Tikra railway station
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Railway station in West Bengal, India
Tikra | ||||||||||||||
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| Kolkata Suburban Railway station | ||||||||||||||
| General information | ||||||||||||||
| Location | National Highway 116B, Ramnagar, Hirapur, Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal India | |||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 21°40′02′′N 87°32′05′′E / 21.667240°N 87.534667°E / 21.667240; 87.534667 | |||||||||||||
| Elevation | 4 metres (13 ft) | |||||||||||||
| Owned by | Indian Railways | |||||||||||||
| Operated by | South Eastern Railway | |||||||||||||
| Line(s) | Tamluk–Digha branch line | |||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Tracks | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Construction | ||||||||||||||
| Structure type | Standard (on-ground station) | |||||||||||||
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| Status | Functioning | |||||||||||||
| Station code | TKRA | |||||||||||||
| Zone(s) | Kolkata Suburban Railway | |||||||||||||
| Division(s) | Kharagpur | |||||||||||||
| History | ||||||||||||||
| Opened | 2004 | |||||||||||||
| Electrified | 2012–13 | |||||||||||||
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Nimpura Through Yard
Nimpura Goods Yard
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Kolaghat Thermal
Power Station
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Champa River
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Tikra railway station is a halt railway station on the Tamluk–Digha branch line of South Eastern Railway zone of Indian Railways. Tikra railway station is situated beside National Highway 116B, Ramnagar at Hirapur in Purba Medinipur district in the Indian state of West Bengal.[5]
History
[edit ]The Tamluk–Digha line was sanctioned in 1984–85 Railway Budget at an estimated cost of around Rs 74 crore.[6] Finally this line was opened in 2004.[7] This track including Tikra railway station was electrified in 2012–13.[8]
References
[edit ]- ^ Google Maps
- ^ Kharagpur-Howrah Local 38606 Indiarailinfo
- ^ Howrah-Haldia Local 68689 ⇒ 38089 Indiarailinfo
- ^ Santragachi-Digha EMU 78001 ⇒ 68687 Indiarailinfo
- ^ "TKRA/Tikra Ph" . Retrieved 30 May 2019.
- ^ "Digha–Tamluk rail link to be opened by Puja". Times of India. 7 August 2003. Retrieved 30 May 2019.
- ^ "Digha Trip Report". IRFCA. Retrieved 10 April 2013.
- ^ "Railway Electrification" (PDF). Retrieved 30 May 2019.
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