Chandrapura Junction railway station is a railway junction station at the junction of Gomoh–Barkakana branch line and Chandrapura–Muri branch line mainly a part of Railways in Jharia Coalfield. It is located in Bokaro district in the Indian state of Jharkhand.
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Location | Chandrapura, Bokaro district, Jharkhand India | |||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 23°45′19″N 86°07′11″E | |||||||||||||||
Elevation | 227 metres (745 ft) | |||||||||||||||
Owned by | Indian Railways | |||||||||||||||
Operated by | East Central Railway | |||||||||||||||
Line(s) | Gomoh–Barkakana branch line Chandrapura–Muri branch line Mahuda–Adra–Kharagpur Railways in Jharia Coalfield | |||||||||||||||
Platforms | 3 | |||||||||||||||
Tracks | 6 | |||||||||||||||
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Structure type | Standard (on ground station) | |||||||||||||||
Parking | Yes | |||||||||||||||
Bicycle facilities | No | |||||||||||||||
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Status | Functioning | |||||||||||||||
Station code | CRP | |||||||||||||||
Zone(s) | East Central Railway zone | |||||||||||||||
Division(s) | Dhanbad | |||||||||||||||
History | ||||||||||||||||
Opened | 1913; 109 years ago (1913) | |||||||||||||||
Rebuilt | 1927 | |||||||||||||||
Electrified | 1986–89 | |||||||||||||||
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In 1913, Chandrapura was connected to Mahuda and merged to Gomoh–Mahuda–Adra–Kharagpur (BNR) line and then became a Railways in Jharia Coalfield. In 1927, the Central India Coalfields Railway opened the Gomoh–Barkakana line. Later, the line was amalgamated with East Indian Railway.[1] The construction of the 143 kilometres (89 mi) long Chandrapura–Muri–Ranchi–Hatia line started in 1957 and was completed in 1961.[2]
Railway lines in the Chandrapura area (including Bokaro Steel City Yard) were electrified in 1986–89.[3]
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