Chittaranjan railway station

Chittaranjan Station
Indian Railway Station
Location	Chittaranjan, Burdwan district, West Bengal  India
Coordinates	23°51′24″N 86°52′44″E / 23.85667°N 86.87889°E / 23.85667; 86.87889Coordinates: 23°51′24″N 86°52′44″E / 23.85667°N 86.87889°E / 23.85667; 86.87889
Elevation	154 metres (505 ft)
Operated by	Eastern Railway
Line(s)	Howrah-Delhi Main Line
Platforms	3[1]
Construction
Parking	Available
Other information
Status	Functional
Station code	CRJ
Zone(s)	Eastern Railway
Division(s)	Asansol Division

Chittaranjan Railway Station, station code CRJ, is the railway station serving the city of Chittaranjan in the Burdwan district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Chittaranjan Station is connected to metropolitan areas of India, by the Delhi-Kolkata Main Line via Mugalsarai-Patna route. Madhupur is located at 23°52′N 86°52′E / 23.87°N 86.87°E / 23.87; 86.87.^[2] It has an average elevation of 154 metres (505 ft).

The town is named after the Indian freedom fighter, Deshbandhu Chittaranjan Das. The passenger rail head serving Chittaranjan is located in Mihijam, which is in Jharkhand. The Chittaranjan railway station is in Howrah-Patna-Mughalsarai main line at a distance of 237 km from Howrah. Nearest important railway junction is Asansol, 25 km away. Most of the Patna, Barauni bound express trains coming from Howrah, Sealdah, Ranchi, Kharagpur, Tatanagar, Dhanbad stop here.

History

At first the name of the station was Mihijam. But when the Chittaranjan Locomotive Works established at chittaranjan, the station's name was changed to Chittaranjan station. Geographically this station is located at Mihijam, under Jamtara district of Jharkhand, but the township of Chittaranjan is in West Bengal.

Facilities

The major facilities available are waiting rooms, retiring room and dormitory,computerized reservation counter, 2 Wheeler Vehicle parking.^[3] The vehicles are allowed to enter the station premises. The station also has STD/ISD/PCO telephone booth, ATM counter, toilets, tea stall and book stall.^[4]

Platforms

There are a total of 3 platforms. Platform no. 1 and 2 cater to down trains(Asansol/Dhanbad/Howrah/Sealdah/Kolkata bound trains) though platform no. 2 is predominantly used to the service of express/mail/superfast trains whereas platform no. 1 is used for EMU local trains, passenger trains and low priority express trains. Platform 3 is completely dedicated to up trains(New Delhi/Patna/Jhajha/jasidih/amritsar bound trains). The platforms are connected by an over-bridge covered on either sides to ensure security of the passengers. Beyond platform no. 3 there is a raised platform for loading and unloading goods. This platform serves the freight trains.

Trains

Howrah–Delhi main line

Legend km 0 New Delhi Yamuna Delhi-UP border More information: Kanpur-Delhi section 131 Aligarh 210 Tundla 301 Etawah 441 Kanpur Central More information: Mughalsarai-Kanpur section 635 Allahabad to Howrah-Allahabad-Mumbai line 786 Mughalsarai to Howrah-Gaya-Delhi line More information: Patna-Mughalsarai section UP-Bihar border 881 Buxar 950 Arrah Son River 990 Danapur to Patna-Gaya line 999 Patna Punpun River More information: Asansol-Patna section 1044 Bakhtiyarpur to Bakhtiyarpur–Tilaiya line 1063 Barh 1088 Mokama to Mokama-Barauni section to Gaya–Kiul line 1123 Kiul Junction railway station to Sahibganj Loop 1150 Jamui 1176 Jhajha Bihar-Jharkhand border to Jasidih-Dumka-Rampurhat line 1220 Jasidih Ajay River to Madhupur Giridih Rail Line 1249 Madhupur 25 Chittaranjan Jharkhand-West Bengal border to Howrah-Gaya-Delhi line 1330 Asansol More information: Bardhaman-Asansol section 1373 Durgapur 1437 Bardhaman More information: Howrah-Bardhaman chord 1532 Howrah Source: Google and 12304 Poorva Express (via Howrah)

The following lists all the trains passing from Chittaranjan Station (as of 1 April 2012):^[1][5]

Nearest airports

The nearest airports to Chittaranjan Station are:^[6]

1. Birsa Munda Airport, Ranchi 190 kilometres (120 mi)
2. Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport, Kolkata 233 kilometres (145 mi)
3. Gaya Airport 245 kilometres (152 mi)
4. Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Airport, Patna 296 kilometres (184 mi)

See also

• Chittaranjan Locomotive Works

References

External links

• Chittaranjan Junction Map
• Official website of the Bardhaman district

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