Durg Junction railway station

Durg Junction
Indian Railway Junction Station
Location	Durg, Chhattisgarh India
Coordinates	21°11′59″N 81°17′30″E / 21.1998°N 81.2917°E / 21.1998; 81.2917Coordinates: 21°11′59″N 81°17′30″E / 21.1998°N 81.2917°E / 21.1998; 81.2917
Elevation	290 m (951 ft)
Owned by	Indian Railways
Line(s)	Bilaspur-Nagpur section of Howrah-Nagpur-Mumbai line
Tracks	Broad gauge 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Construction
Structure type	Standard (on ground station)
Parking	Available
Other information
Station code	DURG
Zone(s)	South East Central Railway
Division(s)	Raipur
History
Opened	1891
Electrified	1970–71
Previous names	Bengal Nagpur Railway
Location
Location of Durg railway station in Chhattisgarh

Durg Railway Station, is a junction station located in the Indian state of Chhattisgarh. It serves Durg, Bhilai and the adjoining areas of Durg district. Durg Junction is the part of South East Central Railway.

History

Durg railway station started its functioning in 1891. Initially, Durg was the part of Bengal Nagpur Railway. The Nagpur-Asansol main line of Bengal Nagpur Railway which came up in 1891 covered Durg station for the first time. The cross country Howrah-Nagpur-Mumbai line, opened in 1900, was the second long route which passed through Durg railway station.^[1]

Bhilai Steel Plant, inaugurated on 4 February 1959, enhanced the importance of Durg railway station.^[1]

Railway reorganization

The Bengal Nagpur Railway was nationalized in 1944.^[2]Eastern Railway was formed on 14 April 1952 with the portion of East Indian Railway Company east of Mughalsarai and the Bengal Nagpur Railway.^[3] In 1955, South Eastern Railway was carved out of Eastern Railway. It comprised lines mostly operated by BNR earlier.^[3][4] 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.^[3]

Electrification

The Bilaspur-Bhilai and Bhilai-Durg sections were electrified in 1970-71, Durg-Paniajob section in 1989-90. The Paniajob-Gondia and Gondia-Bhandara Road sections in 1990-91, Bhandara Road-Tharsa and Tharsa-Nagpur sections in 1991-92.^[5]

Train Details

89 trains start/terminate/pass through Durg Junction.Most of the trains start/terminate/pass daily, whereas some express trains pass through Durg Junction in the scheduled day of the week only.^[6] Durg railway station is amongst the top hundred booking stations of Indian Railway.^[7]

List of Trains passes through Durg^[6]

Updated as of January,2013

Nearby Airports to Durg railway station

There are 2 airports nearby Durg railway station :-

• Raipur Airport - Distance - (46.38 km / 28.82 Miles)
• Bilaspur Airport - Distance - (122 km / 75.8 Miles)

References

External links

• Trains at Durg