railroad.wikisort.org - StationGourinathdham railway station serves Gourinathdham and surrounding areas in Purulia district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Railway station in West Bengal
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Location | NH 32, Gourinathdham, Purulia district, West Bengal India |
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Coordinates | 23.3958°N 86.2746°E / 23.3958; 86.2746 |
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Elevation | 277 metres (909 ft) |
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Owned by | Indian Railways |
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Operated by | South Eastern Railway |
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Line(s) | Purulia–Kotshila line |
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Structure type | Standard at ground |
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Parking | No |
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Bicycle facilities | No |
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Station code | GTD |
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Division(s) |
Adra |
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Opened | 1907 |
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Electrified | 1998–99 |
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Previous names | Bengal Nagpur Railway |
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Preceding station |
Indian Railways |
Following station |
Purulia towards ? |
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South Eastern Railway zone Purulia–Kotshila line |
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Chas Road towards ? |
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Location in West Bengal Show map of West BengalLocation in India Show map of India |
The railway station
The railway station is on NH 18. It is located at an altitude of 277 metres (909 ft) above sea level. It has a single platform and track doubling work is going on from middle of the year 2018 and also a new platform built then it has 2 platforms. 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 2 ft 6 in (762 mm)-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 5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) broad gauge in 1962 and the Purlia–Kotshila sector in 1992.[3]
Electrification
The Purulia–Kotshila sector was electrified in 1998–99.[4]
References
External links
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General |
- Banda Deul
- Bargi
- Bengali Language Movement (Manbhum)
- Charra Airfield
- Chhau dance
- Chhau mask
- Chota Nagpur Plateau
- Deulghata
- Dharmathakur
- Garh Panchkot
- Jungle Mahals
- Manbhum
- Panchkot Raj
- Purulia arms drop case
- Sarak
- Telkupi
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Subdivisions |
- Purulia Sadar
- Manbazar
- Jhalda
- Raghunathpur
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Municipalities | |
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Community development blocks | Purulia Sadar subdivision | |
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Manbazar subdivision | |
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Jhalda subdivision | |
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Raghunathpur subdivision | |
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Education | Schools |
- Purulia Zilla School
- Sainik School, Purulia
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General Degree Colleges |
- Achhruram Memorial College
- Ananda Marga College
- Arsha College
- Balarampur College
- Bandwan Mahavidyalaya
- Barabazar Bikram Tudu Memorial College
- Bikramjit Goswami Memorial College
- Chitta Mahato Memorial College
- Government General Degree College, Manbazar II
- J. K. College
- Kashipur Michael Madhusudhan Mahavidyalaya
- Kotshila Mahavidyalaya
- Mahatma Gandhi College, Purulia
- Manbhum Mahavidyalaya
- Netaji Subhash Ashram Mahavidyalaya
- Nistarini Women's College
- Panchakot Mahavidyalaya
- Raghunathpur College
- Ramananda Centenary College
- Santaldih College
- Sitaram Mahato Memorial College
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Engineering & Medical Colleges |
- Ramkrishna Mahato Government Engineering College
- Purulia Government Medical College and Hospital
- Purulia Homoeopathic Medical College & Hospital
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University |
- Sidho Kanho Birsha University
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Hills | |
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Rivers | |
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Transport |
- NH 18
- South Eastern Railway zone
- Asansol–Tatanagar–Kharagpur line
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Lok Sabha constituencies | |
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Former Vidhan Sabha constituencies | |
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See also |
- Cities, towns and locations in Purulia district
- People from Purulia district
- Villages in Purulia district
- Damodar Valley
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Eastern Railway | |
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South Eastern Railway | |
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North East Frontier Railway | |
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Suburban rail and urban transit |
Kolkata Suburban Railway (Chord link
- Circular line
- Eastern line
- Sealdah South lines
- South Eastern line)
Kolkata Metro
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