Chandil railway station

Chandil
Indian Railway Junction Station
Location Chandil, Seraikela Kharsawan district, Jharkhand
India
Coordinates 22°57′19″N 86°04′14″E / 22.9554°N 86.0705°E / 22.9554; 86.0705Coordinates: 22°57′19″N 86°04′14″E / 22.9554°N 86.0705°E / 22.9554; 86.0705
Elevation 246 metres (807 ft)
Line(s) Asansol-Tatanagar-Kharagpur line, Chandil-Barkakana line
Platforms ?
Construction
Structure type At Ground
Parking Available
Other information
Station code CNI
Zone(s) South Eastern Railway
Division(s) Chakradharpur
History
Opened 1890
Electrified 1961-62
Previous names Bengal Nagpur Railway
Location
Location of Chandil railway station in Jharkhand

Chandil railway station serves Chandil in Seraikela Kharsawan district in the Indian state of Jharkhand.

History

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]

The Chandil-Barkakana line was opened for traffic in 1927.[2]

Electrification

The Purulia-Chakradharpur, Kandra-Gomharria, Sini- Adityapur, Adityapur-Tatanagar, Chakradharpur-Manoharpur and Manoharpur-Rourkela sections were electrified in 1961-62.[3]

References

  1. "Number 1 Down Mail". Railways of the Raj. Retrieved 2012-11-10.
  2. 1 2 "Major Events in the Formation of S.E. Railway". South Eastern Railway. Retrieved 2012-11-10.
  3. "History of Electrification". IRFCA. Retrieved 2012-11-10.

External links

Preceding station   Indian Railways   Following station
Manikul
South Eastern Railway zone
Nimdih
TerminusSouth Eastern Railway zone
Chandil-Barkakana line
Goonda Bihar
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