Bhatkal railway station

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Bhatkal
Express train and Passenger train station
Indian Railways Suburban Railway Logo.svg
General information
LocationIndia
Coordinates 13°59′22″N74°33′57″E / 13.9894°N 74.5657°E / 13.9894; 74.5657
Owned by Indian Railways
Operated by Konkan Railway
Line(s) Konkan Railway
Construction
Structure typeStandard
AccessibleYes
Other information
StatusFunctioning
Station codeBTJL
Fare zone Konkan Railway
History
Opened1997;26 years ago (1997)
ElectrifiedYes
Services
Preceding station Indian Railways Suburban Railway Logo.svg Indian Railways Following station
Chitrapur
towards ?
Konkan Railway Shiroor
towards ?
Location
India Karnataka location map.svg
Red pog.svg
Bhatkal
Location within Karnataka

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

Contents

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

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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.