Gourinathdham railway station

Gourinathdham railway station serves Gourinathdham and surrounding areas in Purulia district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

Gourinathdham
Indian Railways station
General information
LocationNH 32, Gourinathdham, Purulia district, West Bengal
India
Coordinates23.3958°N 86.2746°E / 23.3958; 86.2746
Elevation277 metres (909 ft)
Owned byIndian Railways
Operated bySouth Eastern Railway
Line(s)Purulia–Kotshila line
Construction
Structure typeStandard at ground
ParkingNo
Bicycle facilitiesNo
Other information
Station codeGTD
Division(s) Adra
History
Opened1907
Electrified1998–99
Previous namesBengal Nagpur Railway
Services
Preceding station Indian Railways Following station
Purulia
towards ?
South Eastern Railway zone Chas Road
towards ?
Location
Gourinathdham is located in West Bengal
Gourinathdham
Gourinathdham
Location in West Bengal
Gourinathdham is located in India
Gourinathdham
Gourinathdham
Location in India

The railway station

The railway station is on NH 18. It is located at an altitude of 277 metres (909 ft) above sea level. It has a single platform and track doubling work is going on from middle of the year 2018 and also a new platform built then it has 2 platforms. The railway station was allotted the station code of GTD and is under the jurisdiction of Adra railway division of South Eastern Railway.[1]

History

The Purulia–Ranchi line was opened as a 2 ft 6 in (762 mm)-wide narrow-gauge railway in 1907. It was named Ranchi–Purulia Railway and operated by Bengal Nagpur Railway.[2] The Kotshila–Ranchi sector was converted to 5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) broad gauge in 1962 and the Purlia–Kotshila sector in 1992.[3]

Electrification

The Purulia–Kotshila sector was electrified in 1998–99.[4]

References
  1. "GTD / Gourinathdham". India Rail Info. Retrieved 20 July 2013.
  2. "IR History: Part – III (1900–1947)". IRFCA. Retrieved 20 July 2013.
  3. "Indian Railways Line History: 1. South Eastern Railway" (PDF). Indian Railway Notes. Retrieved 20 July 2013.
  4. "History of Electrification". IRFCA. Retrieved 19 July 2013.


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