Koderma railway station

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Koderma Station
Indian Railway Station
Station statistics
Address Station Road, Koderma, Koderma district, Jharkhand
 India
Coordinates 23°26′7″N 86°31′39″E / 23.43528°N 86.52750°E / 23.43528; 86.52750Coordinates: 23°26′7″N 86°31′39″E / 23.43528°N 86.52750°E / 23.43528; 86.52750
Elevation 398 metres (1,306 ft)
Line(s) Asansol-Gaya section of Grand Chord
Platforms 5
Parking Available
Bicycle facilities Not Available
Baggage check Not Available
Other information
Station code KQR
Zone(s) East Central Railway
Division(s) Dhanbad Division
Station status Functional

Koderma Station, station code KQR, is railway station of the Indian railway serving the city of Koderma, the head quarter 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 / 23.43528; 86.52750.[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.

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Grand Chord 
Track gauge: Broad gauge 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Legend
to Delhi
Mughalsarai
to Sitarampur via Main line
More information: Gaya-Mughalsarai section
Chandauli
Karmanasa River
UP-Bihar border
Bhabua Road
Sasaram
Dehri-on-Sone
 Nehru Setu on Son River
Son Nagar
to Barkakana
Anugrah Narayan Road
Gaya
to Patna
 River Phalgu
to Lakhisarai
More information: Asansol-Gaya section
Jharkhand-Bihar border
Gujhandi
Koderma
to Hazaribagh and Barkakana (under construction)
Barakar River flowing → north
Hazaribagh Road
Parasnath
Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Junction Gomoh
to Bokaro Steel City and Barkhakana
to Adra
Dhanbad
Barakar River flowing ← south
Jharkhand-West Bengal border
to Mughalsarai via Main line
Sitarampur
to Asansol

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]

  1. Birsa Munda Airport, Ranchi 140 kilometres (87 mi)
  2. Gaya Airport 77 kilometres (48 mi)
  3. Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport, Kolkata
  4. Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Airport, Patna 153 kilometres (95 mi)

See also

  • Koderma

References

  1. ↑ "Koderma Station". Wikimapia. Retrieved 2011-12-01. 
  2. ↑ "IR History – Part III (1900-1947)". IRFCA. Retrieved 23 April 2013. 
  3. ↑ "History of Electrification". IRFCA. Retrieved 20 April 2013. 
  4. ↑ "List of Locations (Irrespective Of States) Where Computerized Reservation Facilities Are Available". Official website of the Indian Railways. Retrieved 18 April 2012. 
  5. ↑ "Trains at Koderma". India Rail Info. Retrieved 1 April 2012. 
  6. ↑ "Ghanbad Junction Railway Station Details". indiantrains.org. Retrieved 1 April 2012. 
  7. ↑ "Koderma Railway Station". onefivenine.com. Retrieved 31 March 2012. 

External links

Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Koderma.
Railway stations in Jharkhand
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