Koderma Junction railway station
Koderma Station | |
|---|---|
| Indian Railway Station | |
 Koderma Railway station platform | |
| Location |
Station Road, Koderma, Koderma district, Jharkhand India |
| Coordinates | 24°26′6″N 85°31′40″E / 24.43500°N 85.52778°ECoordinates: 24°26′6″N 85°31′40″E / 24.43500°N 85.52778°E |
| Elevation | 398 metres (1,306 ft) |
| Line(s) | Asansol-Gaya section of Grand Chord, Howrah-Gaya-Delhi line and Howrah-Allahabad-Mumbai line |
| Platforms | 5 |
| Construction | |
| Parking | Available |
| Bicycle facilities | Not Available |
| Other information | |
| Status | Functional |
| Station code | KQR |
| Zone(s) | East Central Railway |
| Division(s) | Dhanbad Division |
Dhanbad-Koderma sector | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Legend
Source: Google maps, Indian Railway Time Table | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Grand Chord | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Legend | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Koderma Station, station code KQR, is railway station of the Indian railway serving the city of Koderma, the headquarters of Koderma district in the Indian state of Jharkhand. Koderma is in the Dhanbad Rail Division of the East Central Railway zone. Grand Chord rail-line that connects Howrah and New Delhi passes through Koderma junction. Koderma is located at 23°26′7″N 86°31′39″E / 23.43528°N 86.52750°E.[1] It has an elevation of 398 metres (1,306 ft). Koderma has a rail connectivity with the other major parts of the country such as Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Ahmedabad, Indore, Bhopal, Gwalior, Jabalpur, Jaipur, Nagpur, Pune, Guwahati etc.
History
The Grand Chord was opened in 1906.[2]
Electrification
The Gomoh-Koderma sector was electrified in 1961-62.[3]
Facilities
The station houses all the major facilities like waiting rooms, computerized reservation facility, bookshop, etc.[4]
Trains
Koderma Station's location on the Grand Chord, makes it served by numerous express and superfast trains from all over the country. Several electrified local passenger trains also run from Koderma to neighbouring destinations at regular intervals.[5][6]
Nearest airports
The nearest airports to Koderma Station are:[7]
- Birsa Munda Airport, Ranchi 140 kilometres (87 mi)
- Gaya Airport 77 kilometres (48 mi)
- Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport, Kolkata
- Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Airport, Patna 253 kilometres (157 mi)
See also
References
- ↑ "Koderma Station". Wikimapia. Retrieved 2011-12-01.
- ↑ "IR History – Part III (1900-1947)". IRFCA. Retrieved 23 April 2013.
- ↑ "History of Electrification". IRFCA. Retrieved 20 April 2013.
- ↑ "List of Locations (Irrespective Of States) Where Computerized Reservation Facilities Are Available". Official website of the Indian Railways. Retrieved 18 April 2012.
- ↑ "Trains at Koderma". India Rail Info. Retrieved 1 April 2012.
- ↑ "Ghanbad Junction Railway Station Details". indiantrains.org. Retrieved 1 April 2012.
- ↑ "Koderma Railway Station". onefivenine.com. Retrieved 31 March 2012.
