Koderma Junction railway station

Koderma Junction
Indian Railways station
Koderma Railway station platform
General information
LocationStation Road, Jhumri Telaiya, Koderma, Jharkhand- 825409
India
Coordinates24°26′6″N 85°31′40″E / 24.43500°N 85.52778°E / 24.43500; 85.52778
Elevation398 metres (1,306 ft)
Owned byIndian Railways
Operated byEast Central Railway
Line(s)Asansol–Gaya section of Howrah–Gaya–Delhi line and Howrah–Prayagraj–Mumbai line, Koderma–Hazaribagh–Barkakana–Ranchi line, Madhupur–Giridih–Koderma line and Koderma–Tilaiya line (under construction)
Platforms7
Tracks8
Construction
ParkingAvailable
Bicycle facilitiesNot available
Other information
StatusFunctional
Station codeKQR
Zone(s) East Central Railway
Division(s) Dhanbad
History
RebuiltCurrently new Hi-tech building is under construction & redevelopment of station is going on.
ElectrifiedYes
Location
Koderma Junction is located in Jharkhand
Koderma Junction
Koderma Junction
Location in Jharkhand
Koderma Junction railway station platform

Koderma Junction railway station, station code KQR, is railway station of the Indian railway under Dhanbad railway division of East Central Railway zone serving the city of Jhumri Telaiya near by Koderma city, the headquarters of Koderma district in the Indian state of Jharkhand. Grand Chord rail-line that connects Howrah and New Delhi passes through Koderma Junction. In this station, 4 Vande Bharat Express, 2 Rajdhani Express & 1 Duronto Express halts here.

Geography

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Koderma is located at 24°26′7″N 86°31′39″E / 24.43528°N 86.52750°E / 24.43528; 86.52750.[1] It is in the Dhanbad railway division of the East Central Railway zone. Grand Chord rail-line that connects Howrah and New Delhi passes through Koderma Junction. Other 3 lines have been connected with Koderma making it a junction namely 1)Koderma–Hazaribagh–Barkakana–Ranchi line, 2)Koderma–Giridih–Madhupur line and 3)Koderma–Tilaiya line(Under construction) by which koderma junction is directly connected with Nawada, Rajgir & biharsarif and also the new route to go patna. It has an elevation of 398 metres (1,306 ft). Koderma has a rail connectivity with the other major parts of the country such as Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Lucknow, Patna, Ranchi, Jamshedpur, Varanasi, Bhubaneshwar, Ahmedabad, Indore, Gwalior, Jabalpur, Jaipur, Nagpur, Ajmer, Secunderabad, Amritsar etc.

History

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The Grand Chord was opened in 1906.[2]

Electrification

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The Gomoh–Koderma sector was electrified in 1961–62.[3]

Facilities

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The station houses all the major facilities like Waiting rooms, Computerized reservation facility, ATVM machine, Food plaza, Foot Overbridge, Separate Car and bike parking etc.[4] Currently new Hi-tech building (with various facilities) is under construction.

Trains

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Koderma station's location on the Grand Chord makes it served by several superfast, express and passenger trains from all over the country.[5][6] Following are some of the premium train services:

Originating trains

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  • [ 03370 ] Koderma – Madhupur Passenger
  • [ 03606 ] Koderma – Maheshmunda Passenger
  • [ 03371 ] Koderma– Barkakana Passenger
  • [ 03607 ] Koderma –Barkakana Passenger

Terminating trains

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  • [ 03369 ] Madhupur – Koderma Passenger
  • [ 03605 ] Maheshmunda – Koderma Passenger
  • [ 03372 ] Barkakana– Koderma Passenger
  • [ 03608 ] Barkakana –Koderma Passenger

Nearest airports

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The nearest airports to Koderma station are:

  1. Gaya Airport - 106 kilometres (66 mi)
  2. Deoghar Airport - 155 kilometres (96 mi)
  3. Birsa Munda Airport, Ranchi - 158 kilometres (98 mi)
  4. Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Airport, Patna - 179 kilometres (111 mi)

References

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  1. ^ "Koderma Station". Wikimapia. Retrieved 1 December 2011.
  2. ^ "IR History – Part III (1900–1947)". IRFCA. Retrieved 23 April 2013.
  3. ^ "History of Electrification". IRFCA. Retrieved 20 April 2013.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ "Trains at Koderma". India Rail Info. Retrieved 1 April 2012.
  6. ^ "Ghanbad Junction Railway Station Details". indiantrains.org. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 1 April 2012.
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