Bainchi Railway Station
Bainchi railway station is a Kolkata Suburban Railway station on the Howrah–Bardhaman main line operated by Eastern Railway zone of Indian Railways. It is situated at Boinchi in Hooghly district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Number of EMU and passengers trains stop at this railway station. The distance between Howrah to Bainchi railway station is approximately 70 km.
History
The East Indian Railway Company was formed on 1 June 1845, The first passenger train in the eastern section was operated up to Hooghly, on 15 August 1854. On 1 February 1855 the first train ran from Howrah to Raniganj through Howrah–Bardhaman main line. Bandel to Bardhaman rout was opened for traffic on 1 January 1885. Electrification of the Howrah–Bardhaman main line was initiated up to Bandel in 1957, with the 3000V DC system, and the entire Howrah–Bardhaman route including Bainchi railway station completed with AC system, along with conversion of earlier DC portions to 25 kV AC, in 1958.
References
- ^ "BOI/Bainchi". Retrieved 10 May 2019.
- ^ "BAINCHI (BOI) Railway Station". NDTV. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
- ^ "HWH/Howrah Junction to BOI/Bainchi". Retrieved 10 May 2019.
- ^ "HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE – THE FIRST JOURNEY". er.indianrailways.gov.in. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
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