Sonamukhi railway station
Sonamukhi railway station is a railway station of Bankura–Masagram line under the Adra railway division of South Eastern Railway zone. It is situated beside Bishnupur–Sonamukhi Road at Sonamukhi in Bankura district in the Indian state of West Bengal.[1][2]
Sonamukhi railway station | |||||||||||
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| Location | Bishnupur-Sonamukhi Road, Sonamukhi, Bankura district, West Bengal India | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 23°17′37″N 87°24′53″E | ||||||||||
| Elevation | 75 metres (246 ft) | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Indian Railways | ||||||||||
| Operated by | South Eastern Railway | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Bankura–Masagram line | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 1 | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
| Structure type | Standard (on-ground station) | ||||||||||
| Parking | No | ||||||||||
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| Status | Functioning | ||||||||||
| Station code | SONA | ||||||||||
| Division(s) | Adra | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 1916 | ||||||||||
| Closed | 1995 | ||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 2005 | ||||||||||
| Electrified | Yes | ||||||||||
| Previous names | Bankura Damodar Railway | ||||||||||
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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 km-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 Sonamukhi railway station was electrified in 2018–19.[5][6]
References
- "Sonamukhi Railway Station (SONA) : Station Code, Time Table, Map, Enquiry". NDTV. Retrieved 2019-06-20.
- roy, Joydeep. "Sonamukhi Railway Station Map/Atlas SER/South Eastern Zone – Railway Enquiry". India Rail Info. Retrieved 2019-06-20.
- "Bankura's Iron Horses". Retrieved June 20, 2019.
- "Indian Railway History Time line". Archived from the original on July 14, 2012. Retrieved June 20, 2019.
- "Electrification of Masagram–Bankura stretch to cut travel time". business-standard.com. Retrieved June 20, 2019.
- "Electrification of Railway Track". railnews.in. Retrieved June 20, 2019.
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