Ramkanali railway station serves Ramkanali,
Gobag
Gobag is a village in the Neturia CD block in the Raghunathpur subdivision of the Purulia district in the state of West Bengal, India.
Geography
Location
Gobag is located at .
Area overview
Purulia district forms the lowest step of the Cho ...
, and surrounding areas in
Purulia
Purulia is a city and a municipality in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is the headquarters of the Purulia district. It is located on the north of the Kangsabati River.
Geography
Location
Purulia is located at . It has an average elev ...
district 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 fourt ...
. There is a freight line link to Par Beliya colliery.
The railway station
Ramkanali railway station is located at an elevation of above sea level. It was allotted the railway station code of RKI and is under the jurisdiction of Adra railway division of
South Eastern Railway.
History
The
Bengal Nagpur Railway
The Bengal Nagpur Railway was one of the companies which pioneered development of the railways in eastern and central India. It was succeeded first by Eastern Railway and subsequently by South Eastern Railway.
History
The opening of the ...
main line from Nagpur to
Asansol
Asansol is a (Tier-II) metropolitan city in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is the second largest and most populated city of West Bengal and the 33rd largest urban agglomeration in India. Asansol is the district headquarters of Paschim Bar ...
, on the
Howrah–Delhi main line
The Howrah–Delhi main line is a railway line connecting Delhi and Kolkata cutting across northern India. The railway line was opened to traffic in 1866 with the introduction of the "1 Down/2 Up Mail" train.
Sections
The long trunk line, ha ...
, was opened for goods traffic on 1 February 1891.
Electrification
The Tatanagar–Adra–Asansol section was electrified in the 1957–1962 period.
The Asansol–Purulia sector was electrified in 1961–62.
The freight link from Ramkanali to Chaurasi siding of Par Beliya colliery was electrified in 1963–64.
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References
External links
Trains at Ramkanali
Adra railway division
Railway stations in Purulia district
Railway stations in India opened in 1891
Railway junction stations in West Bengal
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