Chandrapura Junction railway station
Chandrapura Junction Railway Station is a railway junction station at the junction of Gomoh–Barkakana branch line and Chandrapura–Muri branch line mainly a part of Railways in Jharia Coalfield. It is located in Bokaro district in the Indian state of Jharkhand.
Chandrapura Junction | ||||||||||||||||
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| Indian Railways junction station | ||||||||||||||||
| General information | ||||||||||||||||
| Location | Chandrapura, Bokaro district, Jharkhand India | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 23°45′19″N 86°07′11″E | |||||||||||||||
| Elevation | 227 metres (745 ft) | |||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Indian Railways | |||||||||||||||
| Operated by | East Central Railway | |||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | Gomoh–Barkakana branch line Chandrapura–Muri branch line Mahuda–Adra–Kharagpur Railways in Jharia Coalfield | |||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 3 | |||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 6 | |||||||||||||||
| Construction | ||||||||||||||||
| Structure type | Standard (on ground station) | |||||||||||||||
| Parking | Yes | |||||||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | No | |||||||||||||||
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| Status | Functioning | |||||||||||||||
| Station code | CRP | |||||||||||||||
| Zone(s) | East Central Railway zone | |||||||||||||||
| Division(s) | Dhanbad | |||||||||||||||
| History | ||||||||||||||||
| Opened | 1913 | |||||||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 1927 | |||||||||||||||
| Electrified | 1986–89 | |||||||||||||||
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  Chandrapura Junction Location in Jharkhand  Chandrapura Junction Location in India | ||||||||||||||||
History
In 1913, Chandrapura was connected to Mahuda and merged to Gomoh–Mahuda–Adra–Kharagpur (BNR) line and then became a Railways in Jharia Coalfield. In 1927, the Central India Coalfields Railway opened the Gomoh–Barkakana line. Later, the line was amalgamated with East Indian Railway.[1] The construction of the 143 kilometres (89 mi) long Chandrapura–Muri–Ranchi–Hatia line started in 1957 and was completed in 1961.[2]
Electrification
Railway lines in the Chandrapura area (including Bokaro Steel City Yard) were electrified in 1986–89.[3]
References
- "Indian Railway History Timeline". Archived from the original on 29 February 2012. Retrieved 26 August 2008.
- Moonis Raza & Yash Aggarwal (1986). Transport Geography of India: Commodity Flow and the Regional Structure of Indian Economy. ISBN 81-7022-089-0. Retrieved 20 April 2013.
{{cite book}}:|work=ignored (help) - "History of Electrification". IRFCA. Retrieved 20 April 2013.