Betur railway station

Betur railway station
Indian Railway
General information
Location	Betur, Bankura district, West Bengal India
Coordinates	23°11′25″N 87°34′49″E
Elevation	49 metres (161 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	BTRB
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 Patrasayer towards ? South Eastern Railway zone Bankura–Masagram line Kumrul towards ?

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.[1][2]

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 Betur railway station was electrified in 2018–19.[5][6]

References

1. "Betur Railway Station (BTRB) : Station Code, Time Table, Map, Enquiry". NDTV. Retrieved 21 June 2019.
2. Roy, Joydeep. "Betur Railway Station Map/Atlas SER/South Eastern Zone – Railway Enquiry". India Rail Info. Retrieved 21 June 2019.
3. "Bankura's Iron Horses". Retrieved 21 June 2019.
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.