Bowaichandi railway station is a railway station of Bankura–Masagram line under the Adra railway division of South Eastern Railway zone. It is situated at Bowaichandi in Purba Bardhaman district in the Indian state of West Bengal.[1][2]
Bowaichandi railway station | |||||||||||
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| Indian Railway | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | Bowaichandi, Purba Bardhaman district, West Bengal India | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 23°07′54″N 87°43′35″E / 23.131568°N 87.726505°E | ||||||||||
| Elevation | 38 metres (125 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 | BWCN | ||||||||||
| Division(s) | Adra | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 1916 | ||||||||||
| Closed | 1995 | ||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 2005 | ||||||||||
| Electrified | 2018–19 | ||||||||||
| Previous names | Bankura Damodar Railway | ||||||||||
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History
editOld 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 and 1917.[3] 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.[4] The whole track including Bowaichandi railway station was electrified in 2018–19.[5][6]
References
edit- ^ "BCWN". Retrieved 25 June 2019.
- ^ "Bowaichandi Railway Station (BWCN) : Station Code, Time Table, Map, Enquiry". NDTV. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
- ^ Aitken, Bill (3 July 1998). "Bankura's Iron Horses". Rediff. Retrieved 7 December 2022.
- ^ "Indian Railway History Time line". Archived from the original on 14 July 2012. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
- ^ "Electrification of Masagram-Bankura stretch to cut travel time". Business Standard. Press Trust of India. 11 February 2018. Retrieved 7 December 2022.
- ^ "Electrification of Railway Track". railnews.in. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
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