Radhikapur railway station
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Radhikapur Railway Station | |||||
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| General information | |||||
| Location | State Highway 10A, Radikapur, Distt: Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal India | ||||
| Coordinates | 25°38′34″N 88°26′49″E / 25.642778°N 88.446944°E | ||||
| Elevation | 37 metres (121 ft) | ||||
| System | Express train & passenger train station | ||||
| Owned by | Indian Railways | ||||
| Operated by | Northeast Frontier Railway | ||||
| Line | Barsoi–Radhikapur branch line | ||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||
| Construction | |||||
| Structure type | Standard on ground | ||||
| Parking | Available | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Status | Functioning | ||||
| Station code | RDP | ||||
| Division(s) | Katihar | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | 1879 | ||||
| Electrified | Yes | ||||
| Previous names | Assam–Bengal State Railway | ||||
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Radhikapur railway station serves Radhikapur in the Uttar Dinajpur district, West Bengal, India. It is an active rail transit system on the Bangladesh–India border.[1][2] It is an India–Bangladesh land border checkpoint and has a land customs station for movement of goods.[3] Both Indian and Bangladesh governments have been trying to increase connectivity through Radhikapur.[4]
Assam Behar State Railway extended the metre-gauge railway from Parbatipur, now in Bangladesh, to Katihar in 1889.[5] In 1948–50, as a part of the Assam Rail Link project, the Fakiragram–Kishanganj sector was connected to the North Eastern Railway network at Barsoi.[6][7] The railway lines in the area started being converted to 5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) broad gauge from the early 1960s.[7] The Barsoi–Radhikapur sector was converted to broad gauge in 2006.[8] Recorded trade volume in FY 2018-19 was INR 21 crores.[9] Freight train services resumed in Feb, 2025 after several months of disruption since 2024.[10]
Amenities
Radhikapur railway station has the following amenities:
- Computerized reservation system
- Waiting room
- Retiring room
Platforms
There are a total of 2 platforms and 3 tracks. The platforms are connected by foot overbridge.
Station layout
| G | Street level | Exit/Entrance & ticket counter |
| P1 | FOB, Side platform, No-1 doors will open on the left/right | |
| Track 1 | ||
| Track 2 | ||
| Track 3 | ||
| FOB, Side platform, No- 2 doors will open on the left/right | ||
Track layout
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Station with three tracks and two side platforms | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
