Salboni railway station

Railway Station in West Bengal

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]

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.