The Kharagpur–Bankura–Adra line is part of Mednipur,

Bankura Bankura () is a city and a municipality in the state of West Bengal, India. It is the headquarters of the Bankura district. Etymology It comes from the old Austric word ráŕhá or ráŕho which means “land of red soil”.P.R. Sarkar Rarh - ...

Purulia district Purulia district () is one of the twenty-three districts of West Bengal state in Eastern India. Purulia is the administrative headquarters of the district. Some of the other important towns of Purulia district are Raghunathpur- Adra, Manbazar ...

. It links Kharagpur to Adra and Bankura in Eastern India, and also serves as a major freight line for transporting iron ore, coal and steel products to

Haldia Port The Haldia Dock Complex (HDC) also popularly known as Haldia Port is a docking facility on the Hooghly River in Haldia, West Bengal, India. It is one of the two dock systems under the Syama Prasad Mookerjee Port, Kolkata, with the other being ...

History

The Kharagpur–Midnapur branch line was opened in 1901. The Midnapore–Jharia extension of 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 ...

, passing through Bankura District, was opened around 1903–04. The Kharagpur–Gomoh section of BNR was opened up to in February 1903.

Electrification

The Adra– Bheduasol sector was electrified in 1997–98, and the Bheduasol–Salboni sector in 1998–99.

References

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