Purulia Junction railway station

Purulia Junction
Indian Railway Junction Station
Location Station Road, Purulia City, West Bengal
India
Coordinates 23°19′30″N 86°22′41″E / 23.325°N 86.378°E / 23.325; 86.378Coordinates: 23°19′30″N 86°22′41″E / 23.325°N 86.378°E / 23.325; 86.378
Elevation 246 metres (807 ft)
Owned by Indian Railways
Operated by South Eastern Railway zone
Line(s) Asansol-Tatanagar-Kharagpur line, Purulia-Ranchi line
Platforms 4
Tracks 7
Construction
Structure type At Ground
Parking Available
Bicycle facilities Available
Other information
Status Functioning as 'A' Category Railway Station
Station code PRR
Zone(s) South Eastern Railway zone
Division(s) Adra
History
Opened 1890
Electrified 1961-62
Previous names Bengal Nagpur Railway
Traffic
Passengers Average 10750 per day.
Location
Purulia railway station
Location in West Bengal

Purulia Railway Station serves Purulia City the headquarters of Purulia district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is situated at the eastern side of the city with railway owned colonies which is home for working staffs. The station recently owned 'A' Category status under the Adra division of South Eastern Railway, having the highest revenue growth rate in the area.

Purulia RaIlway Station is presently a three way junction point having direct connection to Asansol/Adra, Muri/Bokaro/Ranchi and Tatanagar/Chakradharpur.

12828 Purulia-Howrah Superfast Express is the most important and oldest train of the whole region that connects to Kolkata. 12884 Purulia-Howrah Rupashi Bangla Express is another direct option running on the counter times of 12827/28. 12866 Purulia-Howrah Lalmati Express(via TATA) is a bi-weekly train meant to cater extra rush between the two. 12801 Purushottam SF Express is the only daily link to New Delhi. 22605 Purulia-Villupuram Weekly Superfast Express is another important train connecting to Vellore that originates from here.

Totos(E-Rickshaws) are available for local transport. Taxi and Maxi is available for long distance travels from the station.

History

The Bengal Nagpur Railway was formed in 1887 for the purpose of upgrading the Nagpur Chhattisgarh Railway and then extending it via Bilaspur to Asansol, in order to develop a shorter Howrah-Mumbai route than the one via Allahabad.[1]The Bengal Nagpur Railway main line from Nagpur to Asansol, on the Howrah-Delhi main line, was opened for goods traffic on 1 February 1891.[2]

The Purulia-Ranchi line was opened as a narrow gauge railway of BNR in 1907.[3]The Ranchi-Kotshila section was upgraded to broad gauge in 1960 and the Kotshila-Purulia section subsequently.[2]

Electrification

The Purulia-Chakradharpur, Kandra-Gomharria, Sini- Adityapur, Adityapur-Tatanagar, Chakradharpur-Manoharpur and Manoharpur-Rourkela sections were electrified in 1961-62.[4]

Important Trains

Some important train that origins/terminates :

Train No.Train NameTrain TypeArrivalsArrival TimeDeparturesDeparture Time
22605Purulia - Villupuram Superfast ExpressSuperFastSun23:05Mon10:35
12827Howrah Purulia Superfast ExpressSuperFastDaily22:20Daily05:30
12884Rupashi Bangla ExpressSuperFastDaily11:50Daily15:35
12865 Lalmati Express SuperFast Tue, Sat 14:10 Mon, Fri 14:40

Some other important trains:

Train No. Train Name From To Train Type Frequemcy Arrival Time Departure Time
12801 Purushottam Express PURI NDLS SuperFast Daily 08:23 08:25
12152 Samarsata Express HWH LTT SuperFast Sat, Sun 02:37 02:42
12376 Ratna Express ASN MAS SuperFast Wed 17:23 17:25
12950 Kaviguru Express SRC PBR SuperFast Mon 02:37 02:42

References

  1. ↑ "Number 1 Down Mail". Railways of the Raj. Retrieved 2012-11-10.
  2. 1 2 "Major Events in the Formation of S.E. Railway". South Eastern Railway. Archived from the original on 1 April 2013. Retrieved 10 November 2012.
  3. ↑ "IR History: Part - III (1900 - 1947)". IRFCA. Retrieved 2012-11-12.
  4. ↑ "History of Electrification". IRFCA. Retrieved 2012-11-10.

Purulia travel guide from Wikivoyage

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