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Railway Station in West Bengal, India

Radhikapur Railway Station
Express train & passenger train station
General information
LocationState Highway 10A, Radikapur, Distt: Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal
India
Coordinates25°38′34″N 88°26′49″E / 25.642778°N 88.446944°E / 25.642778; 88.446944
Elevation37 metres (121 ft)
Owned byIndian Railways
Operated byNortheast Frontier Railway
Line(s)Barsoi–Radhikapur branch line
Platforms2
Construction
Structure typeStandard on ground
ParkingAvailable
Other information
StatusFunctioning
Station codeRDP
Division(s) Katihar
History
Opened1879; 146 years ago (1879)
ElectrifiedYes
Previous namesAssam–Bengal State Railway
Location
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Radhikapur railway station serves Radhikapur in the Uttar Dinajpur district, West Bengal, India. It is an active rail transit system on the Bangladesh–India border. It is an India–Bangladesh land border checkpoint and has a land customs station for movement of goods. Both Indian and Bangladesh governments have been trying to increase connectivity through Radhikapur.

History

Assam Behar State Railway extended the metre-gauge railway from Parbatipur, now in Bangladesh, to Katihar in 1889. In 1948–50, as a part of the Assam Rail Link project, the FakiragramKishanganj sector was connected to the North Eastern Railway network at Barsoi. The railway lines in the area started being converted to 5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) broad gauge from the early 1960s. The Barsoi–Radhikapur sector was converted to broad gauge in 2006. Recorded trade volume in FY 2018-19 was INR 21 crores.

Amenities

Radhikapur railway station has the following amenities:

  • Computerized reservation system
  • Waiting room
  • Retiring room

Platforms

There are a total of 2 platforms and 3 tracks. The platforms are connected by foot overbridge.

Station layout

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

Track layout

Radhikapur track layout
Legend
12
to Barsoi Junction
Station with three tracks and two side platforms

References

  1. "India–Bangladesh Relations" (PDF). Page 5: Connectivity. Ministry of External Affairs. Retrieved 4 May 2019.
  2. "PM Modi, Hasina inaugurate two rail, road connectivity projects, ANI 8 April 2017". Yahoo! News. Retrieved 4 May 2019.
  3. "Notification No. 63/94-Cus. (N.T.) dtd 21/11/1994 with amendments – Land Customs Stations and Routes for import and export of goods by land or inland water ways". Archived from the original on 28 January 2012. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
  4. "List of Outcomes: Visit of Prime Minister of Bangladesh to India". Retrieved 29 January 2023.
  5. "IR History:Early days II". 1870–1899. IRFCA. Retrieved 19 January 2013.
  6. "IR History: Part IV (1947–1970)". IRFCA. Retrieved 24 February 2013.
  7. ^ Alastair Boobyer. "India: the complex history of the junctions at Siliguri and New Jalpaiguri". IRFCA. Retrieved 10 December 2011.
  8. Srivastava, V.P. "Role of Engineering Deptt in Meeting Corporate Objectives of Indian Railways" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 March 2014. Retrieved 21 February 2013.
  9. "Land Customs Station Evaluation Report" (PDF). Retrieved 24 January 2023.

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