Radhikapur railway station
Radhikapur Railway Station | |
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Express train & Passenger train 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°ECoordinates: 25°38′34″N 88°26′49″E / 25.642778°N 88.446944°E |
Elevation | 37 metres (121 ft) |
Owned by | Indian Railways |
Operated by | Northeast Frontier Railway |
Line(s) | 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 |
Previous names | Assam–Bengal State Railway |
Location | |
Radhikapur railway station is a station serving 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]
History[edit]
Assam Behar State Railway extended the metre-gauge railway from Parbatipur, now in Bangladesh, to Katihar in 1889.[4] 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.[5][6] The railway lines in the area started being converted to 5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) broad gauge from the early 1960s.[6] The Barsoi–Radhikapur sector was converted to broad gauge in 2006.[7]
References[edit]
- ^ "India–Bangladesh Relations" (PDF). Page 5: Connectivity. Ministry of External Affairs. Retrieved 4 May 2019.
- ^ "PM Modi, Hasina inaugurate two rail, road connectivity projects, ANI 8 April 2017". Yahoo! News. Retrieved 4 May 2019.
- ^ "Notification No. 63/94-Cus. (N.T.) dtd 21/11/1994 with amendments – Land Customs Stations and Routes for import and export of goods by land or inland water ways". Archived from the original on 28 January 2012. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
- ^ "IR History:Early days II". 1870–1899. IRFCA. Retrieved 19 January 2013.
- ^ "IR History: Part IV (1947–1970)". IRFCA. Retrieved 24 February 2013.
- ^ a b Alastair Boobyer. "India: the complex history of the junctions at Siliguri and New Jalpaiguri". IRFCA. Retrieved 10 December 2011.
- ^ Srivastava, V.P. "Role of Engineering Deptt in Meeting Corporate Objectives of Indian Railways" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 March 2014. Retrieved 21 February 2013.
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Preceding station | Indian Railways | Following station | ||
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toward ? | Northeast Frontier Railway zone | Terminus |