Bowaichandi railway station

Bowaichandi railway station is a railway station of Bankura–Masagram line under the Adra railway division of South Eastern Railway zone. It is situated at Bowaichandi in Purba Bardhaman district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

History
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 kilometers long railway section known as Bankura–Masagram line was converted to broad gauge. The whole track including Bowaichandi railway station was electrified in 2018–19.