Radhikapur railway station
25°38′34″N 88°26′49″E / 25.642778°N 88.446944°E / 25.642778; 88.446944
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Radhikapur railway station serves 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] Both Indian and Bangladesh governments have been trying to increase connectivity through Radhikapur.[4]
History
Assam Behar State Railway extended the metre-gauge railway from Parbatipur, now in Bangladesh, to Katihar in 1889.[5] 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.[6][7] The railway lines in the area started being converted to 5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) broad gauge from the early 1960s.[7] The Barsoi–Radhikapur sector was converted to broad gauge in 2006.[8] Recorded trade volume in FY 2018-19 was INR 21 crores.[9]
Amenities
Radhikapur railway station has the following amenities:
- Computerized reservation system
- Waiting room
- Retiring room
Platforms
There are a total of 2 platforms and 3 tracks. The platforms are connected by foot overbridge.
Station layout
G | Street level | Exit/Entrance & ticket counter |
P1 | FOB, Side platform, No-1 doors will open on the left/right | |
Track 1 | ||
Track 2 | ||
Track 3 | ||
FOB, Side platform, No- 2 doors will open on the left/right |
Track layout
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Station with three tracks and two side platforms |
References
- ^ "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.
- ^ "List of Outcomes: Visit of Prime Minister of Bangladesh to India". Retrieved 29 January 2023.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Land Customs Station Evaluation Report" (PDF). Retrieved 24 January 2023.
External links
- Trains at Radhikapur
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