Radhikapur Railway Station | |||||
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| Express train & passenger train station | |||||
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| General information | |||||
| Location | State Highway 10A, Radikapur, Distt: Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal India | ||||
| Coordinates | 25°38′34″N 88°26′49″E / 25.642778°N 88.446944°E | ||||
| Elevation | 37 metres (121 ft) | ||||
| Owned by | Indian Railways | ||||
| Operated by | Northeast Frontier Railway | ||||
| Line(s) | Barsoi–Radhikapur branch line | ||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||
| Construction | |||||
| Structure type | Standard on ground | ||||
| Parking | Available | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Status | Functioning | ||||
| Station code | RDP | ||||
| Division(s) | Katihar | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | 1879 | ||||
| Electrified | Yes | ||||
| Previous names | Assam–Bengal State Railway | ||||
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Radhikapur railway station serves Radhikapur in the Uttar Dinajpur district, West Bengal, India. It is an active rail transit system on the Bangladesh–India border.[1][2] It is an India–Bangladesh land border checkpoint and has a land customs station for movement of goods.[3] Both Indian and Bangladesh governments have been trying to increase connectivity through Radhikapur.[4]
- ^ "India–Bangladesh Relations" (PDF). Page 5: Connectivity. Ministry of External Affairs. Retrieved 4 May 2019.
- ^ "PM Modi, Hasina inaugurate two rail, road connectivity projects, ANI 8 April 2017". Yahoo! News. Retrieved 4 May 2019.
- ^ "Notification No. 63/94-Cus. (N.T.) dtd 21/11/1994 with amendments – Land Customs Stations and Routes for import and export of goods by land or inland water ways". Archived from the original on 28 January 2012. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
- ^ "List of Outcomes: Visit of Prime Minister of Bangladesh to India". Retrieved 29 January 2023.