Bhatkal railway station

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Bhatkal
Express train and Passenger train station
File:Indian Railways Suburban Railway Logo.svg
General information
LocationIndia
Coordinates13°59′22″N 74°33′57″E / 13.9894°N 74.5657°E / 13.9894; 74.5657
Owned byIndian Railways
Operated byKonkan Railway
Line(s)Konkan Railway
Construction
Structure typeStandard
AccessibleYes
Other information
StatusFunctioning
Station codeBTJL
Fare zoneKonkan Railway
History
Opened1997; 28 years ago (1997)
ElectrifiedYes
Services
Preceding station File:Indian Railways Suburban Railway Logo.svg Indian Railways Following station
Chitrapur
towards Roha
Konkan Railway Shiroor
towards Thokur
Location
Location within Karnataka

Bhatkal railway station is a railway station in coastal Karnataka in South India. Its four-letter code is BTJL.

Background

Konkan Railway Academy(KRA) is situated here providing training to entire konkan railway employees.

Infrastructure

This station has two platforms and four tracks.

Lines

There is a single diesel 5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) broad gaugetrack.

Location

It lies off the KanyakumariPanvel Road, in Bhatkal, PIN Code 581320. The Mangalore Bajpe Airport (Code: IXE) is 125 km away. The station is located at an elevation of 15 metres above sea level. It lies within the KR/Konkan Zone under the Karwar Division.

Other stations

It falls under Karwar railway division of Konkan Railway zone, a subsidiary zone of Indian Railways.[1] under the jurisdiction of Konkan Railway. Bhatkal has 3 stations viz Bhatkal, Chitrapur Halt, Murdeshwar

References

  1. Konkan Railway Corporation Ltd. (10 June 2016). Monsoon Time Table (2016 ed.). Belapur, Maharashtra: Konkan Railway Corporation Ltd. Archived from the original on 23 September 2016. Retrieved 10 August 2016.

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