Kunuri railway station is a railway station of Andal–Sainthia branch line of the Asansol railway division connecting from Andal to Sainthia on the Sahibganj loop line. This is under the jurisdiction of Eastern Railway zone of Indian Railways. It is situated beside State Highway 6 at Parishar, Kunuri, Birbhum district in the Indian state of West Bengal.[1][2]
Kunuri railway station | |||||||||||
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| Indian Railways | |||||||||||
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| Location | State Highway 6, Parishar, Kunuri, Birbhum district, West Bengal India | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 23°32′45″N 87°21′51″E / 23.5458°N 87.3641°E | ||||||||||
| Elevation | 60 metres (200 ft) | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Indian Railways | ||||||||||
| Operated by | Eastern Railway | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Andal–Sainthia branch line Sahibganj loop | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 4 | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
| Structure type | Standard (on ground station) | ||||||||||
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| Status | Functioning | ||||||||||
| Station code | KNRI | ||||||||||
| Division(s) | Asansol | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 1913 | ||||||||||
| Electrified | 2012–16 | ||||||||||
| Previous names | East Indian Railway Company | ||||||||||
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History
editThe Andal–Sainthia branch line was built in 1913. Electrification of Andal–Pandabeshwar section was completed in 2010–11 and Pandabeshwar-Saithia route including Kunuri railway station was completed in 2016.[3][4]
References
edit- ^ "KUNURI (KNRI) Railway Station". NDTV. Retrieved 14 December 2022.
- ^ "KNRI/Kunuri". Retrieved 20 May 2019.
- ^ "Electrification of New Rail Sections". Retrieved 20 May 2019.
- ^ "BRIEF OF OPERATING DEPARTMENT EASTERN RAILWAY/ASANSOL DIVISION". er.indianrailways.gov.in. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
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