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Railway station in Jharkhand, India

Basukinath railway station

Indian Railways station

Basukinath station entrance

General information

Location

Basukinath, Dumka district, Jharkhand 814118

India

Coordinates

24°23′03″N 87°04′05″E / 24.3843°N 87.0681°E / 24.3843; 87.0681

Elevation

207 metres (679 ft)

Owned by

Indian Railways

Operated by

Eastern Railway zone

Line(s)

Jasidih–Dumka–Rampurhat line

Platforms

Side platform 2

Tracks

Connections

Deoghar, Dumka

Construction

Structure type

At Ground

Parking

Available

Other information

Status

Functional

Station code

BSKH

Zone(s)

Eastern Railway

Division(s)

Asansol Division

History

Opened

2011

Electrified

No.

Services

Preceding station	Indian Railways			Following station
Chandanpaharitowards Rampurhat Junction		Eastern Railway zone Jasidih–Dumka–Rampurhat line		Jamatowards Jasidih Junction

Location
Basukinath railway stationLocation in Jharkhand

Jasidih–Dumka–Rampurhat line

Legend

130

Jasidih

Satsang nagar

Baidyanathdham Deoghar

124

Deoghar

New Nawadih

Jharkhand

Bihar

Chandan

Bhalua

to Sultanganj (planned)

Katoriya

Karjhausa

Kakbara

to Betiah Road (planned)

Banka

Banka Road

Chandan River

Murahara

Telia

Dumka–Bhagalpur line

Barahat

Dumka–Bhagalpur line

114

Mohanpur

to Hansdiha

108

Sirsa Nunthar Halt

102

Ghormara

Dhanpatdih

Chandanpahari

to Chitra (planned)

Basukinath

Jama

Dumka–Bhagalpur line

Adalapahari

Sahibganj loop

Rampurhat

Sahibganj loop

Basukinath railway station (station code BSKH) is at Basukinath city in Dumka district in the Indian state of Jharkhand on the Jasidih–Rampurhat section. It is in the Asansol Division of the Eastern Railway zone of the Indian Railways. It has an average elevation of 207 metres (679 ft).

The railway line has single 5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) broad gauge track from Jasidih junction in Deoghar district in Santhal Pargana division of Jharkhand to Rampurhat in Birbhum district of West Bengal. This railway track to Dumka is a boon for Santhal Pargana Division.

History

Basukinath railway station became operation in 2011. The 72 km (45 mi) segment from Jasidih to Dumka became operational on 12 July 2011. This railway line was sanctioned in 1997–98 Railway Budget but the land acquisition work started after 2002 and major construction started after 2007. First intercity express between Dumka and Ranchi started on 24 September 2012 stops at Basukinath. It run five days a week except Thursday and Sunday.

Current projects

Ongoing new railway line survey between Basukinath and Chitra is taken by the Indian Railways.

Trains

Three passenger trains run between Jasidih junction and Dumka stops at Basukinath. One intercity express train between Dumka and Ranchi also running daily stop at Basukinath.

Facilities

The major facilities available at Basukinath station are waiting rooms, computerised reservation facility, reservation counter and vehicle parking. The station also has toilets, refreshment room, a tea stall and a book stall.

Platforms

There are a total of 2 platforms and 3 tracks. The platforms are connected by foot overbridge. These platforms are built to accumulate 24 coaches express train.

Station layout

G	Street level	Exit/Entrance & ticket counter
P1	FOB, Side platform, No-1 doors will open on the left/right
	Track 1
	Track 2
	Track 3
	FOB, Island platform, No- 2 doors will open on the left/right

Track layout

Basukinath track layout

Legend






					Dumka
			12
					to Jasidih Junction

Station with three tracks and two side platforms

Nearest Airport

The nearest airports are Birsa Munda Airport at Ranchi, Gaya Airport, Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Airport at Patna and Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport at Kolkata.

Gallery

Basukinath railway station platform
Basukinath railway station
Basukinath railway station ticket counter
Basukinath railway station platform view
Basukinath railway station building
Basukinath railway station distance view

References

^ "Dumka–Jasidih trains". The Telegraph. Kolkata. 12 June 2011. Archived from the original on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 11 April 2012.
"Trains at Basukinath". India Rail Info. Retrieved 20 November 2017.
"List of Locations (Irrespective Of States) Where Computerized Reservation Facilities Are Available". Official website of the Indian Railways. Archived from the original on 3 July 2013. Retrieved 18 April 2012.

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Railway stations in Jharkhand

ERTooltip Eastern Railway zone

Asansol	Baidyanathdham Deoghar Chittaranjan Deoghar Junction Dumka Giridih Jasidih Junction Madhupur Junction
Howrah	Gumani Kotalpokhar Nagarnabi Pakur Tilbhita
Malda	Barharwa Junction

ECRTooltip East Central Railway zone

Dhanbad	Barkakana Junction Bokaro Thermal Chandrapura Junction Charhi Dhanbad Junction Garhwa Garwa Road Junction New Giridih Hazaribagh Road Hazaribagh Town Koderma Junction Latehar Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Gomoh Nimiaghat Parasnath Patratu Ranchi Road

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Chakradharpur

Ranchi

Bano

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Deoghar	Deoghar Devipur Karon Madhupur Margomunda Mohanpur Palojori Sarath Sarwan Sonaraithari
Dumka	Dumka Gopikandar Jama Jarmundi Kathikund Masalia Ramgarh Ranishwar Saraiyahat Shikaripara
Godda	Basantrai Boarijore Godda Mahagama Pathargama Poraiyahat Meharama Sunderpahari Thakurgangti
Jamtara	Fatehpur Jamtara Karmatanr Kundhit Nala Narayanpur
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Dumka	Sikaripara Nala Jamtara Sarath Dumka Jama
Godda	Madhupur Deoghar Jarmundi Poreyahat Godda Mahagama

See also

Other Divisions

Railways in Eastern India

National network/
trunk lines

Other lines/sections

Interstate	Asansol–Gaya section Asansol–Patna section Asansol–Tatanagar–Kharagpur line Barauni–Gorakhpur, Raxaul and Jainagar lines Barkakana–Son Nagar line Barsoi–New Farakka section Barsoi–Radhikapur branch line Dumka–Bhagalpur line Gaya–Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Junction section Hatia–Rourkela line Jasidih–Dumka–Rampurhat line Jharsuguda–Vizianagaram line Katihar–Siliguri line Kharagpur–Puri line Khurda Road–Visakhapatnam section Kothavalasa–Kirandul line New Jalpaiguri–Alipurduar–Samuktala Road line New Jalpaiguri–New Bongaigaon section Tatanagar–Bilaspur section
Bihar	Bakhtiyarpur–Tilaiya line Barauni–Katihar section Barauni–Samastipur section Fatuha–Tilaiya line Gaya–Kiul line Mokama–Barauni section Muzaffarpur–Gorakhpur line (via Hajipur, Raxaul and Sitamarhi) Muzaffarpur–Gorakhpur main line Muzaffarpur–Sitamarhi section Muzaffarpur–Hajipur section Narkatiaganj–Bhikhna Thori branch line Neora–Daniyawan–Bihar Sharif–Sheikhpura line Patna–Gaya line Patna–Mughalsarai section Patna–Sonepur–Hajipur section Raxaul–Sagauli line Samastipur–Muzaffarpur section
Jharkhand	Barkakana–Netaji S.C.Bose Gomoh line Barkakana–Muri–Chandil line Dhanbad–Chandrapura line Railways in Jharia Coalfield Koderma–Hazaribagh–Barkakana–Ranchi line Madhupur–Giridih–Koderma line Netaji S.C.Bose Gomoh–Hatia line
Odisha	Khurda Road–Bolangir line Cuttack–Sambalpur line
West Bengal	Ahmadpur–Katwa line Alipurduar–Bamanhat branch line Andal–Sainthia branch line Andal–Sitarampur loop line Bandel–Katwa line Bankura–Masagram line Bardhaman–Asansol section Bardhaman–Katwa line Barharwa–Azimganj–Katwa loop Darjeeling Himalayan Railway Eklakhi–Balurghat branch line Haldibari–New Jalpaiguri line Howrah–Barddhaman main line Howrah–Bardhaman chord Howrah–Kharagpur line Kharagpur–Bankura–Adra line New Mal–Changrabandha–New Cooch Behar line Santragachi–Amta branch line Sealdah Main and North section Calcutta Chord link line Kolkata Circular Railway Sealdah–Bangaon line Sealdah–Ranaghat–Gede line Ranaghat–Krishnanagar City–Lalgola line Sealdah South section Sheoraphuli–Bishnupur branch line

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Revived/ Under revival	Ahmedpur–Katwa Railway Bankura–Damodar Railway Barasat–Basirhat Light Railway Burdwan–Katwa Railway Bakhtiarpur–Bihar Light Railway Futwah–Islampur Light Railway
Inactive	Bengal Provincial Railway East Coast State Railway Kalighat Falta Railway Mayurbhanj State Railway Dehri Rohtas Light Railway Patna–Digha Ghat line Parlakimedi Light Railway

Zones & Divisions

Eastern	Asansol Howrah Malda Sealdah
East Central	Danapur Dhanbad Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Samastipur Sonpur
East Coast	Sambalpur Khurda Road Waltair
North Eastern	Varanasi
Northeast Frontier	Katihar Alipurduar
South Eastern	Adra Chakradharpur Kharagpur Ranchi

Production units/
workshops

Transit points
with Bangladesh

Active	Haldibari–Chilahati Singhabad–Rohanpur Radhikapur–Biral Gede–Darshana Petrapole–Benapole
Defunct	Mahisasan–Shahbajpur Changrabandha–Burimari New Gitaldaha–Mogalhat

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