Koderma Junction railway station explained

Koderma Junction
Type: Indian Railways station
Style:Indian Railways
Address:Station Road, Jhumri Telaiya, Koderma, Jharkhand- 825409
Country:India
Elevation:398m (1,306feet)
Line:Asansol–Gaya section of Howrah–Gaya–Delhi line and Howrah–Prayagraj–Mumbai line, Koderma–Hazaribagh–Barkakana–Ranchi line, Madhupur–Giridih–Koderma line and Koderma–Tilaiya line (under construction)
Platform:7
Tracks:8
Parking:Available
Bicycle:Not available
Electrified:Yes
Owned:Indian Railways
Operator:East Central Railway
Status:Functional
Map Type:India Jharkhand
Map Dot Label:Koderma Junction
Map Size:300

Koderma Junction railway station, station code KQR, is railway station of the Indian railway under Dhanbad railway division of East Central Railway zone serving the city of Jhumri Telaiya, Koderma, the headquarters of Koderma district in the Indian state of Jharkhand.

Geography

Koderma is located at .[1] It is in the Dhanbad railway division of the East Central Railway zone. Grand Chord rail-line that connects Howrah and New Delhi passes through Koderma Junction. Other 3 lines have been connected with Koderma making it a junction namely Koderma–Hazaribagh–Barkakana–Ranchi line, Koderma–Giridih–Madhupur line and Koderma–Tilaiya line(Under construction) by which koderma junction is directly connected with Nawada, Rajgir & biharsarif and also the new route to go patna. It has an elevation of 398m (1,306feet). Koderma has a rail connectivity with the other major parts of the country such as Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Lucknow,Patna, Ranchi,Jamshedpur, Varanasi, Bhubaneshwar, Ahmedabad, Indore, Gwalior, Jabalpur, Jaipur, Nagpur, Ajmer, Secunderabad, Amritsar etc.

History

The Grand Chord was opened in 1906.[2]

Electrification

The Gomoh–Koderma sector was electrified in 1961–62.[3]

Facilities

The station houses all the major facilities like waiting rooms, computerized reservation facility, bookshop, etc.[4]

Trains

Koderma station's location on the Grand Chord makes it served by several superfast, express and passenger trains from all over the country.[5] [6] Following are some of the premium train services:

Nearest airports

The nearest airports to Koderma station are:

  1. Gaya Airport -
  2. Deoghar Airport -
  3. Birsa Munda Airport, Ranchi -
  4. Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Airport, Patna -

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Koderma Station . Wikimapia . 2011-12-01.
  2. Web site: IR History – Part III (1900–1947). IRFCA . 23 April 2013 .
  3. Web site: History of Electrification. IRFCA. 20 April 2013.
  4. Web site: List of Locations (Irrespective Of States) Where Computerized Reservation Facilities Are Available . . 18 April 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130703033000/http://www.indianrail.gov.in/location_Alphabetically.html . 3 July 2013 .
  5. Web site: Trains at Koderma. India Rail Info. 1 April 2012.
  6. Web site: Ghanbad Junction Railway Station Details . indiantrains.org . 1 April 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304041340/http://www.indiantrains.org/station-details/?code=KQR . 4 March 2016 .