Bikna railway station

Railway station in West Bengal, India

23°08′38″N 87°33′00″E / 23.1440078°N 87.549956°E / 23.1440078; 87.549956Elevation82 metres (269 ft)Owned byIndian RailwaysOperated bySouth Eastern RailwayLine(s)Bankura–Masagram linePlatforms1Tracks1ConstructionStructure typeStandard (on-ground station)ParkingNoOther informationStatusFunctioningStation codeBKNO Division(s) AdraHistoryOpened1916Closed1995Rebuilt2005Electrified2018–19Previous namesBankura Damodar RailwayServices
Preceding station Indian Railways Following station
Bankura Junction
towards ?
South Eastern Railway zone Nobanda
towards ?

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]

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 and 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 9 June 2019.
  2. ^ Aitken, Bill (3 July 1998). "Bankura's Iron Horses". Rediff. Retrieved 7 December 2022.
  3. ^ "Indian Railway History Time line". Archived from the original on 14 July 2012. Retrieved 9 June 2019.
  4. ^ "Electrification of Masagram–Bankura stretch to cut travel time". business-standard.com. Retrieved 9 June 2019.
  5. ^ "Electrification of Railway Track". railnews.in. Retrieved 9 June 2019.


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