Barsoi railway station
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| Barsoi Indian RailwayJunction Station | |
|---|---|
| Station statistics | |
| Address |
State Highway 65, Barsoi, Bihar India |
| Coordinates | 25°39′03″N 87°55′21″E / 25.6509°N 87.9226°ECoordinates: 25°39′03″N 87°55′21″E / 25.6509°N 87.9226°E |
| Elevation | 37 metres (121 ft) |
| Line(s) |
Howrah-New Jalpaiguri line Katihar-Siliguri line Barauni-Guwahati line Barsoi-Radhikapur branch line |
| Structure type | Standard on ground |
| Platforms | 3 |
| Parking | Available |
| Baggage check | Not available |
| Other information | |
| Opened | 1889 |
| Station code | BOE |
| Division(s) | Katihar |
| Owned by | Indian Railways |
| Operator | North East Frontier Railway |
| Formerly | Assam Behar State Railway |
| Location | |
  Location of Barsoi railway station in Bihar
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Barsoi railway station serves Barsoi city in Katihar district in the Indian state of Bihar.
History
Assam Behar State Railway extended the 1,000 mm (3 ft 3 3⁄8 in) wide metre gauge railway from Parbatipur, now in Bangladesh, to Katihar in 1889. The connection was truncated with the partition of India in 1947, and the line now runs up to Radhikapur, near the Bangladesh border.[1]
In 1948-50, as a part of the Assam Rail Link project, the Fakiragram-Kishanganj sector was connected to the North Eastern Railway network at Barsoi.[2][3] The railway lines in the area started being converted to 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) wide broad gauge from the early 1960s.[3]
Amenities
Barsoi railway station has a four-bedded retiring room.[4]
References
- ↑ "IR History:Early days II". 1870-1899. IRFCA. Retrieved 2013-01-19.
- ↑ "IR History: Part IV (1947-1970)". irfca. Retrieved 2013-02-24.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Alastair Boobyer. "India: the complex history of the junctions at Siliguri and New Jalpaiguri". IRFCA. Retrieved 2011-12-10.
- ↑ "Retiring rooms in Northeast Frontier Railway". Indian Railways. Retrieved 2013-02-26.
External links
| Preceding station | Indian Railway | Following station | ||
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Makuria |
Northeast Frontier Railway zone Katihar-Siliguri line |
Khempur |
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| Terminus | Northeast Frontier Railway zone Barsoi-Radhikapur branch line |
Dachna |
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