Shankrul railway station
Shankrul railway station is a railway station of Bankura–Masagram line under the Adra railway division of South Eastern Railway zone. It is situated at Dhamur, Shankrul in Bankura district in the Indian state of West Bengal.[1][2]
Shankrul railway station | |||||||||||
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| Indian Railway | |||||||||||
| Location | Dhamur, Shankrul, Bankura district, West Bengal India | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 23°08′31″N 87°39′17″E | ||||||||||
| Elevation | 43 metres (141 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 | SHKL | ||||||||||
| Division(s) | Adra | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 1916 | ||||||||||
| Closed | 1995 | ||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 2005 | ||||||||||
| Electrified | 2018–19 | ||||||||||
| Previous names | Bankura Damodar Railway | ||||||||||
| Services | |||||||||||
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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 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 Shankrul railway station was electrified in 2018–19.[5][6]
References
- roy, Joydeep. "Shankrul Railway Station Map/Atlas SER/South Eastern Zone – Railway Enquiry". India Rail Info. Retrieved 2019-06-21.
- "Shankrul Railway Station (SHKL) : Station Code, Time Table, Map, Enquiry". NDTV. Retrieved 2019-06-21.
- "Bankura's Iron Horses". Retrieved June 21, 2019.
- "Indian Railway History Time line". Archived from the original on July 14, 2012. Retrieved June 21, 2019.
- "Electrification of Masagram–Bankura stretch to cut travel time". business-standard.com. Retrieved June 21, 2019.
- "Electrification of Railway Track". railnews.in. Retrieved June 20, 2019.
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