Chandrapura Junction | ||||||||||||||||
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| Indian Railways junction station | ||||||||||||||||
| General information | ||||||||||||||||
| Location | Chandrapura, Bokaro district, Jharkhand India | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 23°45′19″N 86°07′11″E / 23.7554°N 86.1197°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 | |||||||||||||||
| Construction | ||||||||||||||||
| Structure type | Standard (on ground station) | |||||||||||||||
| Parking | Yes | |||||||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | No | |||||||||||||||
| Other information | ||||||||||||||||
| Status | Functioning | |||||||||||||||
| Station code | CRP | |||||||||||||||
| Zone(s) | East Central Railway zone | |||||||||||||||
| Division(s) | Dhanbad | |||||||||||||||
| History | ||||||||||||||||
| Opened | 1913 | |||||||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 1927 | |||||||||||||||
| Electrified | 1986–89 | |||||||||||||||
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  Chandrapura Junction Location in Jharkhand  Chandrapura Junction Location in India | ||||||||||||||||
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.
History
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]
Electrification
Railway lines in the Chandrapura area (including Bokaro Steel City Yard) were electrified in 1986–89.[3]
References
- ↑ "Indian Railway History Timeline". Archived from the original on 29 February 2012. Retrieved 26 August 2008.
- ↑ Moonis Raza & Yash Aggarwal (1986). Transport Geography of India: Commodity Flow and the Regional Structure of Indian Economy. Concept Publishing Company, A-15/16 Commercial Block, Mohan Garden, New Delhi – 110059. ISBN 81-7022-089-0. Retrieved 20 April 2013.
{{cite book}}:|work=ignored (help) - ↑ "History of Electrification". IRFCA. Retrieved 20 April 2013.
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