Chakradharpur railway station
Chakradharpur | |||||||||||
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| Indian Railways station | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | Chakradharpur, West Singhbhum district, Jharkhand India | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 22°40′34″N 85°37′26″E / 22.676°N 85.624°E | ||||||||||
| Elevation | 227 metres (745 ft) | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Indian Railways | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Tatanagar–Bilaspur section of Howrah–Nagpur–Mumbai line | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 3 | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
| Structure type | At ground | ||||||||||
| Parking | Available | ||||||||||
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| Station code | CKP | ||||||||||
| Zone(s) | South Eastern Railway | ||||||||||
| Division(s) | Chakradharpur railway division | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 1890 | ||||||||||
| Electrified | 1961–62 | ||||||||||
| Previous names | Bengal Nagpur Railway | ||||||||||
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Chakraharpur Railway Station serves Chakradharpur in West Singhbhum district in the Indian state of Jharkhand.
History
[edit]The Bengal Nagpur Railway was formed in 1887 for the purpose of upgrading the Nagpur Chhattisgarh Railway and then extending it via Bilaspur to Asansol, in order to develop a shorter Howrah–Mumbai route than the one via Allahabad.[1] The Bengal Nagpur Railway main line from Nagpur to Asansol, on the Howrah–Delhi main line, was opened for goods traffic on 1 February 1891.[2]
Electrification
[edit]The Purulia–Chakradharpur, Kandra–Gomharria, Sini–Adityapur, Adityapur–Tatanagar, Chakradharpur–Manoharpur and Manoharpur–Rourkela sections were electrified in 1961–62.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Number 1 Down Mail". Railways of the Raj. Retrieved 10 November 2012.
- ^ "Major Events in the Formation of S.E. Railway". South Eastern Railway. Archived from the original on 1 April 2013. Retrieved 2012-11-10.
- ^ "History of Electrification". IRFCA. Retrieved 10 November 2012.