Kurwa railway station | |
Type: | Indian Railways station |
Style: | Indian Railways |
Address: | Kurwa, Dumka district, Jharkhand 814119 |
Elevation: | 162m (531feet) |
Line: | Jasidih–Dumka–Rampurhat line |
Other: | Rampurhat, Dumka |
Structure: | At ground, Single-track railway |
Platform: | Side platform 1 |
Tracks: | 1 |
Parking: | Available |
Opened: | 2014 |
Electrified: | 2021 |
Owned: | Indian Railways |
Operator: | Eastern Railway zone |
Status: | Functional |
Map Type: | India Jharkhand |
Map Dot Label: | Kurwa railway station |
Map Size: | 300 |
Kurwa railway station (station code KURV) is at Kurwa village city in Dumka district in the Indian state of Jharkhand on the Jasidih–Rampurhat section. It is in the Howrah Division of the Eastern Railway zone of the Indian Railways. It has an average elevation of 162m (531feet).
The railway line has single broad gauge track from Jasidih junction in Deoghar district in Santhal Pargana division of Jharkhand to Rampurhat in Birbhum district of West Bengal. This railway track to Dumka is a boon for Santhal Pargana Division.
The Kurwa railway station provides rail connectivity to the nearby villages Ramidinda, Khayerbani, Rampur, Andipur, Guhiajori.
Kurwa railway station became operational in 2014. The 64km (40miles) segment from Dumka to Rampurhat became operational on 30 June 2014.[1]
G | Street level | Exit/Entrance & ticket counter |
P1 | Side platform, No-1 doors will open on the left/right | |
Track 1 | Rampurhat ← toward → Jasidih | |
One passenger train running between Jasidih Junction and Rampurhat stops at Kurwa railway station.