Banka Junction railway station
Banka railway station | |||||
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| Indian Railways station | |||||
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| General information | |||||
| Location | Station road, Banka India | ||||
| Coordinates | 24°52′00″N 86°54′46″E / 24.8667°N 86.9128°E | ||||
| Owned by | Indian Railways | ||||
| Line(s) | Jasidih–Bhagalpur line | ||||
| Platforms | 3 | ||||
| Tracks | 8 | ||||
| Construction | |||||
| Structure type | On ground level | ||||
| Parking | Available | ||||
| Accessible |  | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Status | Operational | ||||
| Station code | BAKA | ||||
| Zone(s) | Eastern Railway zone | ||||
| Division(s) | Malda | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | 2004 | ||||
| Electrified | 2021 | ||||
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Banka junction railway station is the biggest railway station of Banka district, Bihar (station code BAKA[1]) and serves the city of Banka.[2] It falls under the Malda railway division of the Eastern Railway zone of the Indian Railways. It is connected to Indian cities of Patna, Bhagalpur, Jamalpur, Jasidih and Dumka through daily Passenger and Express trains. As of October 2016, four Passenger trains and one Express train originate and just as many depart from the railway station.[3]
History
[edit]This is a railway station on the eastern railway zone of Indian Railways and 1 pair of Express train originates and terminates from the station and some Intercity passengers passes from the station. It was made in 2004 and provides service to daily passengers and goods train as well.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Banka Junction Station". indiarailinfo.com. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
- ^ "Banka Junction Map". India Rail Info. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
- ^ "Banka Junction Arrivals". India Rail Info. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
- ^ "आज से बांका-जसीडीह के बीच दौड़ेगी पैसेंजर ट्रेन, रेलमंत्री करेंगे उद्घाटन". Dainik Bhaskar. 22 June 2016. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
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