Gourinathdham railway station serves Gourinathdham and surrounding areas in Purulia district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Gourinathdham | |||||||||||
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| Indian Railways station | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | NH 32, Gourinathdham, Purulia district, West Bengal India | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 23°23′45″N 86°16′29″E / 23.3958°N 86.2746°E | ||||||||||
| Elevation | 277 metres (909 ft) | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Indian Railways | ||||||||||
| Operated by | South Eastern Railway | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Purulia–Kotshila line | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
| Structure type | Standard at ground | ||||||||||
| Parking | No | ||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | No | ||||||||||
| Other information | |||||||||||
| Station code | GTD | ||||||||||
| Division(s) | Adra | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 1907 | ||||||||||
| Electrified | 1998–99 | ||||||||||
| Previous names | Bengal Nagpur Railway | ||||||||||
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The railway station
editThe railway station is on NH 18. It is located at an altitude of 277 metres (909 ft) above sea level. It has a single platform and track doubling work is going on from middle of the year 2018 and also a new platform built then it has 2 platforms. The railway station was allotted the station code of GTD and is under the jurisdiction of Adra railway division of South Eastern Railway.[1]
History
editThe Purulia–Ranchi line was opened as a 2 ft 6 in (762 mm)-wide narrow-gauge railway in 1907. It was named Ranchi–Purulia Railway and operated by Bengal Nagpur Railway.[2] The Kotshila–Ranchi sector was converted to 5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) broad gauge in 1962 and the Purlia–Kotshila sector in 1992.[3]
Electrification
editThe Purulia–Kotshila sector was electrified in 1998–99.[4]
References
edit- ^ "GTD / Gourinathdham". India Rail Info. Retrieved 20 July 2013.
- ^ "IR History: Part – III (1900–1947)". IRFCA. Retrieved 20 July 2013.
- ^ "Indian Railways Line History: 1. South Eastern Railway" (PDF). Indian Railway Notes. Retrieved 20 July 2013.
- ^ "History of Electrification". IRFCA. Retrieved 19 July 2013.
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