Chandrapura Junction | |
Type: | Indian Railways junction station |
Style: | Indian Railways |
Address: | Chandrapura, Bokaro district, Jharkhand |
Country: | India |
Elevation: | 227m (745feet) |
Line: | Gomoh–Barkakana branch line Chandrapura–Muri branch line Mahuda–Adra–Kharagpur Railways in Jharia Coalfield |
Structure: | Standard (on ground station) |
Platform: | 3 |
Tracks: | 6 |
Parking: | Yes |
Bicycle: | No |
Rebuilt: | 1927 |
Electrified: | 1986–89 |
Owned: | Indian Railways |
Operator: | East Central Railway |
Status: | Functioning |
Map Type: | India Jharkhand#India |
Map Dot Label: | Chandrapura Junction |
Chandrapura Junction Railway Station is a railway junction station at the junction of Gomoh–Barkakana branch line and Chandrapura–Muri branch line mainly a part of Railways in Jharia Coalfield. It is located in Bokaro district in the Indian state of Jharkhand.
In 1913, Chandrapura was connected to Mahuda and merged to Gomoh–Mahuda–Adra–Kharagpur (BNR) line and then became a Railways in Jharia Coalfield.In 1927, the Central India Coalfields Railway opened the Gomoh–Barkakana line. Later, the line was amalgamated with East Indian Railway.[1] The construction of the 143km (89miles) long Chandrapura–Muri–Ranchi–Hatia line started in 1957 and was completed in 1961.[2]
Railway lines in the Chandrapura area (including Bokaro Steel City Yard) were electrified in 1986–89.[3]