Bowaichandi railway station

Bowaichandi railway station
Indian Railway
General information
Location	Bowaichandi, Purba Bardhaman district, West Bengal India
Coordinates	23°07′54″N 87°43′35″E
Elevation	38 metres (125 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	BWCN
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 Sahaspur Road towards Bankura Junction South Eastern Railway zone Bankura–Masagram line Guir Saranga towards Masagram Junction

Bowaichandi railway station is a railway station of Bankura–Masagram line under the Adra railway division of South Eastern Railway zone. It is situated at Bowaichandi in Purba Bardhaman 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 Bowaichandi railway station was electrified in 2018–19.[5][6]

References

1. "BCWN". Retrieved 25 June 2019.
2. "Bowaichandi Railway Station (BWCN) : Station Code, Time Table, Map, Enquiry". NDTV. Retrieved 25 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 25 June 2019.
5. "Electrification of Masagram-Bankura stretch to cut travel time". Business Standard. Press Trust of India. 11 February 2018. Retrieved 7 December 2022.
6. "Electrification of Railway Track". railnews.in. Retrieved 25 June 2019.