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Pakur railway station (code:PKR) is an important station of Pakur district, located in Pakur, Jharkhand, India. There is a General and a First Class Waiting Room for the passengers. The railway line on the western side leads to a freight yard, which consists of BOXNHL and BOBYN freight rakes. A rail loco shed is also available at the freight yard.

Pakur
Indian Railways station
General information
Location	Gandhi Chowk, Tantipara, Pakur India
Coordinates	24°38′16″N 87°51′21″E[1]
Elevation	38 m
Owned by	Indian Railways
Line(s)	Sahibganj loop
Platforms	3
Construction
Structure type	Standard
Parking	Available
Other information
Status	Functioning
Station code	PKR
Zone(s)	Eastern Railways
Division(s)	Howrah
History
Opened	1851–56
Electrified	Yes
Previous names	East India Railway

Trains

Major Trains available from this railway station are as follows:

• Sealdah-Alipurduar Kanchan Kanya Express
• Sealdah-Bamanhat Uttar Banga Express
• Sealdah–Silchar Kanchenjunga Express
• Sealdah–Agartala Kanchenjunga Express
• Sealdah - Malda Town Gour Express
• Mumbai-Kamakhya Karmabhoomi Express
• Tiruvananthapuram-Silchar Aronai Superfast Express
• Silchar- Coimbatore Superfast Express
• Silghat Town-Tambaram Nagaon Express
• Dibrugarh–Tambaram Superfast Express
• Ranchi–Kamakhya Express
• Puri Kamakhya Express
• Howrah–Jamalpur Express
• Howrah–Gaya Express
• Kolkata–Jogbani Express
• Surat–Malda Town Express
• Ranchi Bhagalpur Vananchal Express
• Digha–Malda Town Express
• Kolkata-Balurghat Tebhaga Express
• Kolkata–Haldibari Intercity Express
• Howrah-Radhikapur Kulik Express
• Yesvantpur–Muzaffarpur Weekly Express

Electrification

The station is electrified. The electrification of this section was sanctioned in the rail budget 2012–13.[2] Both the platforms are connected via two railway foot overbridges (FOBs). Some of the passenger and freight train is currently using the ELocos.

References

Pakur
Next station west: Tilbhita	Indian Railways : Sahibganj loop			Next station east: Nagarnabi
	Stop no. 48	km from start 0	Platforms 2

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