Bankura Junction railway station is a railway junction station of Kharagpur–Bankura–Adra line and Bankura–Damodar Railway (Bankura–Masagram line) route under the Adra railway division of South Eastern Railway. It is situated at Lalbazar, Bankura town in Bankura district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Numerous express trains stop here. Trains Some of the major trains available from this railway station are as follows: New Delhi Bhubaneswar Rajdhani Express Yesvantpur–Kamakhya AC Superfast Express MGR Chennai Central–New Jalpaiguri Superfast Express Purulia–Villupuram Superfast Express Mumbai Lokmanya Tilak-Howrah Samarsata Express Porbandar–Santragachi Kavi Guru Express Puri Baidyanath Dham Express Puri–Jaynagar Express Puri–Kamakhya Express Puri-Anand Vihar Nandan Kanan Express Howrah–Purulia Express Digha–Malda Town Express Haldia–Asansol Express Digha–Asansol Express Howrah–Ranchi Intercity Express Santragachi-Purulia Rupasi Bangla Express Ernakulam-Patna Express Kolkata Shalimar- Bhojudih Aranyak Express Gomoh-Kharagpur Memu Express History Kharagpur–Bankura–Adra line was opened in 1901. This railway track including Bankura Junction railway station was electrified in 1997–98. Old narrow-gauge Bankura–Damodar Railway (also called as Bankura Damodar River Railway) connecting Bankura and Rainagar in Bankura and Bardhaman districts was opened to traffic in sections between 1916 and 1917. In 2005, the 118 kilometer-long railway section known as Bankura–Masagram line was converted to broad gauge. The whole track was electrified in 2018–19. References Railway stations in Bankura district Adra railway division Railway junction stations in West Bengal Bankura