Sahaspur Road railway station
Railway station in West Bengal, India
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Sahaspur Road railway station is a railway station of Bankura–Masagram line under the Adra railway division of South Eastern Railway zone. It is situated at Kharra, Gopalpur in Bankura district in the Indian state of West Bengal.[1][2]
India
Sahaspur Road railway station | |||||||||||
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| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | Kharra, Gopalpur, Bankura district, West Bengal India | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 23°07′57″N 87°40′34″E | ||||||||||
| Elevation | 40 metres (130 ft) | ||||||||||
| System | Indian Railway | ||||||||||
| Owner | Indian Railways | ||||||||||
| Operator | 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 | SHJ | ||||||||||
| Division(s) | Adra | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 1916 | ||||||||||
| Closed | 1995 | ||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 2005 | ||||||||||
| Electrified | 2018–19 | ||||||||||
| Former 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.[3] In 2005, the 118 kilometre-long railway section known as Bankura–Masagram line was converted to 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) broad gauge.[4] The whole track including Sahaspur Road railway station was electrified in 2018–19.[5][6]
