Tikra | |
Type: | Kolkata Suburban Railway station |
Style: | Kolkata Suburban Railway |
Address: | National Highway 116B, Ramnagar, Hirapur, Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal |
Country: | India |
Elevation: | 4m (13feet) |
Line: | Tamluk–Digha branch line |
Structure: | Standard (on-ground station) |
Platform: | 1 |
Tracks: | 1 |
Opened: | 2004 |
Electrified: | 2012–13 |
Owned: | Indian Railways |
Operator: | South Eastern Railway |
Map Type: | India West Bengal#India |
Map Dot Label: | Tikra |
Map Size: | 300 |
Map State: | collapsed |
Tikra railway station is a halt railway station on the Tamluk–Digha branch line of South Eastern Railway zone of Indian Railways. Tikra railway station is situated beside National Highway 116B, Ramnagar at Hirapur in Purba Medinipur district in the Indian state of West Bengal.[1]
The Tamluk–Digha line was sanctioned in 1984–85 Railway Budget at an estimated cost of around Rs 74 crore.[2] Finally this line was opened in 2004.[3] This track including Tikra railway station was electrified in 2012–13.[4]