Dhansimla railway station is a railway station of Bankura–Masagram line under the Adra railway division of South Eastern Railway zone. It is situated at Dhansimla in Bankura district in the Indian state of West Bengal.[1][2]
Dhansimla railway station | |||||||||||
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| Indian Railway | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | Dhansimla, Bankura district, West Bengal India | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 23°16′02″N 87°27′57″E / 23.267247°N 87.465891°E | ||||||||||
| Elevation | 55 metres (180 ft) | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Indian Railways | ||||||||||
| Operated by | South Eastern Railway | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Bankura–Masagram line | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 1 | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
| Structure type | Standard (on-ground station) | ||||||||||
| Parking | No | ||||||||||
| Other information | |||||||||||
| Status | Functioning | ||||||||||
| Station code | DIM | ||||||||||
| Division(s) | Adra | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 1916 | ||||||||||
| Closed | 1995 | ||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 2005 | ||||||||||
| Electrified | 2018–19 | ||||||||||
| Previous names | Bankura Damodar Railway | ||||||||||
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History
editOld 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 kilometers 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 Dhansimla railway station was electrified in 2018–19.[5][6]
References
edit- ^ roy, Joydeep. "Dhansimla Railway Station Map/Atlas SER/South Eastern Zone – Railway Enquiry". India Rail Info. Retrieved 20 June 2019.
- ^ "Dhansimla Railway Station (DIM) : Station Code, Time Table, Map, Enquiry". NDTV. Retrieved 20 June 2019.
- ^ Aitken, Bill (3 July 1998). "Bankura's Iron Horses". Rediff. Retrieved 7 December 2022.
- ^ "Indian Railway History Time line". Archived from the original on 14 July 2012. Retrieved 20 June 2019.
- ^ "Electrification of Masagram–Bankura stretch to cut travel time". business-standard.com. Retrieved 20 June 2019.
- ^ "Electrification of Railway Track". railnews.in. Retrieved 20 June 2019.
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