Belboni railway station
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Belboni railway station | |||||||||||
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| Indian Railway | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | Belboni, Bankura district, West Bengal India | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 23°09′41″N 87°49′09″E / 23.16134170°N 87.8191839°E | ||||||||||
| Elevation | 105 metres (344 ft) | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Indian Railways | ||||||||||
| Operated by | South Eastern Railway | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Bankura-Masagram line | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 1 | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
| Structure type | Standard (on ground station) | ||||||||||
| Parking | No | ||||||||||
| Other information | |||||||||||
| Status | Functioning | ||||||||||
| Station code | NOB | ||||||||||
| Division(s) | Adra railway division | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 1916 | ||||||||||
| Closed | 1995 | ||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 2005 | ||||||||||
| Electrified | 2018-19 | ||||||||||
| Previous names | Bankura Damodar Railway | ||||||||||
| Services | |||||||||||
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Belboni railway station is a railway station of Bankura-Masagram line under the Adra railway division of South Eastern Railway zone. It is situated at Makurgram, Nobanda in Bankura district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
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.[1] 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.[2] The whole track including Belboni railway station was electrified in 2018-19.[3][4]
References
- ^ "Bankura's Iron Horses". Retrieved June 9, 2019.
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{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|dead-url=(help) - ^ "Electrification of Masagram-Bankura stretch to cut travel time". business-standard.com. Retrieved June 9, 2019.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|dead-url=(help) - ^ "Electrification of Railway Track". railnews.in. Retrieved June 9, 2019.
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- ^ "Bankura-Masagram DEMU 78052". India Rail Info.
- ^ "Adra Division Railway Map". South Eastern Railway.
- ^ "South Eastern Railway Pink Book 2017-18" (PDF). Indian Railways Pink Book.
