Indas railway station is a railway station of Bankura–Masagram line under the Adra railway division of South Eastern Railway zone. It is situated beside Indas-Sahaspur Road at Indas in Bankura district in the Indian state of West Bengal.[1][2]

Indas railway station
Indian Railway
General information
LocationIndas-Sahaspur Road, Indas, Bankura district, West Bengal
India
Coordinates23°09′27″N 87°38′04″E / 23.157399°N 87.634555°E / 23.157399; 87.634555
Elevation49 metres (161 ft)
Owned byIndian Railways
Operated bySouth Eastern Railway
Line(s)Bankura–Masagram line
Platforms1
Tracks1
Construction
Structure typeStandard (on-ground station)
ParkingNo
Other information
StatusFunctioning
Station codeINS
Division(s) Adra
History
Opened1916
Closed1995
Rebuilt2005
Electrified2018–19
Previous namesBankura Damodar Railway
Services
Preceding station Indian Railways Following station
Kumrul
towards ?
South Eastern Railway zone Shankrul
towards ?

History edit

The old narrow-gauge Bankura–Damodar Railway (also called the 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 kilometres (73 mi) long railway section known as the Bankura–Masagram line was converted to 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) broad gauge.[4] The whole track including Indas railway station was electrified in 2018–19.[5]

References edit

  1. ^ roy, Joydeep. "Indas Railway Station Map/Atlas SER/South Eastern Zone – Railway Enquiry". India Rail Info. Retrieved 21 June 2019.
  2. ^ "Indas Railway Station (INS) : Station Code, Time Table, Map, Enquiry". NDTV. Retrieved 21 June 2019.
  3. ^ "Bankura's Iron Horses". Retrieved 21 June 2019.
  4. ^ "Indian Railway History Time line". Archived from the original on 14 July 2012. Retrieved 21 June 2019.
  5. ^ "Electrification of Masagram–Bankura stretch to cut travel time". Business-Standard. Retrieved 21 June 2019.
    - "Electrification of Railway Track". Rail News. Archived from the original on 1 July 2019. Retrieved 20 June 2019.