Rajnandgaon railway station

Rajnandgaon railway station serves Rajnandgaon in Rajnandgaon district in the Indian state of Chhattisgarh.

Rajnandgaon
राजनंदगांव
Indian Railway Station
LocationRajnandgaon, Rajnandgaon district, Chhattisgarh
India
Coordinates21°06′02″N 81°02′19″E
Elevation307 metres (1,007 ft)
Line(s)Bilaspur-Nagpur section of Howrah-Nagpur-Mumbai line
Platforms4
Construction
Structure typeAt Ground
ParkingAvailable
Other information
Station codeRJN
Zone(s) South East Central Railway
Division(s) Nagpur
History
Opened1880
Electrified1934-45
Traffic
Passengers55,000
Location
Location of Rajnandgaon railway station in Chhattisgarh

History

The Nagpur Chhattisgarh Railway started construction of the 240 km (149 mi) Nagpur-Rajnandgaon section in 1878, after surveys were started in 1871. The Nagpur-Tumsar Road section was opened in April 1880 and the Tumsar Road-Rajnandgaon section in December 1880.[1]

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.[2] 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.[3]

The cross country Howrah-Nagpur-Mumbai line, was opened in 1900.[3]

Railway reorganization

The Bengal Nagpur Railway was nationalized in 1944.[4]Eastern Railway was formed on 14 April 1952 with the portion of East Indian Railway Company east of Mughalsarai and the Bengal Nagpur Railway.[5] In 1955, South Eastern Railway was carved out of Eastern Railway. It comprised lines mostly operated by BNR earlier.[5][6] Amongst the new zones started in April 2003 were East Coast Railway and South East Central Railway. Both these railways were carved out of South Eastern Railway.[5]

Trains

12441/12442 Bilaspur Rajdhani Express passes through this station. It arrives on Sunday, Wednesday at 8:40 from New Delhi and departs on Monday, Thursday at 16:58 for New Delhi.

References
  1. "Nagpur Division" (PDF). Retrieved 20 November 2012.
  2. "Number 1 Down Mail". Railways of the Raj. Retrieved 10 November 2012.
  3. "Major Events in the Formation of S.E. Railway". South Eastern Railway. Archived from the original on 1 April 2013. Retrieved 10 November 2012.
  4. "IR History: Part - III (1900 - 1947)". IRFCA. Retrieved 21 November 2012.
  5. "Geography – Railway Zones". IRFCA. Retrieved 21 November 2012.
  6. "IR History: Part - IV (1947 - 1970)". IRFCA. Retrieved 21 November 2012.
Preceding station   Indian Railways   Following station
Murhipar
South East Central Railway zone
Bilaspur-Nagpur section of Howrah-Nagpur-Mumbai line
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