Radhikapur Railway Station | |
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Express train & passenger train station | |
General information | |
Location | State Highway 10A, Radikapur, Distt: Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal India |
Coordinates | 25°38′34″N 88°26′49″E / 25.642778°N 88.446944°E |
Elevation | 37 metres (121 ft) |
Owned by | Indian Railways |
Operated by | Northeast Frontier Railway |
Line(s) | Barsoi–Radhikapur branch line |
Platforms | 2 |
Construction | |
Structure type | Standard on ground |
Parking | Available |
Other information | |
Status | Functioning |
Station code | RDP |
Division(s) | Katihar |
History | |
Opened | 1879 |
Electrified | Yes |
Previous names | Assam–Bengal State Railway |
Location | |
Radhikapur railway station is a station serving Radhikapur in the Uttar Dinajpur district, West Bengal, India. It is an active rail transit system on the Bangladesh–India border.[1][2] It is an India–Bangladesh land border checkpoint and has a land customs station for movement of goods.[3] Both Indian and Bangladesh government have been trying to increase connectivity through Radhikapur.[4]
Assam Behar State Railway extended the metre-gauge railway from Parbatipur, now in Bangladesh, to Katihar in 1889.[5] In 1948–50, as a part of the Assam Rail Link project, the Fakiragram–Kishanganj sector was connected to the North Eastern Railway network at Barsoi.[6][7] The railway lines in the area started being converted to 5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) broad gauge from the early 1960s.[7] The Barsoi–Radhikapur sector was converted to broad gauge in 2006.[8] Recorded trade volume in FY 2018-19 was INR 21 crores.[9]
Radhikapur railway station has the following amenities:
There are a total of 2 platforms and 3 tracks. The platforms are connected by foot overbridge.
G | Street level | Exit/Entrance & ticket counter |
P1 | FOB, Side platform, No-1 doors will open on the left/right | |
Track 1 | ||
Track 2 | ||
Track 3 | ||
FOB, Side platform, No- 2 doors will open on the left/right |
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Station with three tracks and two side platforms
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