Mahuda Junction railway station explained

Mahuda Junction railway station should not be confused with Mahuva Junction railway station.

Mahuda Junction
Type:Regional rail and Light rail station
Style:Indian Railways
Address:NH 18(NH 32), Mahuda, Dhanbad district, Jharkhand
Country:India
Elevation:205m (673feet)
Line:Howrah–Kharagpur–Gomoh line
Howrah–Kharagpur–Bokaro line
Dhanbad–Mahuda–Chandrapura line
Asansol–Tatanagar–Kharagpur line
Structure:Standard
Platform:2
Tracks:11
Parking:Available
Owned:Government of India
Operator:Indian Railways
Status:Functional
Former:Mohuda
Passengers:30000+
Map Type:India Jharkhand
Map Dot Label:Mahuda Junction railway station
Map Size:280

Mahuda Junction railway station is a railway station near NH 18 previously NH32, Mahuda Bazaar in Dhanbad district, Jharkhand state. It is operated by South Eastern Railway Adra division. Its code is MHQ. It is one of cleanest stations of Dhanbad despite its use for coal transportation. It is nearest to the Katras Baghmara and Dhanbad as it became the other substitute station for Dhanbad Junction. Ii is just 19 km from the area main junction. It is nearest to Bokaro Steel City. It is a good location both for Bokaro and Dhanbad. The important train is Nandan Kanan Express (ndls-puri).[1] It is mainly in function for Washeries i.e. Mahuda, Moonidih .The direct trains for major city like Ranchi, Rourkela, Nagpur, Kharagpur, Howrah, New Delhi, Kanpur, Fatehpur, Allahabad, Puri, Bhubaneswar, Cuttack, Surat, Bokaro, Adra, Gaya, Mughalsarai, Asansol, Malda

History

The Bengal Nagpur Railway extended its then mainline, the Nagpur–Asansol line, to Netaji S.C.Bose Gomoh, on East Indian Railway's main line, in 1907. The Mohuda–Chandrapura branch line was opened in 1913.[2]

Electrification

The Bhaga–Mahuda and Mahuda–Gomoh and Mahuda–Chandrapura sectors were electrified in 1985–88.[3]

Passenger movement

Mahuda railway station serves around 70K passengers every month.[4]

Trains stop

Super-Fast

Mail/Express

Passenger train

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Trains. Indian Railways. 15 July 2016.
  2. Web site: Major Events in the Formation of S.E. Railway . South Eastern Railway . 25 April 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130401151628/http://www.ser.indianrailways.gov.in/view_section.jsp?lang=0&id=0%2C1 . 1 April 2013 . dmy .
  3. Web site: History of Electrification. IRFCA. 20 April 2013.
  4. Web site: Mahuda Junction . Indian Rail Enquiry. 16 July 2013.