Gourinathdham Railway Station
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.
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. 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.
Electrification
The Purulia–Kotshila sector was electrified in 1998–99.
References
- ^ "GTD / Gourinathdham". India Rail Info. Retrieved 20 July 2013.
- ^ "IR History: Part – III (1900–1947)". IRFCA. Retrieved 20 July 2013.
- ^ "Indian Railways Line History: 1. South Eastern Railway" (PDF). Indian Railway Notes. Retrieved 20 July 2013.
- ^ "History of Electrification". IRFCA. Retrieved 19 July 2013.
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