Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Gomoh railway station
Gomoh Junction, officially known as Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Gomoh (station code is GMO), is a railway junction station in the Indian state of Jharkhand. Several branch lines start here: Gomoh–Barkakana branch line, Gomoh–Muri branch line and Adra–Gomoh line. It is located in Dhanbad district in the Indian state of Jharkhand.
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| Indian Railways junction station | ||||||||||||||||
 Gomoh railway station | ||||||||||||||||
| General information | ||||||||||||||||
| Location | Gomoh, Dhanbad district, Jharkhand India | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 23°52′24″N 86°08′53″E / 23.8733°N 86.1481°E | |||||||||||||||
| Elevation | 239 metres (784 ft) | |||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Indian Railways | |||||||||||||||
| Operated by | East Central Railways | |||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | Asansol–Gaya section of Grand Chord, Howrah–Gaya–Delhi line and Howrah–Allahabad–Mumbai line, Gomoh–Barkakana branch line, Netaji S.C.Bose Gomoh–Hatia line, Adra–Gomoh line | |||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 6 | |||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 9 | |||||||||||||||
| Construction | ||||||||||||||||
| Structure type | Standard on ground station | |||||||||||||||
| Parking | Yes | |||||||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | No | |||||||||||||||
| Accessible |  Not Available | |||||||||||||||
| Other information | ||||||||||||||||
| Status | Functioning | |||||||||||||||
| Station code | GMO | |||||||||||||||
| Zone(s) | East Central Railway zone | |||||||||||||||
| Division(s) | Dhanbad | |||||||||||||||
| History | ||||||||||||||||
| Opened | 1906 | |||||||||||||||
| Electrified | 1960–61 | |||||||||||||||
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Etymology
editGomoh railway station was renamed as Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Gomoh railway station in 2009, in honour of Indian freedom fighter and leader Netaji's long journey in Netaji Express (previously known as Kalka Mail) from Gomoh Railway Station out of the British Empire in 1941.[1][2]
History
editThe Grand Chord was opened in 1906.[3] In 1927, the Central India Coalfields Railway opened the Gomoh–Barkakana line. Later, the line was amalgamated with East Indian Railway.[4] The construction of the 143-kilometre (89 mi) long Chandrapura–Muri–Ranchi–Hatia line started in 1957 and was completed in 1961.[5]
The Nagpur–Asansol line (then considered the main line of Bengal Nagpur Railway) was extended to Gomoh in 1907.[6]
Electrification
editThe Dhanbad–Gomoh sector was electrified in 1960−61.[7]
Loco shed
editGomoh Loco Shed has an electric loco shed with capacity to hold 125+ locos. Locos housed at the shed include 53-WAP-7 and 238-WAG-9 locomotives.[8]
Facilities
editTrains
edit- Bhubaneswar Tejas Rajdhani Express
- Tatanagar–Patna Vande Bharat Express
- Patna - Ranchi Jan Shatabdi Express
- Jharkhand Sampark Kranti Express
- Odisha Sampark Kranti Express
- Jharkhand Swarna Jayanti Express
- Tatanagar–Amritsar Jallianwalla Bagh Express
- Purushottam Express
- Neelachal Express
- Nandan Kanan Express
- Bhubaneswar–Anand Vihar Weekly Superfast Express
- Haldia–Anand Vihar Terminal Superfast Express
- Shalimar–Gorakhpur Express
- Santragachi–Anand Vihar Superfast Express
- Ranchi–Lokmanya Tilak Terminus Weekly Express
- Howrah–Mumbai CSMT Mail (via Gaya)
- Kolkata–Jammu Tawi Express
- Howrah–Gwalior Chambal Express
- Howrah–Mathura Chambal Express
- Patna–Hatia Express
- Ganga Sutlej Express
- Ganga Damodar Express
- Shipra Express
- Netaji Express
- Doon Express
- Kosi Express
- Dumka–Ranchi Intercity Express
- Dhanbad - Sasaram Intercity Express
Nearest airports
edit- Dhanbad Airport (34 Km)
- Bokaro Airport (35 Km)
- Giridih Airport (70 Km)
- Birsa Munda Airport, Ranchi (136 Km)
References
edit- ^ "Railway's station tribute to Netaji". The Telegraph. 24 May 2008. Archived from the original on 29 April 2010. Retrieved 23 April 2013.
- ^ "Lalu salutes Netaji". The Telegraph. 24 January 2009. Archived from the original on 29 January 2009. Retrieved 23 April 2013.
- ^ "IR History – Part III (1900–1947)". IRFCA. Retrieved 23 April 2013.
- ^ "Indian Railway History Timeline". Archived from the original on 14 July 2012. Retrieved 26 August 2008.
- ^ Moonis Raza & Yash Aggarwal (1986). Transport Geography of India: Commodity Flow and the Regional Structure of Indian Economy. Concept Publishing Company, A-15/16 Commercial Block, Mohan Garden, New Delhi – 110059. ISBN 81-7022-089-0. Retrieved 20 April 2013.
{{cite book}}:|work=ignored (help) - ^ "Major Events in the Formation of S.E. Railway". South Eastern Railway. Archived from the original on 1 April 2013. Retrieved 23 April 2013.
- ^ "History of Electrification". IRFCA. Retrieved 20 April 2013.
- ^ "Sheds and Workshops". IRFCA. Retrieved 10 April 2013.