Ramkanali Junction railway station

Railway Station in West Bengal, India

23°34′47″N 86°45′43″E / 23.5797°N 86.7619°E / 23.5797; 86.7619Elevation157 metres (515 ft)Owned byIndian RailwaysOperated bySouth Eastern RailwayLine(s)Asansol–Adra lineConstructionStructure typeStandard at groundParkingNoBicycle facilitiesNoOther informationStation codeRKI Division(s) AdraHistoryOpened1891Electrified1957–62Previous namesBengal Nagpur RailwayServices
Preceding station Indian Railways Following station
Muradi
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South Eastern Railway zone Bero
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Location
Ramkanali is located in West Bengal
Ramkanali
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Ramkanali is located in India
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Adra–Asansol line
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Burnpur Burnpur Airport
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Radhanagar colliery siding
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ACC cement factory siding
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Madhukunda
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Chaurashi Goods siding
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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 157 metres (515 ft) 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]

References

  1. ^ "RKI / Ramkanali Junction". india rail info. Retrieved 20 July 2013.
  2. ^ "Major Events in the Formation of S.E. Railway". South Eastern Railway. Archived from the original on 1 April 2013. Retrieved 19 July 2013.
  3. ^ Ghose, Arabinda. "Platinum Jubilee of Railway Electrification in India". Press Information Bureau. Retrieved 6 May 2013.
  4. ^ a b "History of Electrification". IRFCA. Retrieved 19 July 2013.

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