Barsoi–Radhikapur branch line

Barsoi–Radhikapur Branch line
Barsoi–Radhikapur Branch line
Overview
Status	Operational
Owner	Indian Railways
Locale	West Bengal; Bihar;
Termini	Barsoi Junction; Radhikapur railway station;
Stations	10
Service
System	Indian Railways
Operator(s)	Northeast Frontier Railway
History
Opened	1889; 135 years ago (as Metre-gauge railway); 2006; 18 years ago (upgraded to Broad-gauge railway);
Technical
Line length	53.44 km (33 mi)
Character	Single-track railway
Track gauge	5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) broad gauge
Electrification	Yes
Route map
Route map
	Legend
	Bihar
	West Bengal
	Raiganj–Dalkhola line
	(planned)
	21
	0
	to Itahar
	(planned)
	to Buniadpur
	(planned)
	India
	Bangladesh
	Source: India Rail Info

The Barsoi–Radhikapur branch line links Howrah–New Jalpaiguri line on Barsoi Junction railway station from Radhikapur railway station on the Bangladesh–India border.

History

Assam Behar State Railway extended the metre-gauge railway from Parbatipur, now in Bangladesh, to Katihar in 1889.^[2] With the partition of India in 1947, the Katihar–Radhikapur section remained in India and the Biral–Parbatipur section was placed in Pakistan (later Bangladesh).

The railway line

When the broad-gauge railway line, instead of being placed at Dalkhola–Malda via Raiganj, was moved to Dalkhola–Barsoi–Malda this section, became only a branch line.^[3] This branch line starts at Barsoi railway station and ends at Radhikapur railway station where the Indo-Bangladesh border lies. The Barsoi–Radhikapur sector was converted to broad gauge in 2006.^[4] The corresponding station on the Bangladesh side is Biral in Dinajpur District.^[5]^[6] The transit facility in the Radhikapur–Birol sector has remained suspended since 1 April 2005.But now it has been converted to broad gauge and large goods train are travelling with stone boulders from Nepal to Bangladesh through India from March 2017 and it was officially operationalised and announced open in April 2017.^[7] The railway track on the Indian side has been converted to 5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) broad gauge while that on the Bangladesh side has been made into Dual gauge.^[8]^[9]

There are 10 railway stations in this branch line. 7 of them are in Uttar Dinajpur district of West Bengal and the rest are in Katihar district of Bihar.^[10]

Stations

Station code	Station name	Distance (km)
RDP	Radhikapur	0.0
DLX	Dalimgaon	6.2
KAJ	Kaliyaganj	12.1
BJY	Bangalbaree	21.9
BMGR	Bamangram	25.1
RGJ	Raiganj	32.2
JTK	Jhitkia	38.8
KAU	Kachna	42.8
DHNA	Dhachna	49.1
BOE	Barsoi Junction	53.4

^[11]^[12]^[13]

References

^ "Old Malda Singhabad Passenger 55710". India Rail Info.
^ "IR History: Early days II: 1870–1899". IRFCA. Retrieved 19 January 2013.
^ "Jogbani – Katihar – Barsoi – Radhikapur and Katihar – Teznarayanpur section (234 K)" (PDF). Nfrlyconstruction.org. Retrieved 18 December 2016.
^ Srivastava, V.P. "Role of Engineering Deptt in Meeting Corporate Objectives of Indian Railways" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 March 2014. Retrieved 21 February 2013.
^ "Collision kills woman on Vellore trip". The Telegraph. Calcutta. 23 August 2008. Archived from the original on 23 October 2012. Retrieved 15 August 2009.
^ "Govt weighs rail links with Nepal, Bhutan". The Telegraph. Calcutta. 21 April 2008. Archived from the original on 23 October 2012. Retrieved 15 August 2009.
^ Tiral run flagged off by Modi and hasina, Economic Times, 6 April 2017
^ "Rail Link with Bangladesh". Press Information Bureau, Government of India, 7 September 2007. Retrieved 22 December 2011.
^ "Archived copy" (PDF). pib.nic.in. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 January 2007. Retrieved 13 January 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ "13146/Radhikapur – Kolkata Express (PT) – Radhikapur/RDP to Kolkata/KOAA ER/Eastern Zone – Railway Enquiry". India Rail Info. Retrieved 18 December 2016.
^ "13146/Radhikapur – Kolkata Express (PT) – Radhikapur/RDP to Kolkata/KOAA ER/Eastern Zone – Railway Enquiry". India Rail Info. Retrieved 18 December 2016.
^ "75708 SGUJ - RDP DEMU Running Status, Route Time Table | SILIGURI JN RADHIKAPUR DMU". www.trainspnrstatus.com. Archived from the original on 30 June 2016. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
^ "Report on inspection prior to opening of Barsoi–Radhikapur section" (PDF). Indianrailways.gov.in. Retrieved 18 December 2016.

[1] "Old Malda Singhabad Passenger 55710". India Rail Info.

[irii-2] "IR History: Early days II: 1870–1899". IRFCA. Retrieved 19 January 2013.

[3] "Jogbani – Katihar – Barsoi – Radhikapur and Katihar – Teznarayanpur section (234 K)" (PDF). Nfrlyconstruction.org. Retrieved 18 December 2016.

[4] Srivastava, V.P. "Role of Engineering Deptt in Meeting Corporate Objectives of Indian Railways" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 March 2014. Retrieved 21 February 2013.

[5] "Collision kills woman on Vellore trip". The Telegraph. Calcutta. 23 August 2008. Archived from the original on 23 October 2012. Retrieved 15 August 2009.

[6] "Govt weighs rail links with Nepal, Bhutan". The Telegraph. Calcutta. 21 April 2008. Archived from the original on 23 October 2012. Retrieved 15 August 2009.

[ET1-7] Tiral run flagged off by Modi and hasina, Economic Times, 6 April 2017

[8] "Rail Link with Bangladesh". Press Information Bureau, Government of India, 7 September 2007. Retrieved 22 December 2011.

[9] "Archived copy" (PDF). pib.nic.in. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 January 2007. Retrieved 13 January 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[10] "13146/Radhikapur – Kolkata Express (PT) – Radhikapur/RDP to Kolkata/KOAA ER/Eastern Zone – Railway Enquiry". India Rail Info. Retrieved 18 December 2016.

[11] "13146/Radhikapur – Kolkata Express (PT) – Radhikapur/RDP to Kolkata/KOAA ER/Eastern Zone – Railway Enquiry". India Rail Info. Retrieved 18 December 2016.

[12] "75708 SGUJ - RDP DEMU Running Status, Route Time Table | SILIGURI JN RADHIKAPUR DMU". www.trainspnrstatus.com. Archived from the original on 30 June 2016. Retrieved 13 January 2022.

[13] "Report on inspection prior to opening of Barsoi–Radhikapur section" (PDF). Indianrailways.gov.in. Retrieved 18 December 2016.

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v t e Railway stations in West Bengal
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South Eastern Railway	Abada Adra Junction Bankura Junction Bero Bishnupur Burnpur Damodar Digha Gourinathdham Haldia Jhalda Joychandi Pahar Madhukunda Muradi Purulia Junction Ramkanali Junction Santragachi Junction Shalimar Tikiapara Uluberia
North East Frontier Railway	Adhikari Alipurduar Junction Balurghat Bamanhat Buniadpur Buxa Road Changrabandha Cooch Behar Dalkhola Darjeeling Daulatpur Hat Dhupguri Gangarampur Ghum Ghoksadanga Haldibari Jalpaiguri Road Malancha Mallickpurhat Mohitnagar New Alipurduar New Cooch Behar Junction New Gitaldaha New Jalpaiguri Junction New Maynaguri Radhikapur Raiganj Rampur Bazar Raninagar Jalpaiguri Junction Santragachi Junction Samuktala Road Junction Shalimar Siliguri Junction Siliguri Town Sivok
Suburban rail and urban transit	Kolkata Suburban Railway (Chord link Circular line Eastern line Sealdah South lines South Eastern line) Kolkata Metro

v t e Bangladesh–India land border checkpoints
International Border Crossing	Benapole Border Crossing
Checkpoints for crossing of human beings	Ghojadanga–Bhomra Petrapole–Benapole Gede–Darshana Lalgola–Godagiri Mahadipur–Sonamossjid Hili, India–Hili, Bangladesh Phulbari–Banglabandha Changrabandha–Burimari Dawki–Tamabil Agartala–Akhaura
Checkpoints for crossing of vehicles	Ghojadanga–Bhomra Petrapole–Benapole Mahadipur–Sonamosjid Hili, India–Hili, Bangladesh Radhikapur–Biral Phulbari–Banglabandha Changrabandha–Burimari Ghasuapara–Haluaghat Dawki–Tamabil Agartala–Akhaura Srimantanagar–Bibir Bazar
Rail transit points	Petrapole–Benapole Gede–Darshana Singhabad–Rohanpur Radhikapur–Biral Haldibari–Chilahati
See also	Bangladesh–India border Bangladesh–India relations Kotwali Gate Railways in the North-east and Eastern India or Railways in Bangladesh for defunct rail transit points