Anchuri railway station | |
Type: | Indian Railway |
Style: | Indian Railways |
Address: | Gouripur, Anchuri, Bankura district, West Bengal |
Country: | India |
Elevation: | 122m (400feet) |
Line: | Kharagpur–Bankura–Adra line |
Structure: | At Ground |
Platform: | 2 |
Tracks: | 2 |
Opened: | 1903–04 |
Electrified: | Yes |
Owned: | Indian railway |
Operator: | South Eastern Railways |
Status: | Functional |
Former: | Bengal Nagpur Railway |
Map Type: | India West Bengal#India |
Anchuri railway station is a railway station on Kharagpur–Bankura–Adra line in Adra railway division of South Eastern Railway zone. It is situated at Gouripur, Anchuri of Bankura district in the Indian state of West Bengal.[1]
In 1901, the Kharagpur–Midnapur Branch line was opened. The Midnapore–Jharia extension of the Bengal Nagpur Railway, passing through Bankura District was opened in 1903–04.[2] The Adra–Bheduasol sector was electrified in 1997–98 and the Bheduasol–Salboni sector in 1998–99.[3]