Seharabazar railway station
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Seharabazar railway station | |||||||||||
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| Indian Railway | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | Guir-Seherabazar Road, Seharabazar, Purba Bardhaman district, West Bengal India | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 23°06′36″N 87°48′16″E / 23.109943°N 87.80445°E | ||||||||||
| Elevation | 36 metres (118 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 | SRBZ | ||||||||||
| 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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Seharabazar railway station is a railway station of Bankura-Masagram line under the Adra railway division of South Eastern Railway zone. It is situated beside Guir-Seherabazar Road at Seharabazar in Purba Bardhaman 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 Seharabazar railway station was electrified in 2018-19.[3][4]
References
- ^ "Bankura's Iron Horses". Retrieved June 28, 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 28, 2019.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|dead-url=(help) - ^ "Electrification of Railway Track". railnews.in. Retrieved June 28, 2019.
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