Bikna railway station explained

Bikna railway station
Type:Indian Railway
Style:Indian Railways
Address:Bikna More, Bikna, Bankura district, West Bengal
Country:India
Elevation:82m (269feet)
Line:Bankura–Masagram line
Structure:Standard (on-ground station)
Platform:1
Tracks:1
Parking:No
Opened:1916
Closed:1995
Rebuilt:2005
Electrified:2018–19
Owned:Indian Railways
Operator:South Eastern Railway
Status:Functioning
Former:Bankura Damodar Railway
Pass System:India

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 broad gauge.[3] The whole track including Bikna railway station was electrified in 2018–19.[4] [5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: BKNO/Bikna. 9 June 2019.
  2. News: Bankura's Iron Horses. Aitken. Bill. 3 July 1998. Rediff. 7 December 2022.
  3. Web site: Indian Railway History Time line. https://archive.today/20120714085533/http://irse.bravehost.com/IRHTML.htm. dead. 2012-07-14. 9 June 2019.
  4. Web site: Electrification of Masagram–Bankura stretch to cut travel time. business-standard.com. 9 June 2019.
  5. Web site: Electrification of Railway Track. railnews.in. 9 June 2019.