Koderma Junction railway station

Koderma Junction railway station, station code KQR, is railway station of the Indian railway serving the city of Jhumri Telaiya, Koderma, the headquarters of Koderma district in the Indian state of Jharkhand.

Koderma Junction
Indian Railways station
Koderma Railway station platform
LocationStation Road, Koderma, Koderma district, Jharkhand
India
Coordinates24°26′6″N 85°31′40″E
Elevation398 metres (1,306 ft)
Line(s)Asansol–Gaya section of Howrah–Gaya–Delhi line and Howrah–Allahabad–Mumbai line, Koderma–Hazaribagh–Barkakana–Ranchi line, Koderma–Giridih–Madhupur line and Koderma–Tilaiya line
Platforms7
Construction
ParkingAvailable
Bicycle facilitiesNot available
Other information
StatusFunctional
Station codeKQR
Zone(s) East Central Railway
Division(s) Dhanbad
Location
Koderma Junction
Location in Jharkhand

Geography

Koderma is located at 24°26′7″N 86°31′39″E.[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.It has an elevation of 398 metres (1,306 ft). Koderma has a rail connectivity with the other major parts of the country such as Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Ahmedabad, Indore, Bhopal, Gwalior, Jabalpur, Jaipur, Nagpur, Pune, Guwahati 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 numerous express and superfast trains from all over the country. Several electrified local passenger trains also run from Koderma to neighbouring destinations at regular intervals.[5][6]


Nearest airports

The nearest airports to Koderma station are:

  1. Birsa Munda Airport, Ranchi 157 kilometres (98 mi)
  2. Gaya Airport 77 kilometres (48 mi)
  3. Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport, Kolkata
  4. Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Airport, Patna 183 kilometres (114 mi)

See also

References
  1. "Koderma Station". Wikimapia. Retrieved 1 December 2011.
  2. "IR History – Part III (1900–1947)". IRFCA. Retrieved 23 April 2013.
  3. "History of Electrification". IRFCA. Retrieved 20 April 2013.
  4. "List of Locations (Irrespective Of States) Where Computerized Reservation Facilities Are Available". Official website of the Indian Railways. Archived from the original on 3 July 2013. Retrieved 18 April 2012.
  5. "Trains at Koderma". India Rail Info. Retrieved 1 April 2012.
  6. "Ghanbad Junction Railway Station Details". indiantrains.org. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 1 April 2012.


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