Kharagpur–Bankura–Adra line

Railway route in India

Kharagpur
Adra

ServiceSystemElectrifiedOperator(s)South Eastern RailwayHistoryOpened1901TechnicalLine length168 km (104 mi)Track gauge5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) broad gaugeElectrificationYesOperating speedup to 110 km/h (68 mph)

Route map

Legend

to Gomoh & Bokaro

Asansol–Tatanagar–Kharagpur line

to Tatanagar │ to Asansol Junction

Adra Junction

Metyal Sahar

Indrabil

Sirjam

Jhantipahari

to Purulia

(planned)

Hura

Kalabati

Chhatna

Anchuri

Bankura Junction

Bankura–Masagram line

Chhatna-Mukutmanipur
new line (planned)

Madhuban

Indpur

New Bheduasol

Supur

Sheoraphuli–Bishnupur branch line

Uparsol

Khatra

Mukutmanipur

Jhilmili

104

108

120

132

JSW Cement Plant Siding

144

Godapiasal

Konark Cement Plant Siding

149

Jangalmahal Bhadutala

Lalgarh

Bhadutala-Jhargram
new line (planned)

156

Midnapore

Kangsabati River

159

Cossye Halt

Tata Metaliks Siding

162

Gokulpur

166

Girimaidan

Asansol–Tatanagar–Kharagpur line

Kharagpur–Puri line

169

Kharagpur Junction

Howrah–Kharagpur line

Sources: ^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]

The Kharagpur–Bankura–Adra line is part of Mednipur, Bankura, Purulia district. It links Kharagpur to Adra and Bankura in Eastern India,^[5] and also serves as a major freight line for transporting iron ore, coal and steel products to Haldia Port.

History

The Kharagpur–Midnapur branch line was opened in 1901.^[6] The Midnapore–Jharia extension of the Bengal Nagpur Railway, passing through Bankura District, was opened around 1903–04.^[7] The Kharagpur–Gomoh section of BNR was opened up to Bhojudih in February 1903.^[8]

Electrification

The Adra–Bheduasol sector was electrified in 1997–98, and the Bheduasol–Salboni sector in 1998–99.^[9]

References

^ "South Eastern Railway Pink Book 2017–18" (PDF). Indian Railways Pink Book.
^ "Adra Division Railway Map". South Eastern Railway.
^ "Kharagpur Divisional Railway Map". South Eastern Railway.
^ Google maps
^ "Bankura Station – 75 Train Departures SER/South Eastern Zone – Railway Enquiry". India Rail Info. Retrieved 16 December 2017.
^ "The Chronology of Railway development in Eastern India". Rail India. Archived from the original on 16 March 2008. Retrieved 16 April 2013.
^ "388 Bankura District". Imperial Gazetteer of India, Volume 6. Electronic Library. Retrieved 16 April 2013.
^ R.P. Saxena. "Indian Railway History timeline". IRFCA. Archived from the original on 14 July 2012. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
^ "History of Electrification". IRFCA. Retrieved 16 April 2013.

Railways in Eastern India

National network/
trunk lines

Other lines/sections

Interstate	Asansol–Gaya section Asansol–Patna section Asansol–Tatanagar–Kharagpur line Barauni–Gorakhpur, Raxaul and Jainagar lines Barkakana–Son Nagar line Barsoi–New Farakka section Barsoi–Radhikapur branch line Dumka–Bhagalpur line Gaya–Mughalsarai section Hatia–Rourkela line Jasidih–Dumka–Rampurhat line Jharsuguda–Vizianagaram line Katihar–Siliguri line Kharagpur–Puri line Khurda Road–Visakhapatnam section Kothavalasa–Kirandul line New Jalpaiguri–Alipurduar–Samuktala Road line New Jalpaiguri–New Bongaigaon section Tatanagar–Bilaspur section
Bihar	Bakhtiyarpur–Tilaiya line Barauni–Katihar section Barauni–Samastipur section Fatuha–Tilaiya line Gaya–Kiul line Mokama–Barauni section Muzaffarpur–Gorakhpur line (via Hajipur, Raxaul and Sitamarhi) Muzaffarpur–Gorakhpur main line Muzaffarpur–Sitamarhi section Muzaffarpur–Hajipur section Narkatiaganj–Bhikhna Thori branch line Neora–Jatdumari–Daniyawan–Bihar Sharif–Sheikhpura line Patna–Gaya line Patna–Mughalsarai section Patna–Sonepur–Hajipur section Raxaul–Sagauli line Samastipur–Muzaffarpur section
Jharkhand	Barkakana–Netaji S.C.Bose Gomoh line Barkakana–Muri–Chandil line Dhanbad–Chandrapura line Railways in Jharia Coalfield Koderma–Hazaribagh–Barkakana–Ranchi line Madhupur–Giridih–Koderma line Netaji S.C.Bose Gomoh–Hatia line
Odisha	Khurda Road–Bolangir line Cuttack–Sambalpur line
West Bengal	Ahmadpur–Katwa line Alipurduar–Bamanhat branch line Andal–Sainthia branch line Andal–Sitarampur loop line Bandel–Katwa line Bankura–Masagram line Bardhaman–Asansol section Bardhaman–Katwa line Barharwa–Azimganj–Katwa loop Darjeeling Himalayan Railway Eklakhi–Balurghat branch line Haldibari–New Jalpaiguri line Howrah–Barddhaman main line Howrah–Bardhaman chord Howrah–Kharagpur line Kharagpur–Bankura–Adra line New Mal–Changrabandha–New Cooch Behar line Santragachi–Amta branch line Sealdah Main and North section Calcutta Chord link line Kolkata Circular Railway Sealdah–Bangaon line Sealdah–Ranaghat–Gede line Ranaghat–Krishnanagar City–Lalgola line Sealdah South section Sheoraphuli–Bishnupur branch line

Suburban
rail transport

Monorail

Defunct lines

Revived/ Under revival	Ahmedpur–Katwa Railway Bankura–Damodar Railway Barasat–Basirhat Light Railway Burdwan–Katwa Railway Bakhtiarpur–Bihar Light Railway Futwah–Islampur Light Railway
Inactive	Bengal Provincial Railway East Coast State Railway Kalighat Falta Railway Mayurbhanj State Railway Dehri Rohtas Light Railway Patna–Digha Ghat line Parlakimedi Light Railway

Zones & Divisions

Eastern	Asansol Howrah Malda Sealdah
East Central	Danapur Dhanbad Mughalsarai Samastipur Sonpur
East Coast	Sambalpur Khurda Road Waltair
North Eastern	Varanasi
Northeast Frontier	Katihar Alipurduar
South Eastern	Adra Chakradharpur Kharagpur Ranchi

Production units/
workshops

Transit points
with Bangladesh

Active	Haldibari–Chilahati Singhabad–Rohanpur Radhikapur–Biral Gede–Darshana Petrapole–Benapole
Defunct	Mahisasan–Shahbajpur Changrabandha–Burimari Gitaldaha–Mogalhat