Indas railway station explained

Indas railway station
Type:Indian Railway
Style:Indian Railways
Address:Indas-Sahaspur Road, Indas, Bankura district, West Bengal
Country:India
Elevation:49m (161feet)
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

Indas railway station is a railway station of Bankura–Masagram line under the Adra railway division of South Eastern Railway zone. It is situated beside Indas-Sahaspur Road at Indas in Bankura district in the Indian state of West Bengal.[1] [2]

History

The old narrow-gauge Bankura–Damodar Railway (also called the 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 long railway section known as the Bankura–Masagram line was converted to broad gauge.[4] The whole track including Indas railway station was electrified in 2018–19.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Indas Railway Station Map/Atlas SER/South Eastern Zone – Railway Enquiry. roy. Joydeep. India Rail Info. 2019-06-21.
  2. Web site: Indas Railway Station (INS) : Station Code, Time Table, Map, Enquiry. NDTV. 2019-06-21.
  3. Web site: Bankura's Iron Horses. June 21, 2019.
  4. Web site: Indian Railway History Time line. https://archive.today/20120714085533/http://irse.bravehost.com/IRHTML.htm. dead. July 14, 2012. June 21, 2019.
  5. Web site: Electrification of Masagram–Bankura stretch to cut travel time. Business-Standard. June 21, 2019.
    - Web site: Electrification of Railway Track. Rail News. June 20, 2019. 1 July 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190701171034/http://www.railnews.in/electrification-of-railway-track-between-masagram-bankura-stretch-to-cut-travel-time/. dead.