Ramkanali Junction railway station explained

Ramkanali
Type:Indian Railways junction station
Style:Indian Railways
Address:Ramkanali, Purulia district, West Bengal
Country:India
Elevation:157m (515feet)
Line:Asansol–Adra line
Structure:Standard at ground
Parking:No
Bicycle:No
Opened:1891
Electrified:1957–62
Owned:Indian Railways
Operator:South Eastern Railway
Former:Bengal Nagpur Railway
Map Type:India West Bengal#India

Ramkanali railway station serves Ramkanali, Gobag, and surrounding areas in Purulia district in the Indian state of West Bengal. There is a freight line link to Par Beliya colliery.

The railway station

Ramkanali railway station is located at an elevation of 157m (515feet) above sea level. It was allotted the railway station code of RKI and is under the jurisdiction of Adra railway division of South Eastern Railway.[1]

History

The Bengal Nagpur Railway main line from Nagpur to Asansol, on the Howrah–Delhi main line, was opened for goods traffic on 1 February 1891.[2]

Electrification

The Tatanagar–Adra–Asansol section was electrified in the 1957–1962 period.[3] The Asansol–Purulia sector was electrified in 1961–62.[4] The freight link from Ramkanali to Chaurasi siding of Par Beliya colliery was electrified in 1963–64.[4]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: RKI / Ramkanali Junction . india rail info. 20 July 2013.
  2. Web site: Major Events in the Formation of S.E. Railway. South Eastern Railway. 19 July 2013. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20130401151628/http://www.ser.indianrailways.gov.in/view_section.jsp?lang=0&id=0%2C1. 1 April 2013. dmy-all.
  3. Web site: Platinum Jubilee of Railway Electrification in India. Press Information Bureau. Arabinda. Ghose. 6 May 2013.
  4. Web site: History of Electrification . IRFCA. 19 July 2013.