Gourinathdham railway station

23°23′45″N 86°16′29″E / 23.3958°N 86.2746°E / 23.3958; 86.2746Elevation277 metres (909 ft)Owned byIndian RailwaysOperated bySouth Eastern RailwayLine(s)Purulia–Kotshila lineConstructionStructure typeStandard at groundParkingNoBicycle facilitiesNoOther informationStation codeGTD Division(s) AdraHistoryOpened1907Electrified1998–99Previous namesBengal Nagpur RailwayServices

Preceding station	Indian Railways			Following station
Purulia towards ?		South Eastern Railway zone Purulia–Kotshila line		Chas Road towards ?

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

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

External links

• Trains at Gourinathdham