Chopan railway station (station code: CPU) is a major railway station located in the Sonbhadra district of the Indian state Uttar Pradesh which primarily serves Chopan town and its surrounding areas. The station consists of five platforms and the platforms are well sheltered and well equipped with all the basic amenities.[1]
Chopan railway station | |||||
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| Indian Railways station | |||||
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| General information | |||||
| Location | State Highway 5A, Chopan, Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh India | ||||
| Coordinates | 24°30′49″N 83°01′36″E / 24.5135°N 83.0266°E | ||||
| Elevation | 194 metres (636 ft) | ||||
| Owned by | Indian Railways | ||||
| Operated by | East Central Railway | ||||
| Platforms | 5 | ||||
| Tracks | 8 | ||||
| Construction | |||||
| Structure type | Standard (on-ground station) | ||||
| Parking | Yes | ||||
| Bicycle facilities | No | ||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Status | Functioning | ||||
| Station code | CPU | ||||
| Zone(s) | East Central Railway | ||||
| Division(s) | Dhanbad | ||||
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| Electrified | Yes | ||||
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The station connects 'Sonbhadra district' to major cities such as Jammu, Amritsar, Jalandhar, Ludhiana, Chandigarh, New Delhi, Kanpur, Prayagraj, Varanasi, Lucknow, Bareilly, Pilibhit, Tanakpur, Dhanbad, Asansol, Howrah, Kolkata, Gaya, Patna, Ranchi, Jamshedpur, Kharagpur, Sambalpur, Jabalpur, Bhopal, Ajmer and Ahmedabad.
Ranchi Rajdhani Express, Jharkhand Swarna Jayanti Express, Muri Express, Shaktipunj Express and Triveni Express are some popular trains halts at this station.[2][3][4][5]
References
edit- ^ "Which are the 508 railway stations to be revamped? See full list here". Hindustan Times. 6 August 2023. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
- ^ "CPU/Chopan". India Rail Info.
- ^ Chopan railway station GRP clueless in bogie burning case
- ^ Suresh Prabhu announces new amenities for Railway passengers
- ^ "Goods train derails in Bihar, traffic disrupted on Mughalsarai". Archived from the original on 7 September 2017. Retrieved 7 September 2017.
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