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Nobanda railway station

Coordinates: 23°09′41″N 87°49′09″E / 23.16134170°N 87.8191839°E / 23.16134170; 87.8191839
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Nobanda railway station
Indian Railway
General information
LocationMakurgram, Nobanda, Bankura district, West Bengal
India
Coordinates23°09′41″N 87°49′09″E / 23.16134170°N 87.8191839°E / 23.16134170; 87.8191839
Elevation105 metres (344 ft)
Owned byIndian Railways
Operated bySouth Eastern Railway
Line(s)Bankura–Masagram line
Platforms1
Tracks1
Construction
Structure typeStandard (on-ground station)
ParkingNo
Other information
StatusFunctioning
Station codeNOB
Division(s) Adra
History
Opened1916
Closed1995
Rebuilt2005
Electrified2018–19
Previous namesBankura Damodar Railway
Services
Preceding station Indian Railways Following station
Bikna
towards ?
South Eastern Railway zone Belboni
towards ?

Nobanda railway station is a railway station of Bankura–Masagram line under the Adra railway division of South Eastern Railway zone. It is situated at Makurgram, Nobanda in Bankura district in the Indian state of West Bengal.[1][2]

History

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

References

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  1. ^ "Nobanda Railway Station (NOB) : Station Code, Time Table, Map, Enquiry". NDTV. Retrieved 9 June 2019.
  2. ^ "NOB/Nobanda". Retrieved 9 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 9 June 2019.
  5. ^ "Electrification of Masagram–Bankura stretch to cut travel time". business-standard.com. Retrieved 9 June 2019.
  6. ^ "Electrification of Railway Track". railnews.in. Retrieved 9 June 2019.
  7. ^ "Bankura-Masagram DEMU 78052". India Rail Info.
  8. ^ "Adra Division Railway Map". South Eastern Railway.
  9. ^ "South Eastern Railway Pink Book 2017-18" (PDF). Indian Railways Pink Book.