Kaiyar railway station
Railway Station in West Bengal, India
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Kaiyar railway station is a railway station of Bankura–Masagram line under the Adra railway division of South Eastern Railway zone. It is situated at Gopalpur in Purba Bardhaman district in the Indian state of West Bengal.[1]
LocationGopalpur, Purba Bardhaman district, West Bengal
India
India
Coordinates23°07′17″N 87°46′20″E
Elevation35 metres (115 ft)
SystemIndian Railway
Kaiyar railway station | |||||||||||
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| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | Gopalpur, Purba Bardhaman district, West Bengal India | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 23°07′17″N 87°46′20″E | ||||||||||
| Elevation | 35 metres (115 ft) | ||||||||||
| System | Indian Railway | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Indian Railways | ||||||||||
| Operated by | South Eastern Railway | ||||||||||
| Line | Bankura–Masagram line | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 1 | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
| Structure type | Standard (on-ground station) | ||||||||||
| Parking | No | ||||||||||
| Other information | |||||||||||
| Status | Functioning | ||||||||||
| Station code | KYB | ||||||||||
| Division(s) | Adra | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 1916 | ||||||||||
| Closed | 1995 | ||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 2005 | ||||||||||
| Electrified | 2018–19 | ||||||||||
| Previous names | Bankura Damodar Railway | ||||||||||
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History
Old narrow-gauge Bankura–Damodar Railway (also called as Bankura Damodar River Railway) connecting Bankura and Rainagar in Bankura and Bardhaman districts was opened to traffic in sections between 1916 and 1917.[2] In 2005, the 118 kilometers long railway section known as Bankura–Masagram line was converted to 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) broad gauge.[3] The whole track including Kaiyar railway station was electrified in 2018–19.[4][5]
