Joychandi Pahar railway station

Joychandi Pahar
Indian Railway Station

New building of the Joychandi Pahar station
Location Joychandi Pahar, Purulia district, West Bengal
India
Coordinates 23°31′00″N 86°40′51″E / 23.5168°N 86.6809°E / 23.5168; 86.6809Coordinates: 23°31′00″N 86°40′51″E / 23.5168°N 86.6809°E / 23.5168; 86.6809
Elevation 155 metres (509 ft)
Line(s) Asansol-Tatanagar-Kharagpur line
Platforms 3
Construction
Structure type At Ground
Parking Available
Bicycle facilities Not available
Other information
Station code JOC
Zone(s) South Eastern Railway
Division(s) Adra
History
Opened 1891 (1891)
Electrified 1957-62
Previous names Bengal Nagpur Railway
Location
Joychandi Pahar railway station
Location in West Bengal

Joychandi Pahar railway station serves Joychandi Pahar and Raghunathpur in Purulia district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

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]

Electrification

The Tatanagar-Adra-Asansol section was electrified in the 1957-1962 period.[3]

New station building

Joychandi Hill Railway Station, New Building

A new station building at Joychandi Pahar railway station was inaugurated on 4 February 2013 by Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, Union minister of state for Railways.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Number 1 Down Mail". Railways of the Raj. Retrieved 2013-02-05.
  2. ↑ "Major Events in the Formation of S.E. Railway". South Eastern Railway. Archived from the original on 1 April 2013. Retrieved 2013-02-05.
  3. ↑ Ghose, Arabinda. "Platinum Jubilee of Railway Electrification in India". Press Information Bureau. Retrieved 2013-02-05.
  4. ↑ Mitra, Bilwadal. "Political affiliations no bar when it comes to rail projects for Bengal:Adhir". The Statesman, 5 February 2013. Retrieved 2013-02-05.
External video
Bero-Joychandi Pahar-Adra route of South Eastern Railway
Preceding station   Indian Railway   Following station
South Eastern Railway zone
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