Lohardaga railway station

Lohardaga Station, station code LAD, is the railway station serving the city of Lohardaga which is the headquarters of the Lohardaga district in the Indian state of Jharkhand. Lohardaga station belongs to the Ranchi division of the South Eastern Railway zone of the Indian Railways.[1]

Lohardaga station
Indian Railways station
LocationLohardaga, Lohardaga district, Jharkhand
 India
Coordinates23°26′48″N 84°42′24″E
Elevation643 metres (2,110 ft)
Construction
ParkingAvailable
Other information
StatusFunctional
Station codeLAD
Zone(s) South Eastern Railway
Division(s) Ranchi Division

History

The 68 kilometres (42 mi) railway track was converted from narrow gauge (2'6") to broad gauge in 2005. The track is planned to be extended 44 km more to connect with Tori railway station in Chandwa town in Latehar district. This would reduce the railway distance between Ranchi and Delhi and the railway travel time by three hours.

Facilities

The major facilities available are waiting rooms, retiring room, computerized reservation facility, reservation counter, Vehicle parking etc.[2][1] The vehicles are allowed to enter the station premises. Security personnel from the Government Railway Police (G.R.P.) are present for security.

External video
Video of Lohardaga Station in HD taken from a moving trainretrieved 28.04.2012

Platforms

The platforms are interconnected with foot overbridge (FOB).

Trains

Several local passenger trains also run from Lohardaga to neighbouring destinations on frequent intervals.[3][4] /* Train

Train nameTrain numberSourceDestination
Ranchi Tori Passenger08653RanchiTori
Tori–Ranchi Passenger08654ToriRanchi
Ranchi–Lohardaga Passenger58657RanchiLohardaga
Lohardaga–Ranchi Passenger58658LohardagaRanchi
Ranchi–Lohardaga Passenger58653RanchiLohardaga
Lohardaga–Ranchi Passenger58654LohardagaRanchi
Ranchi– Lohardaga Passenger58651RanchiLohardaga
Lohardaga–Ranchi Passenger58652LohardagaRanchi

Nearest airport

The nearest airport to Lohardaga Station are

  1. Birsa Munda Airport, Ranchi 71 kilometres (44 mi)
  2. Gaya Airport, Gaya 163 kilometres (101 mi)
  3. Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Airport, Patna 276 kilometres (171 mi)
  4. Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport, Kolkata

See also

References
  1. "RANCHI DIVISION AT A GLANCE". South Eastern Railway, Govt of India. Archived from the original on 30 May 2013. Retrieved 26 April 2012.
  2. "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.
  3. "Trains at Lohardaga Station". India Rail Info. Retrieved 1 April 2012.
  4. "Lohardaga Railway Station Details". indiantrains.org. Retrieved 1 April 2012.


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