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{{Infobox station
| name = Basukinath railway station
| type = [[Indian Railways]] station
| style = Indian Railways
| image = File:Basukinath railway station entrance.jpg
| image_size =
| image_caption = Basukinath station entrance
| address = [[Basukinath]], [[Dumka district]], [[Jharkhand]] 814118
| country = {{flagu|India}}
| coordinates = {{Coord|24.3843|87.0681}}
| elevation = {{convert|207|m|ft}}
| line = [[Jasidih–Dumka–Rampurhat line]]
| other = [[Deoghar]], [[Dumka]]
| structure = At Ground
| platform = [[Side platform]] 2
| tracks = 3
| entrances =
| parking = {{parking symbol}} Available
| baggage_check =
| opened = 2011<ref name=start/>
| closed =
| rebuilt =
| electrified = No.
| ADA =
| code = {{Indian railway code
| code = BSKH
| zone = [[Eastern Railway zone|Eastern Railway]]
| division = Asansol Division
}}
| owned = [[Indian Railways]]
| operator = [[Eastern Railway zone]]
| status = Functional
| former =
| passengers =
| pass_year =
| pass_percent =
| pass_system =
| map_dot_label = Basukinath railway station
| map_size = 300
| map_type = India Jharkhand
| map_caption = Location in Jharkhand
}}
{{Jasidih–Dumka–Rampurhat line|collapse=yes}}
'''Basukinath railway station''' (station code BSKH) is at [[Basukinath]] city in [[Dumka district]] in the Indian state of [[Jharkhand]] on the Jasidih–Rampurhat section. It is in the [[Asansol railway division|Asansol Division]] of the [[Eastern Railway zone]] of the [[Indian Railways]]. It has an average elevation of {{convert|207|m|ft}}.

The railway line has single {{Track gauge|5ft6in|lk=on}} [[broad gauge]] track from [[Jasidih]] junction in [[Deoghar district]] in [[Santhal Pargana division]] of [[Jharkhand]] to [[Rampurhat]] in [[Birbhum district]] of [[West Bengal]]. This railway track to [[Dumka]] is a boon for Santhal Pargana Division.

==History==
Basukinath railway station became operation in 2011. The {{convert|72|km|abbr=on}} segment from [[Jasidih]] to [[Dumka]] became operational on 12 July 2011.<ref name=start>{{cite news|title=Dumka–Jasidih trains|url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1110612/jsp/jharkhand/story_14101153.jsp|access-date=11 April 2012|date=12 June 2011|work=[[The Telegraph (Kolkata)|The Telegraph]]|location=Kolkata}}</ref> This railway line was sanctioned in 1997–98 [[Railway Budget]] but the land acquisition work started after 2002 and major construction started after 2007. First intercity express between [[Dumka]] and [[Ranchi]] started on 24 September 2012 stops at Basukinath. It run five days a week except Thursday and Sunday.

==Current projects==
Ongoing new railway line survey between Basukinath and Chitra is taken by the [[Indian Railways]].

== Trains ==
Three passenger trains run between Jasidih junction and Dumka stops at Basukinath.<ref name=trainlist>{{cite web|title=Trains at Basukinath|url=https://indiarailinfo.com/arrivals/basukinath-bskh/9608#st|publisher=India Rail Info|access-date=20 November 2017}}</ref> One intercity express train between [[Dumka]] and [[Ranchi]] also running daily stop at Basukinath.

== Facilities ==
The major facilities available at Basukinath station are waiting rooms, computerised reservation facility, reservation counter and vehicle parking.<ref name=computerized_list>{{cite web|title=List of Locations (Irrespective Of States) Where Computerized Reservation Facilities Are Available |url=http://www.indianrail.gov.in/location_Alphabetically.html |publisher=Official website of the [[Indian Railways]] |access-date=18 April 2012 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130703033000/http://www.indianrail.gov.in/location_Alphabetically.html |archivedate= 3 July 2013 |df=dmy }}</ref> The station also has toilets, refreshment room, a tea stall and a book stall.

===Platforms===
There are a total of 2 platforms and 3 tracks. The platforms are connected by [[foot overbridge]]. These platforms are built to accumulate 24 coaches express train.

=== Station layout ===
{|table border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=3
|style="border-top:solid 1px gray;" width=50 valign=top|'''G'''
|style="border-top:solid 1px gray;" width=100 valign=top|Street level
|style="border-top:solid 1px gray;" width=400 valign=top|Exit/Entrance & ticket counter
|-
|style="border-top:solid 1px gray;border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width=50 rowspan=6 valign=top|'''P1'''
|style="border-top:solid 1px gray;border-right:solid 2px black;border-left:solid 2px black;border-bottom:solid 2px black;text-align:center;" colspan=2|[[foot overbridge|FOB]], <small>[[Side platform]], No-1 doors will open on the left/right</small>
|-
|style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width=100|'''Track 1'''
|style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width=400|
|-
|style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width=100|'''Track 2'''
|style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width=400|
|-
|style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width=100|'''Track 3'''
|style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width=400|
|-
|style="border-top:solid 1px black;border-right:solid 2px black;border-left:solid 2px black;border-bottom:solid 1px gray;text-align:center;" colspan=2|[[foot overbridge|FOB]], <small>[[Island platform]], No- 2 doors will open on the left/right </small>
|-
|}

===Track layout===
{{Routemap
| title =Basukinath track layout
|title-bg=
| legend = track
| collapsible = no
| map =
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cd!~\KRWg+l\KRWgr\STR
cd!~\STRg\STR\STRf
cd!~\STR+BSr\STR\STR+BSl ~~ ~~ ~~ {{stnlnk|Dumka}}
cd!~\c*1\STR+BSr\STR\STR+BSl\c!~c*2
cd!~\STR+BSr\STR\STR+BSl ~~ ~~ ~~ to {{stnlnk|Jasidih Junction}}
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| bottom = <div style="width:10em;text-align:center">Station with three tracks and two side platforms</div>
}}

==Nearest Airport==
The nearest airports are [[Birsa Munda Airport]] at [[Ranchi]], [[Gaya Airport]], [[Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Airport]] at [[Patna]] and [[Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport]] at [[Kolkata]].

==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:Basukinath railway station platform.jpg|Basukinath railway station platform
File:Basukinath railway station.jpg|Basukinath railway station
File:Basukinath railway station ticket counter.jpg|Basukinath railway station ticket counter
File:Basukinath railway station platform view.jpg|Basukinath railway station platform view
File:Basukinath railway station building.jpg|Basukinath railway station building
File:Basukinath railway station distance view.jpg|Basukinath railway station distance view
</gallery>

== See also ==
{{columns-list|colwidth=22em|
* [[Dumka]]
* [[Indian Railways]]
* [[Jasidih Junction railway station]]
* [[Jasidih–Dumka–Rampurhat line]]
* [[Mandar Hill railway station]]
* [[List of railway stations in India]]
}}
{{Clear}}

== References ==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
{{Commons|Basukinath Railway Station}}
{{Wikivoyage|Rail travel in India}}
*[https://indiarailinfo.com/station/map/basukinath-bskh/9608#st Basukinath station map]
*{{Google maps|url=https://www.google.co.in/maps/place/Basukinath/@24.384345,87.0681921,356m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m8!1m2!2m1!1sbasukinath+railway+station!3m4!1s0x39f0c4b1628fdd31:0x54f3689f5d8ebd9f!8m2!3d24.384639!4d87.069037?authuser=5|title=Basukinath Railway station}}
* [http://dumka.nic.in/ Official website of the Dumka district]

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{{Railway stations in Jharkhand}}
{{Santhal Pargana Division topics}}
|{{Railways in Eastern India}}

[[Category:Railway stations in Dumka district]]
[[Category:Asansol railway division]]
[[Category:Railway stations opened in 2011]]

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