Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Gomoh railway station explained

Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Gomoh
Type:Indian Railways junction station
Style:Indian Railways
Address:Gomoh, Dhanbad district, Jharkhand
Country:India
Elevation:239m (784feet)
Line:Asansol–Gaya section of Grand Chord, Howrah–Gaya–Delhi line and Howrah–Allahabad–Mumbai line,
Gomoh–Barkakana branch line,
Netaji S.C.Bose Gomoh–Hatia line,
Adra–Gomoh line
Structure:Standard on ground station
Platform:6
Tracks:9
Parking:Yes
Bicycle:No
Electrified:1960–61
Accessible: Not Available
Owned:Indian Railways
Operator:East Central Railways
Status:Functioning
Map Type:India Jharkhand#India

Gomoh Junction, officially known as Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Gomoh (station code is GMO), is a railway junction station in the Indian state of Jharkhand. Several branch lines start here: Gomoh–Barkakana branch line, Gomoh–Muri branch line and Adra–Gomoh line. It is located in Dhanbad district in the Indian state of Jharkhand.

Etymology

Gomoh railway station was renamed as Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Gomoh railway station in 2009, in honour of Indian freedom fighter and leader Netaji's long journey in Netaji Express (previously known as Kalka Mail) from Gomoh Railway Station out of the British Empire in 1941.[1] [2]

History

The Grand Chord was opened in 1906.[3] In 1927, the Central India Coalfields Railway opened the Gomoh–Barkakana line. Later, the line was amalgamated with East Indian Railway.[4] The construction of the 143km (89miles) long Chandrapura–Muri–Ranchi–Hatia line started in 1957 and was completed in 1961.[5]

The Nagpur–Asansol line (then considered the main line of Bengal Nagpur Railway) was extended to Gomoh in 1907.[6]

Electrification

The Dhanbad–Gomoh sector was electrified in 1960−61.[7]

Loco shed

Gomoh Loco Shed has an electric loco shed with capacity to hold 125+ locos. Locos housed at the shed include 53-WAP-7 and 238-WAG-9 locomotives.[8]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Railway's station tribute to Netaji. https://web.archive.org/web/20100429161313/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1080524/jsp/jharkhand/story_9312950.jsp . dead . 29 April 2010 . The Telegraph. 24 May 2008. 23 April 2013 .
  2. Web site: Lalu salutes Netaji. https://web.archive.org/web/20090129173915/http://telegraphindia.com/1090124/jsp/jharkhand/story_10434193.jsp . dead . 29 January 2009 . The Telegraph. 24 January 2009. 23 April 2013 .
  3. Web site: IR History – Part III (1900–1947). IRFCA . 23 April 2013 .
  4. Web site: Indian Railway History Timeline. 26 August 2008. dead. https://archive.today/20120714085533/http://irse.bravehost.com/IRHTML.htm. 14 July 2012. dmy-all.
  5. Book: Moonis Raza & Yash Aggarwal. Transport Geography of India: Commodity Flow and the Regional Structure of Indian Economy. page 60. 1986. Concept Publishing Company, A-15/16 Commercial Block, Mohan Garden, New Delhi – 110059. 81-7022-089-0. 20 April 2013.
  6. Web site: Major Events in the Formation of S.E. Railway. South Eastern Railway. 23 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-all.
  7. Web site: History of Electrification. IRFCA. 20 April 2013.
  8. Web site: Sheds and Workshops. IRFCA. 10 April 2013.