Bankura Junction railway station is a railway junction station of Kharagpur–Bankura–Adra line and Bankura–Damodar Railway (

Bankura–Masagram line The Bankura–Masagram line is an Electrified broad-gauge rail line connecting Bankura town and Masagram. The railway line operates in Bankura district, Bankura and Purba Bardhaman district, Purba Bardhaman districts in the Indian state of West ...

) route under the

Adra railway division Adra railway division is one of the four railway divisions under South Eastern Railway zone of Indian Railways. This railway division was formed on 14 April 1961 and its headquarter is located at Adra town in Purulia district in the state of Wes ...

of South Eastern Railway. It is situated at Lalbazar,

Bankura Bankura () is a city and a municipality in the state of West Bengal, India. It is the headquarters of the Bankura district. Etymology In the Mahabharata, Bankura was described as Suhmobhumi. The word or (in Nagari: rāḍh) was introduced af ...

town in

Bankura district Bankura district (Pron: bãkuɽa) is an administrative unit in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is part of Medinipur division—one of the five administrative divisions of West Bengal. Bankura district is surrounded by Purba Bardhaman distri ...

in the Indian state of

West Bengal West Bengal (, Bengali: ''Poshchim Bongo'', , abbr. WB) is a state in the eastern portion of India. It is situated along the Bay of Bengal, along with a population of over 91 million inhabitants within an area of . West Bengal is the fou ...

. Numerous express trains stop here.

Trains

Some of the major trains available from this railway station are as follows: * New Delhi Bhubaneswar Rajdhani Express * Yesvantpur–Kamakhya AC Superfast Express * MGR Chennai Central–New Jalpaiguri Superfast Express *

Purulia–Villupuram Superfast Express The Purulia–Viluppuram Superfast Express is an Superfast Express trains in India, Superfast Express train belonging to Southern Railway zone that runs between and in India. It is currently being operating with 22605/22606 train numbers on a ...

* Mumbai Lokmanya Tilak-Howrah Samarsata Express *

Porbandar–Santragachi Kavi Guru Express The 12949 / 12950 Porbandar–Santragachi Kavi Guru Express is a Superfast Express train of the Kavi Guru series belonging to Indian Railways – Western Railway zone that runs between and in India. It operates as train number 12949 from Por ...

Puri Baidyanath Dham Express The Puri Baidyanath Dham Express is an Express train belonging to East Coast Railway zone that runs between and in India. It is currently being operated with 18449/18450 train numbers on a weekly basis. Background This train is on the Ravana ...

Puri–Jaynagar Express 18419 / 20 Puri–Jaynagar Express is an Express train belonging to Indian Railways East Coast Railway zone that runs between and in India. Service It operates as train number 18419 from Puri to Jaynagar and as train number 18420 in the re ...

* Puri–Kamakhya Express * Puri-Anand Vihar Nandan Kanan Express *

Howrah–Purulia Express The 12827 / 28 Howrah–Purulia Express is a Superfast Express trains in India, Superfast Express train of Indian Railways – South Eastern Railway zone that runs between and in India. It operates as train number 12827 from Howrah Junction to ...

Digha–Malda Town Express The Digha–Malda Town Express is an Express train belonging to Eastern Railway zone that runs between and in India. It is currently being operated with 13417/13418 train numbers on a weekly basis. Service The 13417/Digha–Malda Town Expre ...

Haldia–Asansol Express The Haldia–Asansol Express is an Express train belonging to Eastern Railway zone that runs between and in India. It is currently being operated with 13501/13502 train numbers on six days in a week basis. Service The 13501/Haldia–Asanso ...

Digha–Asansol Express The Digha–Asansol Express is an Express train belonging to Eastern Railway zone that runs between and in India. It is currently being operated with 13505/13506 train numbers on six days in a week basis. Service The 13505/Digha–Asansol E ...

Howrah–Ranchi Intercity Express Howrah–Ranchi Intercity Express is an Intercity train belonging to South Eastern Railway zone that runs between and . It is currently being operated with 22891/22892 train numbers on tri-weekly basis. Service *The 22891/Howrah–Ranchi Inte ...

* Santragachi-Purulia Rupasi Bangla Express * Ernakulam-Patna Express * Kolkata Shalimar- Bhojudih Aranyak Express * Gomoh-Kharagpur Memu Express

History

Kharagpur–Bankura–Adra line was opened in 1901. This railway track including Bankura Junction railway station was electrified in 1997–98. 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. In 2005, the 118 kilometer-long railway section known as

was converted to broad gauge. The whole track was electrified in 2018–19.

References

Railway stations in Bankura district Adra railway division Railway junction stations in West Bengal Bankura {{WestBengal-railstation-stub