Durg Junction railway station
Durg Junction | |
|---|---|
| Indian Railway Junction Station | |
| Location |
Durg, Chhattisgarh India |
| Coordinates | 21°11′59″N 81°17′30″E / 21.1998°N 81.2917°ECoordinates: 21°11′59″N 81°17′30″E / 21.1998°N 81.2917°E |
| Elevation | 290 m (951 ft) |
| Owned by | Indian Railways |
| Line(s) | Bilaspur-Nagpur section of Howrah-Nagpur-Mumbai line |
| Tracks | Broad gauge 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) |
| Construction | |
| Structure type | Standard (on ground station) |
| Parking | Available |
| Other information | |
| Station code | DURG |
| Zone(s) | South East Central Railway |
| Division(s) | Raipur |
| History | |
| Opened | 1891 |
| Electrified | 1970–71 |
| Previous names | Bengal Nagpur Railway |
| Location | |
  Location of Durg railway station in Chhattisgarh | |
Durg Railway Station, is a junction station located in the Indian state of Chhattisgarh. It serves Durg, Bhilai and the adjoining areas of Durg district. Durg Junction is the part of South East Central Railway.
History
Durg railway station started its functioning in 1891. Initially, Durg was the part of Bengal Nagpur Railway. The Nagpur-Asansol main line of Bengal Nagpur Railway which came up in 1891 covered Durg station for the first time. The cross country Howrah-Nagpur-Mumbai line, opened in 1900, was the second long route which passed through Durg railway station.[1]
Bhilai Steel Plant, inaugurated on 4 February 1959, enhanced the importance of Durg railway station.[1]
Railway reorganization
The Bengal Nagpur Railway was nationalized in 1944.[2]Eastern Railway was formed on 14 April 1952 with the portion of East Indian Railway Company east of Mughalsarai and the Bengal Nagpur Railway.[3] In 1955, South Eastern Railway was carved out of Eastern Railway. It comprised lines mostly operated by BNR earlier.[3][4] Amongst the new zones started in April 2003 were East Coast Railway and South East Central Railway. Both these railways were carved out of South Eastern Railway.[3]
Electrification
The Bilaspur-Bhilai and Bhilai-Durg sections were electrified in 1970-71, Durg-Paniajob section in 1989-90. The Paniajob-Gondia and Gondia-Bhandara Road sections in 1990-91, Bhandara Road-Tharsa and Tharsa-Nagpur sections in 1991-92.[5]
Train Details
89 trains start/terminate/pass through Durg Junction.Most of the trains start/terminate/pass daily, whereas some express trains pass through Durg Junction in the scheduled day of the week only.[6] Durg railway station is amongst the top hundred booking stations of Indian Railway.[7]
List of Trains passes through Durg[6]
Updated as of January,2013
| Train No. | Train Name |
|---|---|
| 16327 | Korba-Trivandrum Express |
| 12993 | Gandhidham-Puri SF Express |
| 22828 | Surat-Puri SF Express |
| 12860 | Gitanjali Express |
| 22894 | Howrah-SainagarShirdi SF Express |
| 12768 | Kolkata Santragachi-Hazur Sahib Nanded SF Express |
| 12870 | Howrah-Mumbai CST Express |
| 18240 | Nagpur Bilaspur Shivnath Express |
| 22893 | SainagarShirdi-Howrar Express |
| 12767 | HazurSahib Nanded-Kolkata Satragachi SF Express |
| 12869 | Mumbai CST-Howrah Express |
| 22845 | Pune-Hatia Biweekly SF Express |
| 12808 | Samata Express |
| 18473 | Puri-Jodhpur Express |
| 22846 | Hatia-Pune Biweekly SF Express |
| 13426 | Surat-Malda Town Weekly Express |
| 13287 | South Bihar Express |
| 18030 | Shalimar-Mumbai LTT(Kurla) Express |
| 02746 | Puri-SaiNagarShirdi(Weekly) SF Special |
| 12409 | Gondwana Express |
| 18238 | Chhattisgarh Express |
| 17006 | Darbhanga-Hyderabad Express |
| 17008 | Darbhanga-Secunderabad Express |
| 68704 | Durg Raipur MEMU Local |
| 68705 | Raipur Dongargarh MEMU Local |
| 12442 | New Delhi-Bilaspur Express |
| 12810 | Howrah - Mumbai CST Mail |
| 18209 | Dalli Rajhara Raipur Express |
| 12843 | Puri Ahmedabad Superfast Express |
| 22827 | Puri-Surat (Weekly) Express |
| 12856 | Nagpur-Bilaspur Intercity |
| 12994 | Puri-Gandhidham Weekly Express |
| 18405 | Puri Ahmedabad Express |
| 22815 | Bilaspur-Ernakulam Express |
| 13425 | Malda Town - Surat Weekly Express |
| 22619 | Bilaspur Tirunelveli SF Express |
| 12851 | Bilaspur-Chennai Central Weekly SF Express |
| 12069 | Raigarh-Gondia Jan Shatabdi |
| 12130 | Azad Hind SF Express |
| 17005 | Hyderabad-Darbhanga Express |
| 12823 | Chhattisgarh Sampark Kranti Express |
| 17007 | Secunderabad-Darbhanga Express |
| 12549 | Durg-Jammu SF Express |
| 12906-Slip | Howrah-Hapa-Okha Link Express |
| 12906 | Howrah-Porbandar Express |
| 12102 | Jnaneshwari Super Deluxe Express |
| 22906 | Howrah-Okha Link Express |
| 12252 | Wainganga Express |
| 12850 | Pune-Bilaspur SuperFast Express |
| 12410 | Gondwana Express |
| 12101 | Jnaneswari Super Deluxe Express |
| 12905 | Porbandar- Howrah Express |
| 22905 | Okha Howrah Link Express |
| 12152 | Samarsata Express |
| 12950 | Santragachi Jn Porbandar Kavi Guru Express |
| 12146 | Bhubaneswar-Lokmanya Tilak Terminus Express |
| 12129 | Azad Hind SF Express |
| 12849 | Bilaspur-Pune SF Express |
| 12834 | Howrah Ahmedabad Express |
| 12949 | Porbandar-Santragachi Kavi Guru Express |
| 12145 | Lokmanya Tilak Terminus-Bhubaneswar Express |
| 12151 | Samarsata Express |
| 18211 | Durg - Jagadalpur (Triweekly) Express |
| 12844 | Ahmedabad Puri Superfast Express |
| 18406 | Ahmedabad Puri Express |
| 18207 | Durg-Ajmer Weekly Express |
| 18426 | Durg Puri Express |
| 12441 | Bilaspur-New Delhi Rajdhani Express |
| 12070 | Gondia-Raigarh Jan Shatabdi |
| 18237 | Chhattisgarh Express |
| 12811 | Mumbai LTT-Hatia SF Express |
| 12852 | Chennai Central-Bilaspur Weekly SF Express |
| 12807 | Samta Express |
| 22848 | Mumbai LTT-Visakhapatnam SF Express |
| 12853 | Amarkantak Express |
| 18029 | Mumbai LTT-Shalimar [Kurla] Express |
| 22816 | Ernakulam-Bilaspur Express |
| 18474 | Jodhpur-Puri Express |
| 22620 | Tirunelveli Bilaspur(via TVC) SF Express |
| 12855 | Bilaspur-Nagpur Intercity Express |
| 18205 | Durg-Nautanwa Expr |
| 18203 | Betwa Express |
| 18201 | Durg-Nautanwa Express(via Varanasi) |
| 12812 | Hatia-Mumbai LTT SF Express |
| 22847 | Visakhapatnam-Mumbai LTT Weekly Express |
| 18210 | Raipur Dalli Rajhara Express |
| 15160 | Sarnath Express |
| 18241-Slip | Durg Ambikapur Express Slip |
| 18241 | Durg Ambikapur Express |
| 16328 | Trivandrum-Korba Express |
| 12833 | Ahmedabad-Howrah Express |
| 68729 | Raipur Dongargarh ME |
| 12859 | Gitanjali Express |
| 18239 | Gevra Road-Nagpur Shivnath Express |
| 12251 | Wainganga Express |
Nearby Airports to Durg railway station
There are 2 airports nearby Durg railway station :-
- Raipur Airport - Distance - (46.38 km / 28.82 Miles)
- Bilaspur Airport - Distance - (122 km / 75.8 Miles)
References
- 1 2 "Major Events in the Formation of S.E. Railway". South Eastern Railway. Retrieved 2013-01-09.
- ↑ "IR History: Part - III (1900 - 1947)". IRFCA. Retrieved 2012-11-21.
- 1 2 3 "Geography – Railway Zones". IRFCA. Retrieved 2012-11-21.
- ↑ "IR History: Part - IV (1947 - 1970)". IRFCA. Retrieved 2012-11-21.
- ↑ "History of Electrification". IRFCA. Retrieved 2013-01-09.
- 1 2 "Train_Schedule/Details". Retrieved 2013-01-15.
- ↑ "Indian Railways Passenger Reservation Enquiry". Availability in trains for Top 100 Booking Stations of Indian Railways. IRFCA. Retrieved 2013-01-09.
External links
| Preceding station | Indian Railways | Following station | ||
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Bhilainagar | South East Central Railway zone | Murhipar |
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