Giridih railway station
Giridih गिरिडीह | |
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| Regional rail and Light rail station | |
| Location |
Station Road, Giridih, Giridih district, Jharkhand India |
| Coordinates | 24°10′56″N 86°18′49″E / 24.18222°N 86.31361°ECoordinates: 24°10′56″N 86°18′49″E / 24.18222°N 86.31361°E |
| Elevation | 289 metres (948 ft) |
| Line(s) | Madhupur-Giridih |
| Platforms | 5 |
| Tracks | 3 |
| Construction | |
| Parking | Available |
| Other information | |
| Status | Functional |
| Station code | GRD |
| Zone(s) | Eastern Railway |
| Division(s) | Asansol |
| History | |
| Opened | 1871 |
| Traffic | |
| Passengers | 6000+ daily |
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Giridih railway station, station code GRD, is the main railway station serving the city of Giridih, the headquarters of Giridih district in the Indian state of Jharkhand. Giridih station also serves as a gateway for the jain pilgrims visiting Parasnath.[1] Giridih is located at 24°11′N 86°18′E / 24.18°N 86.3°E.[2] It has an elevation of 289 metres (948 ft).
Giridih station is the terminal station located on the western end of Giridih-Madhupur line of the Asansol Railway division in the Eastern Railway Zone of Indian Railways.[3] The Madhupur - Giridih route is a single line Broad Gauge between the two main railway stations Giridih and Madhupur Junction. The total length of the route is 38 kilometres (24 mi).[4] It has a single platform and handles a total of 14 trains daily.
History
The Giridih Railway Station was built as a railway siding in 1871 by the British government in India (prior to the India's independence in 1947) mainly for transport of mineral reserve from the region. The contract for the railway siding was awarded in 1865 and the construction was completed in 1871. In 1901 the railway siding was converted into a railway station.[5] The siding is owned by Central Coalfields Limited[6]
Further extension
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A 102 km (63 mi) track from Koderma to Giridih is being constructed. This will extend the Madhupur-Giridih railway line to Koderma, effectively making it a Madhupur-Giridih-Koderma railway line. So far, out of 102 km 85 km from Koderma side is completed. It will be opened for traffic in the coming years.[7]
There are proposals from the Railway ministry to connect the Giridih railway station with the Parasnath Station, for the convinence of the Jain pilgrims visiting Parasnath[8]
Platforms
Currently there is a single platform apart from the railway siding that was built earlier.
Trains
Giridih terminal station handles trains five times daily on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Saturday and four times on Sunday.[9]
Nearest airport
The nearest airports to Giridih Railway Station are:[10]
- Birsa Munda Airport, Ranchi 155 kilometres (96 mi)
- Gaya Airport 169 kilometres (105 mi)
- Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Airport, Patna 223 kilometres (139 mi)
- Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport, Kolkata 309 kilometres (192 mi)
See also
References
- ↑ "Asansol Division, At a Glance". Official Website of the Eastern Railway. Retrieved 1 April 2012.
- ↑ "Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Giridih". Fallingrain.com. Retrieved 2011-12-01.
- ↑ "Giridih Tourism". Official Website of Giridih. Retrieved 7 March 2012.
- ↑ "Madhupur - Giridih Route". Indiarailinfo.com. Retrieved 31 March 2012.
- ↑ Akhtar, Shahnawaz (20 August 2009). "Ignored, Giridih station cries for care - Pilgrim spot fetches Rs 25cr for railways, but denied express trains". The Telegraph (Calcutta). Calcutta, India. Retrieved 31 March 2012.
- ↑ "Colliery Sidings East Railway". Official Website of the Eastern Railway. Retrieved 1 April 2012.
- ↑ "Railways conduct trialrun on newly built track on Dhanbad Division". timesofindia. 27 March 2010. Retrieved 27 March 2010.
- ↑ "Giridih lauds Didi's budget - 'Madhuban link a blessing'". The Telegraph (Calcutta). Calcutta, India. 5 July 2009. Retrieved 31 March 2012.
- ↑ Akhtar, Shahnawaz (19 May 2008). "Coal mafia chokes trains". The Telegraph (Calcutta). Calcutta, India. Retrieved 31 March 2012.
- ↑ "GIRIDIH Railway Station". onefivenine.com. Retrieved 31 March 2012.
External links
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Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Giridih. |
