Dhanbad Junction railway station

Dhanbad Junction
Indian Railway Station

Dhanbad Junction
Location Station Road, Dhanbad, Dhanbad district, Jharkhand
 India
Coordinates 23°47′32″N 86°25′42″E / 23.7922°N 86.4283°E / 23.7922; 86.4283Coordinates: 23°47′32″N 86°25′42″E / 23.7922°N 86.4283°E / 23.7922; 86.4283
Elevation 235.00 metres (771.00 ft)
Owned by Government of India
Operated by Indian Railways
Line(s) Asansol-Gaya section of Grand Chord, Howrah-Gaya-Delhi line , Howrah-Allahabad-Mumbai line, Dhanbad- Singrauli line, Dhanbad-Bhojudih-Adra Line
Platforms 9(Platforms 1A,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8)
Tracks 11
Construction
Parking Available
Other information
Status Operational
Station code DHN
Zone(s) East Central Railway
Division(s) Dhanbad railway division
History
Opened 1880
Rebuilt 1956
Electrified 1960-61
Previous names Dhanbad
Traffic
Passengers 100,000+
Location
Dhanbad Junction railway station
Location in Jharkhand

Jharia Coalfield rail network

Legend
to Bokaro and Barkakana 
 to Asansol-Gaya section of Grand Chord
35
Chandrapura 
 Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Gomoh
 Telo
Dugda 

 Baghmara
26
Jamuniatanr 
 Matari
 Nichitpur Halt
Mahuda 
 Phularitand
to Talgora
Adra-Netaji SC Bose
Gomoh branch line

 
18 Sonardih
Malkera 
14
Katrasgarh 
 Tetulmari
11
Sijua 
8
Bansjora   
4
Kusunda   
 Bhuli
Bhaga 

00 Dhanbad
Bhowrah 

07 Jharia
Jamadoba 
09 Lodna
Sudamdih 
16 Pathardih
to Bhojudih
Adra-Netaji SC Bose
Gomoh branch line

 
27
Sindri 
10 Pradhankhanta
15
Rakhitpur 

 to Asansol-Gaya section of Grand Chord

Grand Chord

Legend
 Gaya–Mughalsarai section 
  
 
to Mughalsarai–Kanpur section
of Howrah–Delhi main line
and Howrah–Gaya–Delhi line

 Mughalsarai
to Sitarampur
via Howrah–Delhi main line

 Chandauli Majhwar
Karmanasa River
Uttar Pradesh
Bihar

border

 Bhabua Road
 Sasaram
 Dehri-on-Sone
Nehru Setu bridge
across Son River

 Son Nagar
to Barkakana
 Anugrah Narayan Road
 Gaya Junction
 Asansol–Gaya section 
Gaya Junction
Patna–Gaya line
Falgu River
Gaya–Kiul line
Bihar
Jharkhand

border

 Gujhandi
 Koderma
to Hazaribagh Town
to Giridih
Barakar River
 Hazaribagh Road
 Parasnath
NSC Bose Gomoh
to Bokaro Steel City
to Adra
Dhanbad
Barakar River
Jharkhand
West Bengal

border
to Mughalsarai
via Howrah–Delhi main line

 Sitarampur
 to Asansol

Dhanbad Junction (Hindi: धनबाद जंक्शन) (Bengali: ধানবাদ জংশন), station code DHN, is a railway station of the Indian railway serving the city of Dhanbad, the headquarters of Dhanbad district in the Indian state of Jharkhand. It is the largest railway station in Jharkhand, handling over 100 trains and 100,000+ passengers every day. Dhanbad is also the headquarters of the Dhanbad Rail Division of the East Central Railway zone. Grand Chord rail-line that connects Howrah and New Delhi passes through Dhanbad junction. Dhanbad is located at 23°47′32″N 86°25′42″E / 23.79222°N 86.42833°E / 23.79222; 86.42833.[1] It has an elevation of 235 metres (771 ft).

One of the largest and busiest railway junctions, it is arguably the most important station on the Grand Chord. In fact Dhanbad is the junction at which the Grand Chord really diverges from the CIC section. CIC rail line starts from Dhanbad and ends at Singrauli in Madhya Pradesh. Besides the CIC section there is a direct line to Ranchi which goes through Bokaro and Chandrapura. Most trains bound for Ranchi take this route. Dhanbad has a rail connectivity with the other major parts of the country such as Kolkata, Mumbai, Delhi, Chennai, Ahmedabad, Hyderabad, Kochi, Indore, Bhopal, Gwalior, Jabalpur, Jaipur, Nagpur, Pune, Guwahati, Jamshedpur, Daltonganj etc. Another rail line passing through the district, starts at Kharagpur and ends at Gomoh, this rail line comes under South Eastern Railway. Dhanbad is connected with most of the states through rail network. Every train passing through Dhanbad has a stop here.

There used to be another railway line from Dhanbad connecting it to Jharia and Pathardih. The line used to intersect the CIC section, requiring a Diamond Crossing. Now that the line has been dis-mantled, the Diamond Crossing is no longer operational. Previously when there were much less trains from Ranchi and adjoining areas, Dhanbad along with Tatanagar railway station served as the main railway stations for the entire state of Jharkhand.

Dhanbad Junction platformboard
12259 Sealdah - New Delhi Duronto Express at Dhanbad Junction

Overview

Mining-industry zone

"The entire belt between Durgapur (158 km from Howrah), and all the way up to Dhanbad and beyond is industrialized. Apart from factories, there are many coalmines, some closed now, and some with fires burning deep in the mineshafts. The mining area extends for a large area, mostly to the south of the tracks. Quite a portion of the track passes through cuttings, where the surrounding area is higher than the track level, resulting in the profusion of characteristic small masonry bridges crossing the tracks." This description is from "Gomoh loco shed and CLW trip record" by Samit Roychoudhury.[2]

History

The East Indian Railway Company extended its lines to Katrasgarh via Dhanbd in 1894.[3]

In the Jharia Coalfield rail network, amongst the major sections of EIR were the Dhanbad-Phularitand section (21.6 km) opened in 1894 to Katrasgarh and extended to Phularitand in 1924, and the Dhanbad-Pathardih section opened in 1903.[4]

New developments

In February 2012, The Indian Railways had planned to set up a Railway Station Development Corporation (RSDC) that will work on improving the major railway stations including Dhanbad Junction by building and developing Restaurants, shopping areas and food plaza for commercial business and improving passenger amenities[5]

Electrification

The Kumardhubi-Dhanbad, Pradhankhanta-Pathardih and Dhanbad-Gomoh sectors were electrified in 1960-61.[6]

Facilities

The station houses all the major facilities like waiting rooms, computerized reservation facility, dormitory, retiring rooms, cafeteria, bookshop, food plaza etc.[7] Existing facilities are being revamped for developing it as model station. The Railway station is a divisional headquarters of East Central Railway and houses a number of non-passenger related facilities like loco sheds, washing lines etc. in its premises.

escalator has been installed in platform 2 and 3 at the station. This proves to be of high help to the senior citizens and the handicapped.

External video
Video of Rajdhani Express from Dhanbad Junctionretrieved 8.03.2012

Transport and connectivity

Dhanbad station is very well connected by roadways. There is a bus stand just outside the railway station, where buses for nearby cities like Kolkata, Jamshedpur, Ranchi, Bokaro, Asansol and Durgapur are easily available.

Outside the station, there is a taxi stand wherein a lot of taxis are always available.

Dhanbad along with Ranchi and Jamshedpur were provided with buses under JNNURM scheme, for city transportation. These buses can be used for local transportation.

Autos remain the mainstay of civilian transport in the city. These autos can be used to travel throughout the length of the city, using very nominal fares.

Significance and importance in the region, as well to IR as a whole

Dhanbad Jn is a Category A1,[8] station as well as the divisional headquarters. It is the largest station in the adjoining area, and every train has a halt here. Lying centrally on the Grand Chord it is flanked by Gaya Junction on the Delhi side and Asansol railway station on the Howrah side. It is not uncommon to find long distance trains getting their locomotives and rakes (occasionally) changed here. All the Duronto Express passing through Dhanbad have a technical stoppage here. Due to shortage in spaces, Dhanbad does-not have any loco-shed at present. It used to have a steam loco shed earlier. It has a trip loco shed at its outer section, has its electric loco shed at Gomoh and its diesel loco shed at Patratu. Being the largest station in the area it finds a very heavy patronage and a huge number of passengers use this station every day. A lot of people from adjoining districts like Bokaro, Koderma, Giridih come to Dhanbad early morning to catch the 'morning trains' to various destinations like Kolkata, Durgapur, Jamshedpur, Ranchi, Patna, Burdwan and Gaya. Recently Dhanbad also became the 1st station in the country (along with Howrah) to have an AC double-decker express running in between them (see Howrah – Dhanbad Double Decker Express) though this train has been a rare failure plying through this route.

Howrah Dhanbad AC Double Decker Express

Trains

Dhanbad Junction railway station platform

Dhanbad Junction's location on the Delhi Kolkata Grand chord route, makes it served by numerous express and superfast trains from all over the country. Several electrified local passenger trains also run from Dhanbad to neighbouring destinations at regular intervals.

The Following is a sortable list of trains stopping at Dhanbad Junction (as on 1 April 2012)[9][10][11]

Trains at Dhanbad Junction
Train No. Train Name Train type Zone From
18621Patliputra ExpressExpSERPatna Junction/PNBE
63551Asansol Dhanbad Passenger MEMUMEMUERAsansol Junction/ASN
18605Ranchi-Jaynagar ExpressExpSERRanchi Junction/RNC
15661Ranchi-Kamakhya ExpressExpNFRRanchi Junction/RNC
13404Vananchal ExpressExpERBhagalpur/BGP
23010Doon ExpressExpERKotdwara/KTW
13010Doon ExpressExpERDehradun/DDN
18604Bhagalpur-Ranchi Express via kiulExpSERBhagalpur/BGP
13009Doon ExpressExpERKolkata Howrah Junction/HWH
13009-SlipDoon Express SlipExpERKolkata Howrah Junction/HWH
12324New Delhi-Howrah SF ExpressSFERNew Delhi/NDLS
3062Mumbai CST - Howrah Summer SpecialExpERMumbai CST/CSTM
12321Howrah-Mumbai MailSFERKolkata Howrah Junction/HWH
15028Maurya ExpressExpNERGorakhpur Junction/GKP
12274New Delhi-Howrah Duronto ExpressDrntERNew Delhi/NDLS
12176Chambal ExpressSFNCRGwalior Junction/GWL
19305Shipra ExpressExpWRIndore Junction BG/INDB
12178Chambal ExpressSFNCRMathura Junction/MTJ
12938Howrah Gandhidham Garbha ExpressSFWRKolkata Howrah Junction/HWH
12496Pratap ExpressSFNWRKolkata Chitpur/KOAA
12307-SlipHowrah-Bikaner SF ExpressSFERKolkata Howrah Junction/HWH
12307Howrah-Jodhpur SF ExpressSFERKolkata Howrah Junction/HWH
12312Kalka MailSFERKalka/KLK
12987Sealdah Ajmer ExpressSFNWRKolkata Sealdah/SDAH
18622Patliputra ExpressExpSERHatia/HTE
17005Hyderabad-Darbhanga ExpressExpSCRHyderabad Deccan Nampally/HYB
13308Ganga Sutlej ExpressExpECRFirozpur Cantt./FZR
13330Ganga Damodar ExpressExpECRPatna Junction/PNBE
18606Jaynagar-Ranchi ExpressExpSERJaynagar/JYG
12314New Delhi-Sealdah Rajdhani ExpressRajERNew Delhi/NDLS
63541ASANSOL-GOMOH PASSENGER (MEMU)MEMUERAsansol Junction/ASN
12302New Delhi-Howrah Rajdhani ExpressRajERNew Delhi/NDLS
Amritsar - Kolkata Chitpur BiweeklySFERAmritsar Junction/ASR7:06
12250New Delhi Howrah Yuva ExpressYuvaERNew Delhi/NDLS
12322Mumbai-Howrah MailSFERMumbai CST/CSTM
63542Gomoh-Asansol MEMUMEMUERGomoh Junction/GMO
53521ASANSOL VARANASI PASSENGERPassERAsansol Junction/ASN
13319Baidyanthdham-Ranchi ExpressExpECRBaidyanathdham Deoghar/BDME
53342Muri-Dhanbad PassengerPassECRMuri/MURI
12260New Delhi-Sealdah AC Duronto ExpressDrntERNew Delhi/NDLS
12941Ahmedabad-Asansol (Weekly) SF ExpressSFWRAhmedabad Junction/ADI
12937Garbha ExpressSFWRGandhidham Bg/GIMB
12495Pratap ExpressSFNWRBikaner Junction/BKN
12019Howrah-Ranchi Shatabdi ExpressShtbERKolkata Howrah Junction/HWH
18628Ranchi-Howrah InterCity ExpressExpSERRanchi Junction/RNC
53323Sindri Town Dhanbad PassengerPassECRSindri Town/SNDT
63550Koderma Dhanbad Passenger MEMUMEMUERKoderma/KQR
15662Kamakhya-Ranchi ExpressExpNFRKamakhya Junction/KYQ
13152JammuTawi-Kolkata Chitpur ExpressExpERJammu Tawi/JAT
13026Bhopal-Howrah ExpressExpERBhopal Junction/BPL
19606Sare Jahan se Accha ExpressExpNWRAjmer Junction/AII
19608Ajmer-Kolkata ExpressExpNWRAjmer Junction/AII
12832Bhubaneswar-Dhanbad Garib RathGRECoRBhubaneswar/BBS
53061Barddhaman-Hatia PassengerPassERBarddhaman Junction/BWN
12988Ajmer Sealdah ExpressSFNWRAjmer Junction/AII
22388Black Diamond ExpressSFECRKolkata Howrah Junction/HWH
12371Howrah - Jaisalmer SF ExpressSFERKolkata Howrah Junction/HWH
3061Howrah - Mumbai CST Summer SpecialExpERKolkata Howrah Junction/HWH
12381Poorva ExpressSFERKolkata Howrah Junction/HWH
11045Deekshabhoomi ExpressExpCRShahu Maharaj Terminus/KOP
12372Jaisalmer - Howrah SF ExpressSFERJaisalmer/JSM
12382Poorva ExpressSFERNew Delhi/NDLS
12320Agra Cantt-Kolkata Superfast ExpressSFERAgra Cantt./AGC
3126Delhi - Kolkata Weekly SF Summer SpecialSFEROld Delhi/DLI
53325Sindri Town Dhanbad PassengerPassECRSindri Town/SNDT
12330West Bengal Sampark Kranti ExpressSKrEROld Delhi/DLI
12380Amritsar-Sealdah ExpressSFERAmritsar Junction/ASR
12385Howrah - Dhanbad AC DD ExpressSFERKolkata Howrah Junction/HWH
13352Alappuzha-Dhanbad ExpressExpECRAlappuzha/ALLP
68019Jhargram Dhanbad PassengerMEMUSERJhargram/JGM
63545Asansol Dhanbad PassengerMEMUERAsansol Junction/ASN
53062Hatia Barddhaman PassengerPassERHatia/HTE
53340Chandrapura Dhanbad PassengerPassECRChandrapura/CRP
53327Sindri Town Gomoh PassengerPassECRSindri Town/SNDT
12357Kolkata-Amritsar Superfast ExpressSFERKolkata Chitpur/KOAA
12273Howrah-New Delhi Duronto ExpressDrntERKolkata Howrah Junction/HWH
17006Darbhanga-Hyderabad ExpressExpSCRDarbhanga Junction/DBG
13332Patna Dhanbad ExpressExpECRPatna Junction/PNBE
13151Kolkata Chitpur-JammuTawi ExpressExpERKolkata Chitpur/KOAA
3125Kolkata - Delhi Weekly SF Summer SpecialSFERKolkata Chitpur/KOAA
12379Sealdah- Amritsar Exp ExpressSFERKolkata Sealdah/SDAH
12329West Bengal Sampark KrantiSKrERKolkata Sealdah/SDAH
12319Kolkata-Agra Cantt Superfast ExpressSFERKolkata Chitpur/KOAA
19605Sare Jahan se Accha Weekly ExpressExpNWRKolkata Chitpur/KOAA
19607Kolkata Ajmer ExpressExpNWRKolkata Chitpur/KOAA
13025Howrah-Bhopal ExpressExpERKolkata Howrah Junction/HWH
12020Ranchi-Howrah Shatabdi ExpressShtbERRanchi Junction/RNC
13320Ranchi-Baidyanathdham ExpressExpECRRanchi Junction/RNC
53321ASANSOL DHANBAD PASSPassERAsansol Junction/ASN
53328Gomoh Sindri Town PassengerPassECRGomoh Junction/GMO
18627Howrah-Ranchi InterCity ExpressExpSERKolkata Howrah Junction/HWH
13302Suvarna Rekha ExpressExpECRTatanagar Junction/TATA
13403Vananchal ExpressExpERRanchi Junction/RNC
11448Shaktipunj ExpressExpWCRKolkata Howrah Junction/HWH
53522Varanasi-Asansol PassengerPassERVaranasi Junction/BSB
18603Ranchi-Bhagalpur Express via KiulExpSERRanchi Junction/RNC
63543ASANSOL GOMOH PASSMEMUERAsansol Junction/ASN
12301Howrah-New Delhi Rajdhani ExpressRajERKolkata Howrah Junction/HWH
12313Sealdah-New Delhi Rajdhani ExpressRajERKolkata Sealdah/SDAH
12249Howrah New Delhi Yuva ExpressYuvaERKolkata Howrah Junction/HWH
12942Asansol Ahmedabad (Weekly) Parasnath ExpressSFWRAsansol Junction/ASN
53333Sindri Town Dhanbad PassengerPassECRSindri Town/SNDT
13306Gaya-Dhanbad InterCityExpECRGaya Junction/GAYA
53336Ranchi Dhanbad PassengerPassECRRanchi Junction/RNC
12339Coalfield ExpressSFERKolkata Howrah Junction/HWH
63544Gomoh Asansol Passenger MEMUMEMUERGomoh Junction/GMO
15027Maurya ExpressExpNERHatia/HTE
12259Sealdah-New Delhi AC Duronto ExpressDrntERKolkata Sealdah/SDAH
19306Shipra ExpressExpWRKolkata Howrah Junction/HWH
12175Chambal ExpressSFNCRKolkata Howrah Junction/HWH
12177Chambal ExpressSFNCRKolkata Howrah Junction/HWH
13304Dhanbad InterCity ExpressExpECRRanchi Junction/RNC
12323Howrah-NewDelhi SF ExpressSFERKolkata Howrah Junction/HWH
58603Kharagpur-Dhanbad PassengerPassSERKharagpur Junction/KGP
11447Shaktipunj ExpressExpWCRJabalpur Junction/JBP
12311Kalka MailSFERKolkata Howrah Junction/HWH
22308Bikaner-Howrah SF ExpressSFERBikaner Junction/BKN
12308Jodhpur-Howrah SF ExpressSFERJodhpur Junction/JU

Nearest airports

The nearest airports to Dhanbad Junction are:[12]

  1. Birsa Munda Airport, Ranchi 140 kilometres (87 mi)
  2. Gaya Airport 207 kilometres (129 mi)
  3. Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport, Kolkata 269 kilometres (167 mi)
  4. Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Airport, Patna 271 kilometres (168 mi)
  5. Dhanbad Airport coming soon, Dhanbad,Template:5km

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Dhanbad Junction". Wikimapia. Retrieved 1 December 2011.
  2. ↑ "Gomoh loco shed and CLW trip record". Indian Railway Reports. IRFCA.
  3. ↑ E.R., Gee. "History of Coal Mining in India" (PDF). pages 314-315. Retrieved 17 July 2013.
  4. ↑ "Chapter VII - Communications" (PDF). Dhanbad district administration. Retrieved 17 July 2013.
  5. ↑ "Railways to set up body to develop stations". The Times of India. 11 February 2012. Retrieved 27 April 2012.
  6. ↑ "History of Electrification". information published by CORE (Central Organization for Railway Electrification). CORE (Central Organization for Railway Electrification). Retrieved 17 July 2013.
  7. ↑ "List of Locations (Irrespective Of States) Where Computerized Reservation Facilities Are Available". Official website of the Indian Railways. Retrieved 18 April 2012.
  8. ↑ "Dhanbad Railway Station to provide a host of amenities shortly | RailNews". railnews.co.in. Retrieved 30 June 2014.
  9. ↑ "Arrival / Departure at Station - DHANBAD JN (DHN) : Indian Railways Reservation Enquiry, PNR Status, Running Status, Time Table, Train Route, Route Map, Arrival/Departure, Fare, Indian Rail (etrain.info)". etrain.info. Retrieved 30 May 2014.
  10. ↑ "Trains at Dhanbad". India Rail Info. Retrieved 1 April 2012.
  11. ↑ "Dhanbad Junction Railway Station Details". indiantrains.org. Retrieved 1 April 2012.
  12. ↑ "Dhanbad Railway Station". onefivenine.com. Retrieved 31 March 2012.

External links

Dhanbad travel guide from Wikivoyage

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