Chittaranjan railway station

Chittaranjan Station
Indian Railway Station
Location Mihijam, Jamtara district, Jharkhand
 India
Coordinates 23°51′24″N 86°52′44″E / 23.85667°N 86.87889°E / 23.85667; 86.87889Coordinates: 23°51′24″N 86°52′44″E / 23.85667°N 86.87889°E / 23.85667; 86.87889
Elevation 154 metres (505 ft)
Operated by Eastern Railway
Line(s) Howrah-Delhi Main Line
Platforms 3[1]
Construction
Parking Available
Other information
Status Functional
Station code CRJ
Zone(s) Eastern Railway
Division(s) Asansol Division

Chittaranjan Railway Station, station code CRJ, is the railway station serving the city of Chittaranjan in the Burdwan district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Chittaranjan Station is connected to metropolitan areas of India, by the Delhi-Kolkata Main Line via Mugalsarai-Patna route. Madhupur is located at 23°52′N 86°52′E / 23.87°N 86.87°E / 23.87; 86.87.[2] It has an average elevation of 154 metres (505 ft).

The town is named after the Indian freedom fighter, Deshbandhu Chittaranjan Das. The passenger rail head serving Chittaranjan is located in Mihijam, which is in Jharkhand. The Chittaranjan railway station is in Howrah-Patna-Mughalsarai main line at a distance of 237 km from Howrah. Nearest important railway junction is Asansol, 25 km away. Most of the Patna, Barauni bound express trains coming from Howrah, Sealdah, Ranchi, Kharagpur, Tatanagar, Dhanbad stop here.

History

At first the name of the station was Mihijam. But when the Chittaranjan Locomotive Works established at chittaranjan, the station's name was change to Chittaranjan station. Geographically this station is located at Mihijam, under Jamtara district of Jharkhand, but the township of Chittaranjan is in West Bengal.

Facilities

The major facilities available are waiting rooms, retiring room and dormitory,computerized reservation counter, 2 Wheeler Vehicle parking.[3] The vehicles are allowed to enter the station premises. The station also has STD/ISD/PCO telephone booth, ATM counter, toilets, tea stall and book stall.[4]

Platforms

There are a total of 3 platforms. Platform no. 1 and 2 cater to down trains(Asansol/Dhanbad/Howrah/Sealdah/Kolkata bound trains) though platform no. 2 is predominantly used to the service of express/mail/superfast trains whereas platform no. 1 is used for EMU local trains, passenger trains and low priority express trains. Platform 3 is completely dedicated to up trains(New Delhi/Patna/Jhajha/jasidih/amritsar bound trains). The platforms are connected by an over-bridge covered on either sides to ensure security of the passengers. Beyond platform no. 3 there is a raised platform for loading and unloading goods. This platform serves the freight trains.

Trains

Howrah–Delhi main line

Legend
km
0 New Delhi
Yamuna
Delhi-UP border
More information:
Kanpur-Delhi section
131 Aligarh
210 Tundla
301 Etawah
441 Kanpur Central
More information:
Mughalsarai-Kanpur section
635 Allahabad
to Howrah-Allahabad-Mumbai line
786 Mughalsarai
to Howrah-Gaya-Delhi line
More information:
Patna-Mughalsarai section
UP-Bihar border
881 Buxar
950 Arrah
Son River
990 Danapur
to Patna-Gaya line
999 Patna
Punpun River
More information:
Asansol-Patna section
1044 Bakhtiyarpur
to Bakhtiyarpur–Tilaiya line
1063 Barh
1088 Mokama
to Mokama-Barauni section
to Gaya–Kiul line
1123 Kiul Junction railway station
to Sahibganj Loop
1150 Jamui
1176 Jhajha
Bihar-Jharkhand border
to Jasidih-Dumka-Rampurhat line
1220 Jasidih
Ajay River
to Madhupur Giridih Rail Line
1249 Madhupur
25 Chittaranjan
Jharkhand-West Bengal border
to Howrah-Gaya-Delhi line
1330 Asansol
More information:
Bardhaman-Asansol section
1373 Durgapur
1437 Bardhaman
More information:
Howrah-Bardhaman chord
1532 Howrah

Source: Google and 12304 Poorva Express (via Howrah)

The following lists all the trains passing from Chittaranjan Station (as of 1 April 2012):[1][5]

Train No. Train Name Train type Zone From Departure Time
13111Lal Quila ExpressExpEROld Delhi/DLI0:08
13111-SlipLal Quila Express SlipExpERGiridih/GRD0:08
15028Maurya ExpressExpNERHatia/HTE0:15
13040Janata ExpressExpERKolkata Howrah Junction/HWH0:33
13039-SlipHowrah-Delhi(Janta) Express SlExpERRajgir/RGD0:34
13039Howrah-Delhi(Janta) ExpressExpERRajgir/RGD0:34
18182Chhapra-Tata ExpressExpSERTatanagar Junction/TATA0:48
28182Katihar-Tatanagar Link ExpressExpSERTatanagar Junction/TATA0:48
13287South Bihar ExpressExpECRDanapur/DNR0:55
13186Ganga Sagar ExpressExpERKolkata Sealdah/SDAH1:02
13157Tirhut ExpressExpERMuzaffarpur Junction/MFP1:44
13155Mithilanchal ExpressExpERDarbhanga Junction/DBG1:44
13019Bagh ExpressExpERKathgodam/KGM2:00
13112Lal Quila ExpressExpERKolkata Chitpur/KOAA2:29
23112Giridih Kolkata ExpressExpERKolkata Chitpur/KOAA2:29
18181Tatanagar-Chapra ExpressExpSERChhapra Junction/CPR2:38
18181-SlipTata-Chapra Express SlipExpSERKatihar Junction/KIR2:38
13288South Bihar ExpressExpECRDurg Junction/DURG2:42
12352Danapur- Howrah ExpressSFERKolkata Howrah Junction/HWH2:57
12331Himgiri ExpressSFERJammu Tawi/JAT3:01
18449Baidyanathdham ExpressExpECoRPatna Junction/PNBE3:01
13006Amritsar Howrah MailMailERKolkata Howrah Junction/HWH3:30
12334Vibhuti ExpressSFERKolkata Howrah Junction/HWH3:54
53049Howrah Mokameh PassengerPassERMokama Junction/MKA4:38
18622Patliputra ExpressExpSERPatna Junction/PNBE5:18
8294Patna - Bilaspur (Weekly) SpecialExpSECRBilaspur Junction/BSP5:30
17005Hyderabad-Darbhanga ExpressExpSCRDarbhanga Junction/DBG5:37
63562baidyanath dham asansol passengerMEMUERAsansol Junction/ASN6:09
13020Bagh ExpressExpERKolkata Howrah Junction/HWH6:36
13319Baidyanthdham-Ranchi ExpressExpECRRanchi Junction/RNC7:04
12332Himgiri ExpressSFERKolkata Howrah Junction/HWH7:29
8293Bilaspur - Patna (Weekly) Summ...ExpSECRPatna Junction/PNBE7:40
63561asansol jasidih mEMUMEMUERJasidih Junction/JSME8:04
63570Baidyanathdham Asansol PassengerMEMUERAsansol Junction/ASN8:20
53140Chittranjan-KolkataChitpur PassengerPassERKolkata Chitpur/KOAA8:30
73539Andal Jasidih PassengerDEMUERJasidih Junction/JSME8:40
13050Amritsar Howrah ExpressExpERKolkata Howrah Junction/HWH9:42
13331Dhanbad Patna ExpressExpECRPatna Junction/PNBE9:43
12024Patna-Howrah Jan ShatabdiJShtbECRKolkata Howrah Junction/HWH10:09
63567Asansol Jhajha PassengerMEMUERJhajha/JAJ10:10
53567asansol jhajha mEMUPassERJhajha/JAJ10:10
13510Gonda-Asansol ExpressExpERAsansol Junction/ASN10:26
13508Gorakhpur-Asansol ExpressExpERAsansol Junction/ASN10:26
12303Poorva ExpressSFERNew Delhi/NDLS11:15
11105Pratham Swatantrata Sangram ExpressExpNCRJhansi Junction/JHS11:45
73538Jasidih Andal PassengerDEMUERAndal Junction/UDL11:55
53131Sealdah Muzaffarpur Fast PassengerPassERMuzaffarpur Junction/MFP12:10
18184Danapur - Tatanagar ExpressExpSERTatanagar Junction/TATA12:20
18183Tatanagar - Danapur ExpressExpSERDanapur/DNR12:40
12304Poorva ExpressSFERKolkata Howrah Junction/HWH12:55
16309Ernakulam-Patna ExpressExpSRPatna Junction/PNBE13:50
13008Udyan Abha Toofan ExpressExpERKolkata Howrah Junction/HWH14:06
13007Udyan Abha Toofan ExpressExpERShri Ganganagar/SGNR14:07
18450Baidyanathdham ExpressExpECoRPuri/PURI14:22
13332Patna Dhanbad ExpressExpECRDhanbad Junction/DHN14:33
17006Darbhanga-Hyderabad ExpressExpSCRHyderabad Deccan Nampally/HYB14:33
15271Howrah-Muzaffarpur JanSadharan ExpressExpNERMuzaffarpur Junction/MFP14:46
15235Howrah-Darbhanga ExpressExpECRDarbhanga Junction/DBG14:47
15942Dibrugarh-Jhajha Weekly ExpressExpNFRJhajha/JAJ15:30
63568Jhajha-Asansol MEMUMEMUERAsansol Junction/ASN15:51
11106Pratham Swatantrata Sangram ExpressExpNCRKolkata Chitpur/KOAA16:08
13509Asansol-Gonda ExpressExpERGonda Junction/GD16:36
13507Asansol-Gorakhpur ExpressExpERGorakhpur Junction/GKP16:36
12023Howrah-Patna Jan ShatabdiJShtbECRPatna Junction/PNBE17:13
13105Sealdah-Ballia ExpressExpERBallia/BUI17:39
63569Asansol jasidih mEMUMEMUERJasidih Junction/JSME17:59
15049Poorvanchal ExpressExpNERGorakhpur Junction/GKP18:49
15047Purvanchal ExpressExpNERGorakhpur Junction/GKP18:49
15051Poorvanchal ExpressExpNERGorakhpur Junction/GKP18:49
53050Mokameh Howrah PassengerPassERKolkata Howrah Junction/HWH19:01
63564jasidih Asansol mEMUMEMUERAsansol Junction/ASN19:09
13049Howrah-Amritsar ExpressExpERAmritsar Junction/ASR19:12
13320Ranchi-Baidyanathdham ExpressExpECRBaidyanathdham Deoghar/BDME19:27
16310Patna - Ernakulam ExpressExpSRErnakulam Junction (South.../ERS19:27
12361Asansol-Mumbai CST SF ExpressSFERMumbai CST/CSTM20:09
53132Muzaffarpur Sealdah PassengerPassERKolkata Sealdah/SDAH20:10
18603Ranchi-Bhagalpur Express via KiulExpSERBhagalpur/BGP20:35
13106Ballia-Sealdah ExpressExpERKolkata Sealdah/SDAH20:50
13021Mithila ExpressExpERRaxaul Junction/RXL20:53
63563Asansol Jasidh MEMUMEMUERJasidih Junction/JSME21:06
13185Ganga Sagar ExpressExpERJaynagar/JYG21:17
13156Mithilanchal ExpressExpERKolkata Chitpur/KOAA21:26
13158Tirhut ExpressExpERKolkata Chitpur/KOAA21:26
18621Patliputra ExpressExpSERHatia/HTE22:25
13005Howrah-Amritsar MailMailERAmritsar Junction/ASR22:30
15272Muzzafarpur-Howrah JanSadharan ExpressExpECRKolkata Howrah Junction/HWH22:38
15236Darbhanga-Howrah ExpressExpECRKolkata Howrah Junction/HWH22:38
12362Mumbai CST-Asansol SF ExpressSFERAsansol Junction/ASN22:38
13022Mithila ExpressExpERKolkata Howrah Junction/HWH22:57
18604Bhagalpur-Ranchi Express via kiulExpSERRanchi Junction/RNC23:11
12333Vibhuti ExpressSFERAllahabad City/ALY23:16
15052Poorvanchal ExpressExpNERKolkata Chitpur/KOAA23:38
15048Poorvanchal ExpressExpNERKolkata Chitpur/KOAA23:38
15050Poorvanchal ExpressExpNERKolkata Chitpur/KOAA23:38
15027Maurya ExpressExpNERGorakhpur Junction/GKP23:41
15941Jhajha-Dibrugarh Weekly ExpressExpNFRDibrugarh/DBRG23:56
12351Howrah- Danapur ExpressSFERDanapur/DNR23:58

Nearest airports

The nearest airports to Chittaranjan Station are:[6]

  1. Birsa Munda Airport, Ranchi 190 kilometres (120 mi)
  2. Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport, Kolkata 233 kilometres (145 mi)
  3. Gaya Airport 245 kilometres (152 mi)
  4. Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Airport, Patna 296 kilometres (184 mi)

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Trains at Chittaranjan". India Rail Info. Retrieved 1 April 2012.
  2. ↑ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Chittaranjan
  3. ↑ "List of Locations (Irrespective Of States) Where Computerized Reservation Facilities Are Available". Official website of the Indian Railways. Retrieved 18 April 2012.
  4. ↑ "Major passenger amenities available in stations over Asansol Division". Commercial Information. Official Website of the Eastern Railway. Retrieved 1 April 2012.
  5. ↑ "Chittaranjan Railway Station Details". indiantrains.org. Retrieved 1 April 2012.
  6. ↑ "Chittaranjan Railway Station". onefivenine.com. Retrieved 31 March 2012.

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