Joychandi Pahar Junction railway station (station code: JOC) serves Adra town and Raghunathpur in Purulia district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It was named after the hill called Joychandi Pahar which is located between these two towns. Joychandipahar rail station is situated on the Asansol–Purulia–Sini main line section. In the year of 2014 it was redeveloped and made as an alternative station of Adra Junction to decongest Adra station from a huge passenger and freight traffic.
Joychandi Pahar Junction জয়চন্ডী পাহাড় জংশন | |
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General information | |
Location | Adra circle, Joychandi Pahar-Adra road, Raghunathpur I, Purulia district, West Bengal![]() |
Coordinates | 23.5168°N 86.6809°E / 23.5168; 86.6809 |
Elevation | 155 metres (509 ft) |
Owned by | Indian Railways |
Operated by | South Eastern Railways |
Line(s) | Asansol–Tatanagar–Kharagpur line |
Platforms | 3 |
Tracks | 6 |
Construction | |
Structure type | At Ground |
Parking | Available |
Bicycle facilities | Not available |
Other information | |
Status | Functional |
Station code | JOC |
Zone(s) | South Eastern Railway zone |
Division(s) | Adra |
History | |
Opened | 1891; 131 years ago (1891) |
Electrified | 1957–62 |
Previous names | Bengal Nagpur Railway |
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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] Later it was modified as the bypass rail station of Adra Junction to decongest Adra station .
The Tatanagar–Adra–Asansol section was electrified in the 1957–1962 period.[3]
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]
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