Dhagaria railway station

Dhagaria railway station is a railway station of Bankura–Masagram line under the Adra railway division of South Eastern Railway zone. It is situated beside Dhagaria Hadal Narayanpur Road, Chak Patrasayer in Bankura district in the Indian state of West Bengal.^[1][2]

Dhagaria railway station
Indian Railway
General information
Location	Dhagaria Hadal Narayanpur Road, Bankura district, West Bengal India
Coordinates	23°14′37″N 87°30′16″E
Elevation	51 metres (167 ft)
Owned by	Indian Railways
Operated by	South Eastern Railway
Line(s)	Bankura–Masagram line
Platforms	1
Tracks	1
Construction
Structure type	Standard (on-ground station)
Parking	No
Other information
Status	Functioning
Station code	DGF
Division(s)	Adra
History
Opened	1916
Closed	1995
Rebuilt	2005
Electrified	2018–19
Previous names	Bankura Damodar Railway
Services
Preceding station Indian Railways Following station Dhansimla towards ? South Eastern Railway zone Bankura–Masagram line Patrasayer towards ?

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.^[3] 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.^[4] The whole track including Dhagaria railway station was electrified in 2018–19.^[5][6]

References

1. roy, Joydeep. "Dhagaria Railway Station Map/Atlas SER/South Eastern Zone – Railway Enquiry". India Rail Info. Retrieved 21 June 2019.
2. "Dhagaria Railway Station (DGF) : Station Code, Time Table, Map, Enquiry". NDTV. Retrieved 21 June 2019.
3. Aitken, Bill (3 July 1998). "Bankura's Iron Horses". Rediff. Retrieved 7 December 2022.
4. "Indian Railway History Time line". Archived from the original on 14 July 2012. Retrieved 21 June 2019.
5. "Electrification of Masagram–Bankura stretch to cut travel time". business-standard.com. Retrieved 21 June 2019.
6. "Electrification of Railway Track". railnews.in. Retrieved 20 June 2019.