Anchuri railway station
Appearance
Anchuri railway station | |||||||||||
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Indian Railway | |||||||||||
General information | |||||||||||
Location | Gouripur, Anchuri, Bankura district, West Bengal India | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 23°17′02″N 86°59′35″E / 23.283904°N 86.993174°E | ||||||||||
Elevation | 122 metres (400 ft) | ||||||||||
Owned by | Indian railway | ||||||||||
Operated by | South Eastern Railways | ||||||||||
Line(s) | Kharagpur–Bankura–Adra line | ||||||||||
Platforms | 2 | ||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
Construction | |||||||||||
Structure type | At Ground | ||||||||||
Other information | |||||||||||
Status | Functional | ||||||||||
Station code | ANCR | ||||||||||
Zone(s) | South Eastern Railway | ||||||||||
Division(s) | Adra railway division | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Opened | 1903–04 | ||||||||||
Electrified | Yes | ||||||||||
Previous names | Bengal Nagpur Railway | ||||||||||
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Anchuri railway station is a railway station on Kharagpur–Bankura–Adra line in Adra railway division of South Eastern Railway zone. It is situated at Gouripur, Anchuri of Bankura district in the Indian state of West Bengal.[5]
History
[edit]In 1901, the Kharagpur–Midnapur Branch line was opened. The Midnapore–Jharia extension of the Bengal Nagpur Railway, passing through Bankura District was opened in 1903–04.[6] The Adra–Bheduasol sector was electrified in 1997–98 and the Bheduasol–Salboni sector in 1998–99.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ "South Eastern Railway Pink Book 2017–18" (PDF). Indian Railways Pink Book.
- ^ "Adra Division Railway Map". South Eastern Railway.
- ^ "Kharagpur Divisional Railway Map". South Eastern Railway.
- ^ Google maps
- ^ roy, Joydeep. "Anchuri Railway Station Map/Atlas SER/South Eastern Zone – Railway Enquiry". indiarailinfo.com. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
- ^ "Indian Railway History Time line". archive.is. 14 July 2012. Archived from the original on 14 July 2012. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
- ^ "[IRFCA] Electrification History from CORE". irfca.org. Retrieved 29 October 2019.