Buniadpur railway station
Railway station in West Bengal, India
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Buniadpur railway station is a railway station of Buniadpur city located in Dakshin Dinajpur district in the state of West Bengal, India.[1] Part of Northeast Frontier Railway zone, the station serves Buniadpur city and the surrounding areas.
India
Buniadpur | |||||||||||
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| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | Buniadpur, West Bengal India | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 25.3860°N 88.4011°E | ||||||||||
| Elevation | 28 metres (92 ft) | ||||||||||
| System | Indian Railways station | ||||||||||
| Owner | Indian Railways | ||||||||||
| Operator | Northeast Frontier Railway | ||||||||||
| Line | Eklakhi–Balurghat branch line | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 3 in number, 1,676mm (5ft in) "(broad gauge)" in type. | ||||||||||
| Connections | Signalling System available. | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
Structure type | Standard (on ground station) | ||||||||||
| Parking | Available | ||||||||||
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| Status | Functioning | ||||||||||
| Station code | BNDP | ||||||||||
| Zone(s) | Northeast Frontier Railway | ||||||||||
| Division(s) | Katihar | ||||||||||
| Website | http://www.indianrail.gov.in | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 30 December 2004 | ||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 2007 | ||||||||||
| Electrified | Single diesel line | ||||||||||
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History
In 2004, when a broad-gauge railway track was being constructed from Eklakhi to Balurghat (Proposed to be extended up to Hilli), a radical change was seen in the transport system of Dakshin Dinajpur, as then State Highway 10 was the only way to connect other important locations.
The new Railway line gave an opportunity to the people of the Buniadpur to link to Kolkata by trains. The first train connected the station on 30 December 2004.
