Parking | No | ||||||||||
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| Status | Functioning | ||||||||||
| Station code | RNGR | ||||||||||
| Division(s) | Adra railway division | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 1916 | ||||||||||
| Closed | 1995 | ||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 2005 | ||||||||||
| Electrified | 2018-19 | ||||||||||
| Previous names | Bankura Damodar Railway | ||||||||||
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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.
Controversy
*Nameless Railway station of India*
The railway station is located at a distance of about 35 km from Bardhaman in West Bengal. This railway station is situated between two villages Raina and Rainagarh. This station located on the railway station Bankura-Massagram rail line was known as Rainagarh. But soon the people of Raina village did not like this thing and a quarrel started between the two villages over the name of the station. The building of this station was constructed on the land of Raina village, so the people of the village believed that Raina should be.
The 'quarrel' has reached the Railway Board regarding the name of the station. After the quarrel, the Indian Railways removed the name of the station from all the sign boards installed here, due to which the passengers coming from outside have to face a lot of trouble. Due to anonymity, passengers have to ask other people about it. As the quarrel does not end, the railways still issues tickets for the station from its old name, Rainagarh. People of both villages can tell when the ongoing dispute over the name of the station will end. Trivia: Although there is no name on the station signboard, in official records the station still goes by the name of Raina/Renanagar (RNGR)
References
- roy, Joydeep. "Rainagar Railway Station Map/Atlas SER/South Eastern Zone - Railway Enquiry". indiarailinfo.com. Retrieved 2019-07-04.