Gonda Junction railway station

Gonda Junction railway station
Indian Railway Station
Location Gonda, Uttar Pradesh
India
Coordinates 27°09′15″N 81°58′38″E / 27.1543°N 81.9771°E / 27.1543; 81.9771Coordinates: 27°09′15″N 81°58′38″E / 27.1543°N 81.9771°E / 27.1543; 81.9771
Elevation 110 metres (360 ft)
Owned by Indian Railways
Operated by North Eastern Railway
Platforms 6
Tracks 7
Connections Auto stand, Escalator, Elevator
Construction
Structure type Standard (on ground station)
Parking Yes
Bicycle facilities Yes
Other information
Status Double Electric-Line
Station code GD
Zone(s) North Eastern Railway
Division(s) Lucknow NER railway division
Electrified Yes

Gonda Junction railway station is a big railway station in Devi Patan Mandal & other north eastern region Gonda district, Uttar Pradesh. Its code is GD. It serves Gonda city. The station consists of 6 (1, 2, 3A, 3B, 4 and 5) platforms. The platforms are clean. It has various facilities like Escalator, Elevator & also clean water source available etc

Loco Shed

Diesel Shed Gonda was established in year 1982 with a small holding of 22 WDM1 locomotives. In the past 31 years, it has witnessed many technological changes and has emerged one of the major diesel shed for maintenance of BG locomotives. Gonda shed has distinction of maintaining wide range of rolling stocks starting from WDM1 locomotives, YDM4 locomotives, shunting locomotives, AC/DC WDM2 locomotives, WDM2 -2600 HP, WDM3A-3100 HP locomotives and latest WDM3D3300 HP locomotives and high adhesion WDG3A locomotive. As on date, Diesel shed is homing 160 BG locomotives against the berthing capacity of 130 locos. Diesel shed is also extending technical assistance to Chhapra Satellite Shed. Diesel shed Gonda is also maintaining the 140 Ton crane stabled at GKP.

Shed Loco Holdings -

WDM2 – 40 loco,

WDM3A – 94 loco,

WDM3D – 15 loco,

WDG3A – 05 loco,

WDS6 – 04 loco,

WDP-4D – 12 loco,

Gonda also has a newly-inaugurated electric loco shed that holds 33 locos, which include 30 WAG-7 locos and 3 WAP-4 locos. [1]

References

  1. ↑ "GD/Gonda Junction". India Rail Info.


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