Adra Junction railway station
Adra | |
|---|---|
| Indian Railway Junction Station | |
| Location |
Adra, Purulia district, West Bengal India |
| Coordinates | 23°29′46″N 86°40′26″E / 23.496°N 86.674°ECoordinates: 23°29′46″N 86°40′26″E / 23.496°N 86.674°E |
| Elevation | 246 metres (807 ft) |
| Line(s) | Asansol-Tatanagar-Kharagpur line, Adra-Gomoh line, Adra-Bankura-Kharagpur line |
| Platforms | 4 |
| Construction | |
| Structure type | At Ground |
| Parking | Available |
| Other information | |
| Station code | ADRA |
| Zone(s) | South Eastern Railway |
| Division(s) | Adra railway division |
| History | |
| Opened | 1891 |
| Electrified | 1961-62 |
| Previous names | Bengal Nagpur Railway |
| Location | |
  Adra railway station Location in West Bengal | |
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Adra railway station serves Adra in Purulia district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is an important junction station, with railway tracks from different directions meeting at Adra.
History
The Howrah–Allahabad–Mumbai line, a joint effort of Great Indian Peninsula Railway and East Indian Railway Company came up in 1870.[1] The Bengal Nagpur Railway was formed in 1887 for the purpose of upgrading the Nagpur Chhattisgarh Railway and then extending it via Bilaspur to Asansol, in order to develop a shorter Howrah-Mumbai route than the one via Allahabad.[2] The Bengal Nagpur Railway main line from Nagpur to Asansol, on the Howrah-Delhi main line, was opened for goods traffic on 1 February 1891.[3] However, it was only after Kharagpur was linked from the west and the south that it was connected to Howrah in 1900.[4]
BNR lines were extended to Gomoh, on EIR’s main line, in 1907. The Mahuda-Chandrapura branch line was opened in 1913.[3]
Electrification
The Asansol-Purulia section was electrified in 1961-62.[5]
References
- ↑ "IR History: Early Days – II". Chronology of railways in India, Part 2 (1870 - 1899). Retrieved 2012-10-27.
- ↑ "Number 1 Down Mail". Railways of the Raj. Retrieved 2012-02-19.
- 1 2 "Major Events in the Formation of S.E. Railway". South Eastern Railway. Archived from the original on 1 April 2013. Retrieved 2012-02-19.
- ↑ R.P.Saxena. "Indian Railway History timeline". Retrieved 2012-02-19.
- ↑ "History of Electrification". IRFCA. Retrieved 2012-12-29.
External links
 Train leaving Adra railway station |
| Preceding station | Indian Railways | Following station | ||
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| South Eastern Railway zone | Garhdhrubeshwar |
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| Terminus | South Eastern Railway zone | Sanka |
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| Terminus | South Eastern Railway zone Adra-Bankura-Kharagpur line | Metyal Sahar |
