Bikaner Junction railway station explained

Bikaner Junction
Style:Indian Railways
Type:Indian Railways junction station
Address:Bikaner, Bikaner district Rajasthan
Country:India
Elevation:234.696m (770feet)
Owned:Indian Railways
Operator:North Western Railways
Line:Jodhpur–Bathinda line
Bikaner–Rewari line
Platform:6
Tracks:8 broad gauge
Bicycle:No
Parking:Yes
Structure:Standard on ground
Status:Functioning
Opened:1891
Electrified:Yes
Map Type:India Rajasthan#India

Bikaner railway station is located in Bikaner district in the Indian state of Rajasthan. It serves Bikaner. Bikaner is headquarters of Bikaner railway division.

The railway station

Bikaner railway station is at an elevation of 226m (741feet) and was assigned the code – BKN.[1]

Bikaner is served by more than 21 pairs of trains each day with multiple daily connections to Delhi, Ahmedabad, Vadodara, Surat, Mumbai and Chandigarh. Within Rajasthan, there are also multiple daily trains available for Jodhpur, Jaipur, Nagaur, Ratangarh, Churu, Barmer, and Jaisalamer. There are also daily trains to Kota.

Daily connections to Pathankot, Amritsar, Jammu, Kalka, Haridwar, Agra, Kanpur, Lucknow, Allahabad, Varanasi, Patna, Durgapur, Kolkata, Guwahati and Dibrugarh are also available.

Most other major Indian cities such as Ujjain, Pune, Miraj,Nagpur, Hyderabad, Vijayawada, Chennai, Madurai, Coimbatore, Mangalore, Kochi, Trivandrum, Goa, Puri, Bhubaneswar, Sambalpur, Raipur, Bilaspur and Bhopal are connected via weekly, biweekly or tri-weekly trains.[2]

History

Bikaner railway station was constructed in 1891 with a Rs. 3,46,000 donation by Rai Bahadur Dewan Bahadur Sir Kasturchand Daga, a known trader from the city.

In 1889, the two states of Jodhpur and Bikaner formed the Jodhpur–Bikaner Railway to promote railway development jointly within the Rajputana Agency. In 1891 the -wide metre-gauge Jodhpur–Bikaner line was opened. In 1901–02, the metre-gauge line was extended to Bathinda.[3] [4]

Gauge conversions

The Jodhpur–Bikaner track, along with the link to Phulera, had been taken in/before 1991 for conversion to broad gauge.[5] According to a Press Information Bureau release issued in 2008, the Jodhpur–Merta City–Bikaner–Bathinda line was broad gauge.[6]

The Bikaner–Rewari line was converted to broad gauge during the period 2008–2011.[7]

Workshop

The Bikaner (Lalgarh) workshop was set up in 1926. It carries out periodic overhauling of metre gauge coaches and wagons.[8] [9]

Museum

Bikaner Heritage Rail Museum at Bikaner displays items related to the Jodhpur and Bikaner Railway era. It was opened in 2012.[10] Turban Museum in platform one open on 2021. Displays longest turban and smallest turban in world made by a Bikaner artist Pawan vyas.[11] https://navbharattimes.indiatimes.com/state/rajasthan/bikaner/turban-will-enhance-the-beauty-of-bikaner-railway-station/articleshow/81259786.cmshttps://www.patrika.com/bikaner-news/rajasthani-turban-will-become-the-center-of-attraction-for-travelers-6721735/

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Arrivals at Bikaner. indiarailinfo. 7 May 2014.
  2. Web site: Home . indiarailinfo.com.
  3. Web site: Jodhpur–Bikaner Railway. fibis. 7 May 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140202124719/http://www.wiki.fibis.org/index.php?title=Jodhpur-Bikaner_Railway. 2 February 2014. dead.
  4. Web site: IR History: Part II (1870–1899). IRFCA . 7 May 2014.
  5. Web site: Written answers to Question asked in Parliament . Railway expansion programme in Rajasthan. Government of India. 7 May 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140508030734/http://parliamentofindia.nic.in/ls/lsdeb/ls10/ses1/02060891.htm. May 8, 2014.
  6. Web site: Railway line along Indian border. Press Information Bureau, Govt. of India, 21 April 2008. 7 May 2014.
  7. Web site: Overview of Bikaner Division . North Western Railway . 7 May 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140508030427/http://www.nwr.indianrailways.gov.in/uploads/files/1390378076313-Overview%20dt.21.01.14.pdf . 8 May 2014 . dead .
  8. Web site: Sheds and workshops. IRFCA. 7 May 2014.
  9. Web site: Brief History of Bikaner Workshop . North Western Railway . 7 May 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140508025129/http://www.nwr.indianrailways.gov.in/uploads/files/1383134993568-BIKANER%20WORKSHOP%20WEB.pdf . 8 May 2014 . dmy .
  10. Web site: Bikana Heritage Rail Museum opened for public viewing. The Times of India. 18 October 2012. 7 May 2014.
  11. Web site: 2021-03-01 . यात्रियों के आकर्षण का केन्द्र बनेगी राजस्थानी पगडिय़ा Rajasthani turban will become the center of attraction for travelers . 2022-07-03 . Patrika News . hi-IN.