Adra Junction railway station

Adra Junction railway station serves Adra town, and also serves the industrial towns of Raghunathpur and Kashipur in Purulia district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is a gateway to the famous tourist spots of Purulia district. It also servers as the divisional headquarters of the Adra Division of the South Eastern Railway zone of Indian Railways. Adra (ADRA) station is categorized as NSG 4 on the basis of yearly window sale. The station has also been declared as 'Model' as well as 'Adarsh' station. The station serves the Divisional Head Quarters.

Adra Junction
Indian Railways junction station
Adra Junction rail station building
General information
LocationAdra Town, station road, Raghunathpur and Kashipur block area, Purulia district, West Bengal
India
Coordinates23°29′46″N 86°40′26″E / 23.496°N 86.674°E / 23.496; 86.674
Elevation185 metres (607 ft)
Operated bySouth Eastern Railways
Line(s)Asansol–Tatanagar–Kharagpur line, Adra–Gomoh line, Kharagpur–Bankura–Adra line
Platforms4
Tracks8 (excluding Yard)
ConnectionsRaghunathpur , Kashipur , Purulia
Construction
Structure typeAt ground
ParkingAvailable
AccessibleYes
Other information
StatusFunctional
Station codeADRA
Zone(s) South Eastern Railway
Division(s) Adra
History
Opened1887
Rebuilt1904
Electrified1961–62 [First electrified functional line in Adra division]
Previous namesBengal Nagpur Railway
Services
Preceding station Indian Railways Following station
Garhdhrubeswar
towards Terminus
South Eastern Railway zone Metyal Sahar
Location
Adra Junction is located in West Bengal
Adra Junction
Adra Junction
Location in West Bengal
Adra Junction is located in India
Adra Junction
Adra Junction
Location in India

It is an important junction station, with railway tracks from four different directions meeting there and is the busiest station in the entire division handling a huge amount of passenger and freight train traffic in a day. Many important and long distance trains like Rajdhani, Duronto, NandanKanan, Vivek Express, Samarsatha Express etc. having stoppages at Adra and patronization of these trains are good.

Trains

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Some of the Major Trains available from this railway station are as follows:

History

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The Howrah–Allahabad–Mumbai line, a joint effort of Great Indian Peninsula Railway and East Indian Railway Company came up in 1870.[5] The Bengal Nagpur Railway was formed in 1887 for the purpose of upgrading the Nagpur Chhattisgarh Railway and then extending it via Bilaspur to Asansol, in order to develop a shorter Howrah–Mumbai route than the one via Allahabad.[6] The Bengal Nagpur Railway main line from Nagpur to Asansol, on the Howrah–Delhi main line, was opened for goods traffic on 1 February 1891.[7] However, it was only after Kharagpur was linked from the west and the south that it was connected to Howrah in 1900.[8]

BNR lines were extended to Gomoh, on EIR's main line, in 1907. The Mohuda–Chandrapura branch line was opened in 1913.[7]

Electrification

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The Asansol–Purulia section was electrified in 1961–62.[9] The first MEMU train services in SER were started in between Adra and Asansol. Later these services started between Adra–Purulia, Adra–Tatanagar and Adra–Medinipur.

Adra–Asansol line
km
 
 
 
 
0
Asansol
 
5
Burnpur  
 
 
 
 
 
 
IISCO Burnpur sidings
 
 
 
 
9
Damodar
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
IISCO Damodar yard
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
14
Madhukunda
 
21
Muradi
 
 
 
 
Chaurashi Goods siding
 
 
 
26
Ramkanali
 
31
Bero
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
RTPP sidings
 
 
37
Joychandi Pahar
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
41
Adra
 
 
km

Source: Indian Railway Time Table

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References

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  1. ^ "South Eastern Railway Pink Book 2017–18" (PDF). Indian Railways Pink Book.
  2. ^ "Adra Division Railway Map". South Eastern Railway.
  3. ^ "Kharagpur Divisional Railway Map". South Eastern Railway.
  4. ^ Google maps
  5. ^ "IR History: Early Days – II". Chronology of railways in India, Part 2 (1870–1899). Retrieved 27 October 2012.
  6. ^ "Number 1 Down Mail". Railways of the Raj. Retrieved 19 February 2012.
  7. ^ a b "Major Events in the Formation of S.E. Railway". South Eastern Railway. Archived from the original on 1 April 2013. Retrieved 19 February 2012.
  8. ^ Saxena, R. P. "Indian Railway History timeline". Archived from the original on 29 February 2012. Retrieved 19 February 2012.
  9. ^ "History of Electrification". IRFCA. Retrieved 29 December 2012.
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External videos
  Train leaving Adra railway station
Preceding station   Indian Railways Following station
Joychandi Pahar
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South Eastern Railway zone Garhdhrubeshwar
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Terminus South Eastern Railway zone Sanka
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South Eastern Railway zone
Adra–Bankura–Kharagpur line
Metyal Sahar
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