Bhatkal railway station

Bhatkal
Location India
Coordinates 13°59′22″N 74°33′57″E / 13.9894°N 74.5657°E / 13.9894; 74.5657Coordinates: 13°59′22″N 74°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 type Standard (on ground station)
Disabled access Yes
Other information
Status Functioning
Station code
Zone(s) Konkan Railway
Fare zone Indian Railways
History
Opened 1997 (1997)
Services
Preceding station   Indian Railways   Following station
Chitrapur
Konkan Railway
Shiroor junction

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

Facilities

This station has two platforms and four tracks. There is a single diesel broad gauge track. This is considered a 'regular' station. Bhatkal is one of the Major railway station in Konkan Railway. Some 32 trains halt on this station, though no trains originate or terminate at Bhatkal. The station is directly connected to Bengaluru, Mumbai, New Delhi, Pune, Ajmer, Jaipur, Ahmedabad, Okha, Mysuru, Belgaum, Goa, Mangaluru, Thiruvananthapuram, Ernakulam, Kozhikode,Coimbotore. Station is having good amenities such as Passenger Reservation System(PRS), Fly over bridge connecting to platforms, Railway Protection Force(RPF), CCTV, Ethnic Food stall. Konkan Railway Academy(KRA) is situated here providing training to entire konkan railway employees.

Mookambika Road to Kasargod Daily Passenger Train No. 56666/56665 starts from Bhatkal Station.

Important Trains halts here are:[1]

Other stations

It falls under Karwar railway division of Konkan Railway zone, a subsidiary zone of Indian Railways.[2] under the jurisdiction of Konkan Railway. Bhatkal has 3 stations viz Bhatkal, Chitrpur Halt, Murdeshwar

Location

It lies off the Kanyakumari-Panvel 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.

References

  1. Bhatkal station Time Table
  2. Konkan Railway Corporation Ltd. (10 June 2016). Monsoon Time Table (2016 ed.). Belapur, Maharashtra: Konkan Railway Corporation Ltd. Retrieved 10 August 2016.


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