Telibandha railway station explained

Telibandha railway station
Type:Indian Railways station
Style:Indian Railways
Address:Telibandha, Raipur, Chhattisgarh
Country:India
Coordinates:21.2366°N 81.6712°W
Line:Raipur–Dhamtari branch line
Other:Auto stand
Elevation:287m (942feet)
Structure:Standard (on ground station)
Platform:1
Tracks:2
Parking:No
Bicycle:No
Electrified:No
Code:TBD
Owned:Indian Railways
Zone:South East Central Railway
Status:Narrow gauge
Operator:Raipur railway division

Telibandha railway station was a narrow gauge railway station in Raipur district, Chhattisgarh. Its code was TBD. It served Raipur city. The station consisted of one platform. The station lied on the former Raipur–Dhamtari branch line of Bilaspur–Nagpur section.[1]

This narrow gauge section has been closed for all services and the tracks have been removed and the space has been converted to an expressway connecting Raipur Junction railway station and Kendri village near Swami Vivekanand Airport.[2] The remaining portion of the section is being upgraded to broad gauge with a new alignment connecting Kendri to the under construction Naya Raipur - Atal Nagar Railway Station.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: TBD/Telibandha. India Rail Info.
  2. Web site: Choudhury . Rabindra Nath . 2017-05-15 . Raipur narrow gauge train chugs its way into history . 2022-02-28 . The Asian Age.
  3. Web site: 2021-08-29 . बदलेगा 125 साल पुरानी धमतरी छोटी रेल लाइन का भाग्य, जल्द शुरू होगा काम . 2022-02-28 . IBC24 News : Chhattisgarh News, Madhya Pradesh News, Chhattisgarh News Live, Madhya Pradesh News Live, Chhattisgarh News In Hindi, Madhya Pradesh In Hindi . hi.