Betur Railway Station
Betur railway station is a railway station of Bankura–Masagram line under the Adra railway division of South Eastern Railway zone. It is situated at Betur in Bankura district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
History
Old 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. 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. The whole track including Betur railway station was electrified in 2018–19.
References
- ^ "Betur Railway Station (BTRB) : Station Code, Time Table, Map, Enquiry". NDTV. Retrieved 21 June 2019.
- ^ Roy, Joydeep. "Betur Railway Station Map/Atlas SER/South Eastern Zone – Railway Enquiry". India Rail Info. Retrieved 21 June 2019.
- ^ "Bankura's Iron Horses". Retrieved 21 June 2019.
- ^ "Indian Railway History Time line". Archived from the original on 14 July 2012. Retrieved 21 June 2019.
- ^ "Electrification of Masagram–Bankura stretch to cut travel time". business-standard.com. Retrieved 21 June 2019.
- ^ "Electrification of Railway Track". railnews.in. Retrieved 20 June 2019.
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