Bikaner Junction railway station

{{Infobox station

| name = Bikaner Junction

| other_name =

| style = Indian Railways

| type = Indian Railways junction station

| image = 100px

| caption = Indian Railways logo

| address = Bikaner, Bikaner district Rajasthan

| country = India

| coordinates = {{Coord|28.0147|N|73.3159|E|type:railwaystation_region:IN|format=dms|display=inline, title}}

| elevation = {{convert|234.696|m|ft}}

| owned = Indian Railways

| operator = North Western Railways

| line = Jodhpur–Bathinda line
Bikaner–Rewari line

| platform = 6

| tracks = 8 {{Track gauge|5ft6in|lk=on}} broad gauge

| accessible =

| bicycle = No

| parking = Yes

| structure = Standard on ground

| code = {{Indian railway code

| code = BKN

| zone = North Western Railway zone

| division = {{rwd|Bikaner}}

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| status = Functioning

| closed =

| former =

| opened = 1891

| rebuilt =

| electrified = Yes

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| map_type = India Rajasthan#India

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Bikaner railway station is located in Bikaner district in the Indian state of Rajasthan. It serves Bikaner. Bikaner is headquarters of Bikaner railway division.

The railway station

Bikaner railway station is at an elevation of {{convert|226|m|ft}} and was assigned the code – BKN.{{cite web|url= http://indiarailinfo.com/arrivals/bikaner-junction-bkn/117|title= Arrivals at Bikaner|publisher= indiarailinfo| access-date=7 May 2014}}

Bikaner is served by more than 21 pairs of trains each day with multiple daily connections to Delhi, Ahmedabad, Vadodara, Surat, Mumbai and Chandigarh. Within Rajasthan, there are also multiple daily trains available for Jodhpur, Jaipur, Nagaur, Ratangarh, Churu, Barmer, and Jaisalamer. There are also daily trains to Kota.

Daily connections to Pathankot, Amritsar, Jammu, Kalka, Haridwar, Agra, Kanpur, Lucknow, Allahabad, Varanasi, Patna, Durgapur, Kolkata, Guwahati and Dibrugarh are also available.

Most other major Indian cities such as Ujjain, Pune, Miraj,Nagpur, Bengaluru , Hyderabad, Vijayawada, Chennai, Madurai, Coimbatore,cochin, Trivandrum, Goa, Puri, Bhubaneswar, Sambalpur, Raipur, Bilaspur and Bhopal are connected via weekly, biweekly or tri-weekly trains.{{cite web |url=http://indiarailinfo.com/ |title=Home |website=indiarailinfo.com}}

History

{{see also | Rail transport in India#History | label 1 = Indian railway history | Northern Railway zone#History | label 2 = NR history | North Western Railway zone#History | label 3 = NWR history | North Central Railway zone#History | label 4 = NCR history | North Eastern Railway zone#History | label 5 = NER history }}

Bikaner railway station was constructed in 1891 with a Rs. 3,46,000 donation by Rai Bahadur Dewan Bahadur Sir Kasturchand Daga, a known trader from the city.

In 1889, the two states of Jodhpur and Bikaner formed the Jodhpur–Bikaner Railway to promote railway development jointly within the Rajputana Agency. In 1891 the {{track gauge|1000mm}}-wide metre-gauge Jodhpur–Bikaner line was opened. In 1901–02, the metre-gauge line was extended to Bathinda.{{cite web| url = http://www.wiki.fibis.org/index.php?title=Jodhpur-Bikaner_Railway| title = Jodhpur–Bikaner Railway| publisher = fibis| access-date = 7 May 2014| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140202124719/http://www.wiki.fibis.org/index.php?title=Jodhpur-Bikaner_Railway| archive-date = 2 February 2014| url-status = dead}}{{cite web| url = http://www.irfca.org/faq/faq-history2.html |title = IR History: Part II (1870–1899)| publisher=IRFCA | access-date = 7 May 2014}}

Gauge conversions

The Jodhpur–Bikaner track, along with the link to Phulera, had been taken in/before 1991 for conversion to {{Track gauge|5ft6in|lk=on}} broad gauge.{{cite web| url = http://parliamentofindia.nic.in/ls/lsdeb/ls10/ses1/02060891.htm |title = Written answers to Question asked in Parliament | work= Railway expansion programme in Rajasthan|publisher= Government of India| access-date = 7 May 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140508030734/http://parliamentofindia.nic.in/ls/lsdeb/ls10/ses1/02060891.htm|archive-date=May 8, 2014}} According to a Press Information Bureau release issued in 2008, the Jodhpur–Merta City–Bikaner–Bathinda line was broad gauge.{{cite web| url = http://pib.nic.in/newsite/erelease.aspx?relid=37655|title = Railway line along Indian border| publisher= Press Information Bureau, Govt. of India, 21 April 2008| access-date = 7 May 2014}}

The Bikaner–Rewari line was converted to broad gauge during the period 2008–2011.{{cite web | url = http://www.nwr.indianrailways.gov.in/uploads/files/1390378076313-Overview%20dt.21.01.14.pdf | title = Overview of Bikaner Division | publisher = North Western Railway | access-date = 7 May 2014 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140508030427/http://www.nwr.indianrailways.gov.in/uploads/files/1390378076313-Overview%20dt.21.01.14.pdf | archive-date = 8 May 2014 | url-status = dead }}

Workshop

The Bikaner (Lalgarh) workshop was set up in 1926. It carries out periodic overhauling of metre gauge coaches and wagons.{{cite web |url= http://www.irfca.org/faq/faq-shed.html |title= Sheds and workshops|publisher= IRFCA| access-date = 7 May 2014}}{{cite web|url=http://www.nwr.indianrailways.gov.in/uploads/files/1383134993568-BIKANER%20WORKSHOP%20WEB.pdf |title=Brief History of Bikaner Workshop |publisher=North Western Railway |access-date=7 May 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140508025129/http://www.nwr.indianrailways.gov.in/uploads/files/1383134993568-BIKANER%20WORKSHOP%20WEB.pdf |archive-date=8 May 2014 |df=dmy }}

Museum

Bikaner Heritage Rail Museum at Bikaner displays items related to the Jodhpur and Bikaner Railway era. It was opened in 2012.{{cite web |url= http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/jaipur/Bikana-Heritage-Rail-Museum-opened-for-public-viewing/articleshow/16867351.cms |title= Bikana Heritage Rail Museum opened for public viewing|work=The Times of India|date=18 October 2012| access-date = 7 May 2014}} Turban Museum in platform one open on 2021. Displays longest turban and smallest turban in world made by a Bikaner artist Pawan vyas.{{Cite web |date=2021-03-01 |title=यात्रियों के आकर्षण का केन्द्र बनेगी राजस्थानी पगडिय़ा {{!}} Rajasthani turban will become the center of attraction for travelers |url=https://www.patrika.com/bikaner-news/rajasthani-turban-will-become-the-center-of-attraction-for-travelers-6721735/ |access-date=2022-07-03 |website=Patrika News |language=hi-IN}}[https://navbharattimes.indiatimes.com/state/rajasthan/bikaner/turban-will-enhance-the-beauty-of-bikaner-railway-station/articleshow/81259786.cms][https://www.patrika.com/bikaner-news/rajasthani-turban-will-become-the-center-of-attraction-for-travelers-6721735/]

==References==

External links

[http://indiarailinfo.com/arrivals/bikaner-junction-bkn/117 Trains at Bikaner]
{{Wikivoyage inline|Bikaner}}

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Category:Railway stations in India opened in 1891

Category:Railway stations in Bikaner district

Category:Bikaner railway division

Category:Transport in Bikaner