Gourinathdham railway station

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Gourinathdham Indian Railway Station
Station statistics
Address	NH 32, Gourinathdham, Purulia district, West Bengal India
Coordinates	23°23′45″N 86°16′29″E / 23.3958°N 86.2746°E / 23.3958; 86.2746Coordinates: 23°23′45″N 86°16′29″E / 23.3958°N 86.2746°E / 23.3958; 86.2746
Elevation	277 metres (909 ft)
Line(s)	Purulia-Kotshila line
Structure type	Standard at ground
Parking	No
Bicycle facilities	No
Baggage check	No
Other information
Opened	1907
Electrified	1998-99
Station code	GTD
Division(s)	Adra
Owned by	Indian Railways
Operator	South Eastern Railway
Formerly	Bengal Nagpur Railway
Location
Gourinathdham railway station Location in West Bengal

Gourinathdham railway station serves Gourinathdham and surrounding areas in Purulia district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

The railway station

The railway station is on NH 32. It is located at an altitude of 277 metres (909 ft) above sea level. It has a single platform. The railway station was allotted the station code of GTD and is under the jurisdiction of Adra railway division of South Eastern Railway.^[1]

History

The Purulia-Ranchi line was opened as a 762 mm (2 ft 6 in) wide narrow gauge railway in 1907. It was named Ranchi-Purulia Railway and operated by Bengal Nagpur Railway.^[2] The Kotshila-Ranchi sector was converted to 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) wide broad gauge in 1962 and the Purlia-Kotshila sector in 1992.^[3]

Electrification

The Purulia-Kotshila sector was electrified in 1998-99.^[4]

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". Indian Railway Notes. Retrieved 20 July 2013.
↑ "History of Electrification". IRFCA. Retrieved 19 July 2013.

External links

Trains at Gourinathdham

Preceding station		Indian Railway		Following station
Purulia		South Eastern Railway zone Purulia-Kotshila section		Chas Road

Purulia district topics

General

Subdivisions

Municipalities

Community development blocks

Purulia Sadar East subdivision	Manbazar I Manbazar II Bandwan Purulia I Purulia II Hura Puncha

Purulia Sadar West subdivision	Jhalda I Jhalda II Joypur Arsha Baghmundi Balarampur Barabazar

Raghunathpur subdivision	Para Raghunathpur I Raghunathpur II Neturia Santuri Kashipur

Hills

Rivers

Transport

NH 32
South Eastern Railway (India)
Asansol-Tatanagar-Kharagpur line

Railway stations

Lok Sabha constituencies

Purulia

Vidhan Sabha constituencies

Former Vidhan Sabha constituencies

See also

Cities, towns and locations in Purulia district
People from Purulia district
Villages in Purulia district
Damodar Valley

v t e Railway stations in West Bengal

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South Eastern Railway	Adra Bero Bishnupur Damodar Digha Gourinathdham Jhalda Joychandi Pahar Haldia Kharagpur Madhukunda Muradi Purulia Ramkanali

North East Frontier Railway	Alipurduar Junction Balurghat Bamanhat Buxa Road Changrabandha Cooch Behar Dalkolha Eklakhi Gitaldaha Haldibari Jalpaiguri New Cooch Behar New Jalpaiguri Radhikapur Raiganj Samuktala Road Siliguri Junction Siliguri Town

See also	Kolkata Suburban Railway stations Kolkata Metro

Railways in India

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