Salboni railway station

Salboni railway station is a railway station on Kharagpur–Bankura–Adra line in Adra railway division of South Eastern Railway zone.^[5] It is situated beside National Highway 60 at Salboni of Paschim Medinipur district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Total 33 Express and Passengers trains stop at Salboni railway station.^[6]

Salboni railway station
Indian Railway
General information
Location	National Highway 60, Salboni, Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal India
Coordinates	22°38′27″N 87°19′19″E / 22.640971°N 87.321899°E / 22.640971; 87.321899
Elevation	42 metres (138 ft)
Owned by	Indian railway
Operated by	South Eastern Railways
Line(s)	Kharagpur–Bankura–Adra line
Platforms	2
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	At Ground
Parking	Yes
Other information
Status	Functioning
Station code	SLB
Zone(s)	South Eastern Railway
Division(s)	Adra railway division
History
Opened	1903–04
Electrified	Yes
Previous names	Bengal Nagpur Railway
Services
Preceding station Indian Railways Following station Chandrakona Road towards Adra Junction South Eastern Railway zone Kharagpur–Bankura–Adra line Godapiasal towards Kharagpur Junction
Location Salboni railway station Location in West Bengal Show map of West Bengal Salboni railway station Location in India Show map of India

v t e Kharagpur–Bankura–Adra line
Legend
km   to Gomoh & Bokaro Asansol–Tatanagar–Kharagpur line to Tatanagar │ to Asansol Junction 0 Adra Junction 8 Metyal Sahar 14 Indrabil 21 Sirjam 30 Jhantipahari to Purulia (planned) Hura Kalabati 39 Chhatna 42 Anchuri 53 Bankura Junction Bankura–Masagram line Chhatna-Mukutmanipur new line (planned) Madhuban Indpur New Bheduasol Supur Dwarakeswar River 60 Bheduasole 64 Kalisen 69 Ondagram 78 Ramsagar 83 Bishnupur Sheoraphuli–Bishnupur branch line Uparsol Khatra Mukutmanipur Jhilmili 96 Piardoba 104 Bogri Road Shilabati River 108 Garbeta 120 Chandrakona Road 132 Salboni BRBNMPL Siding JSW Cement Plant Siding 144 Godapiasal Konark Cement Plant Siding 149 Jangalmahal Bhadutala Lalgarh Bhadutala-Jhargram new line (planned) 156 Midnapore Kangsabati River 159 Cossye Halt Tata Metaliks Siding 162 Gokulpur 166 Girimaidan Asansol–Tatanagar–Kharagpur line Kharagpur–Puri line 169 Kharagpur Junction Howrah–Kharagpur line
Sources: ^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]

History

In 1901, the Kharagpur–Midnapur Branch line was opened. The Midnapore–Jharia extension of the Bengal Nagpur Railway, passing through Bankura District was opened in 1903–04.^[7] The Adra–Bheduasol sector was electrified in 1997–98 and the Bheduasol–Salboni sector in 1998–99.^[8]

References

1. "South Eastern Railway Pink Book 2017–18" (PDF). Indian Railways Pink Book.
2. "Adra Division Railway Map". South Eastern Railway.
3. "Kharagpur Divisional Railway Map". South Eastern Railway.
4. Google maps
5. "SLB / Salboni Railway Station | Train Arrival / Departure Timings at Salboni". www.totaltraininfo.com. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
6. roy, Joydeep. "Salboni Railway Station Map/Atlas SER/South Eastern Zone – Railway Enquiry". indiarailinfo.com. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
7. "Indian Railway History Time line". archive.is. 14 July 2012. Archived from the original on 14 July 2012. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
8. "[IRFCA] Electrification History from CORE". irfca.org. Retrieved 30 October 2019.