Chittaranjan railway station

Chittaranjan Station
Indian Railway Station
Location Chittaranjan, Paschim Bardhaman district , West Bengal
 India
Coordinates 23°51′24″N 86°52′44″E / 23.85667°N 86.87889°E / 23.85667; 86.87889Coordinates: 23°51′24″N 86°52′44″E / 23.85667°N 86.87889°E / 23.85667; 86.87889
Elevation 154 metres (505 ft)
Owned by Indian Railways
Operated by Eastern Railway
Line(s) Howrah-Delhi Main Line
Platforms 3[1]
Tracks Broad Gauge
Construction
Parking Available
Other information
Status Functional
Station code CRJ
Zone(s) Eastern Railway
Division(s) Asansol Division
History
Rebuilt Renamed as Chittaranjan in 1950
Previous names Mihijam

Chittaranjan Railway Station, station code CRJ, is the railway station serving the suburb of Chittaranjan in Asansol, Paschim Bardhaman district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Chittaranjan Station is connected to metropolitan areas of India, by the Delhi-Kolkata Main Line via Mugalsarai-Patna route. Madhupur is located at 23°52′N 86°52′E / 23.87°N 86.87°E / 23.87; 86.87.[2] It has an average elevation of 154 metres (505 ft).

The railway township is named after the Indian freedom fighter, Deshbandhu Chittaranjan Das. Chittaranjan is one of the cleanest city in India and the one of the first planned city post independence. Chittaranjan Rly Station serves Mihijam and Chittaranjan. The passenger rail head serving Chittaranjan is located in Mihijam, which is in Jharkhand. The Chittaranjan railway station is in Howrah-Patna-Mughalsarai main line at a distance of 237 km from Howrah. Nearest important railway junction is Asansol, 25 km away. Most of the Patna, Barauni bound express trains coming from Howrah, Sealdah, Ranchi, Kharagpur, Tatanagar, Dhanbad stop here.

History

At first the name of the station was Mihijam. But when the Chittaranjan Locomotive Works established at chittaranjan, the station's name was changed to Chittaranjan station. Geographically this station is located at Mihijam, under Jamtara district of Jharkhand, but the township of Chittaranjan is in West Bengal.

Facilities

The station is rated as 'A' category station having a income of 8Crores and above per year. The major facilities available are waiting rooms, retiring room, ramp, dormitory,computerized reservation counter, 2 Wheeler Vehicle parking. Also as per latest reports Escalator installation is planned and construction to start soon after tender. WiFi ,Coach indicators will be installed in coming days. [3] The vehicles are allowed to enter the station premises. The station also has STD/ISD/PCO telephone booth, ATM counter, toilets, tea stall and book stall.[4]

Platforms

There are a total of 3 platforms. Platform no. 1 and 2 cater to down trains(Asansol/Dhanbad/Howrah/Sealdah/Kolkata bound trains) though platform no. 2 is predominantly used to the service of express/mail/superfast trains whereas platform no. 1 is used for EMU local trains, passenger trains and low priority express trains. Platform 3 is completely dedicated to up trains(New Delhi/Patna/Jhajha/jasidih/amritsar/Barauni/Raxaul bound trains). The platforms are connected by an over-bridge covered on either sides to ensure security of the passengers. Beyond platform no. 3 there is a raised platform for loading and unloading goods. This platform serves the freight trains. A Total of 5 tracks exist here 4 main + 1 yard track.

Trains

Howrah–Delhi main line
km
0 New Delhi
Yamuna
Delhi-UP border
More information:
Kanpur-Delhi section
131 Aligarh Junction
210 Tundla Junction
301 Etawah Junction
441 Kanpur Central
More information:
Mughalsarai-Kanpur section
635 Allahabad Junction
to Howrah-Allahabad-Mumbai line
786 Mughalsarai Junction
to Howrah-Gaya-Delhi line
More information:
Patna-Mughalsarai section
UP-Bihar border
881 Buxar
950 Ara Junction
Son River
990 Danapur
to Patna-Gaya line
999 Patna Junction
Punpun River
More information:
Asansol-Patna section
1044 Bakhtiyarpur Junction
to Bakhtiyarpur–Tilaiya line
1063 Barh
1088 Mokama Junction
to Mokama-Barauni section
to Gaya–Kiul line
1123 Kiul Junction
to Sahibganj Loop
1150 Jamui
1176 Jhajha
Bihar-Jharkhand border
to Jasidih-Dumka-Rampurhat line
1220 Jasidih Junction
Ajay River
to Madhupur Giridih Rail Line
1249 Madhupur Junction
25 Chittaranjan
Jharkhand-West Bengal border
to Howrah-Gaya-Delhi line
1330 Asansol Junction
More information:
Bardhaman-Asansol section
1373 Durgapur
1437 Barddhaman Junction
More information:
Howrah-Bardhaman chord
1532 Howrah Junction

Source: India Rail Info[5]

Many passenger and express trains serve Chittaranjan Station[1][6]

Nearest airports

The nearest airports to Chittaranjan Station are:

  1. Birsa Munda Airport, Ranchi 190 kilometres (120 mi)
  2. Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport, Kolkata 233 kilometres (145 mi)
  3. Gaya Airport 245 kilometres (152 mi)
  4. Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Airport, Patna 296 kilometres (184 mi)

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Trains at Chittaranjan". India Rail Info. Retrieved 1 April 2012.
  2. ↑ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Chittaranjan
  3. ↑ "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.
  4. ↑ "Major passenger amenities available in stations over Asansol Division". Commercial Information. Official Website of the Eastern Railway. Retrieved 1 April 2012.
  5. ↑ "12304 Poorva Express (via Howrah)". India Rail Info.
  6. ↑ "Chittaranjan Railway Station Details". indiantrains.org. Retrieved 1 April 2012.
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