Tori Junction railway station
Tori Junction | |
|---|---|
| Indian Railway Station | |
| Location |
Tori Chandwa, Latehar district, Jharkhand India |
| Coordinates | 23°40′52″N 84°44′29″E / 23.6812°N 84.7415°ECoordinates: 23°40′52″N 84°44′29″E / 23.6812°N 84.7415°E |
| Construction | |
| Parking | Available |
| Other information | |
| Status | Functional |
| Station code | TORI |
| Zone(s) | Eastern Railway zone |
| Division(s) | Eastern Railway zone |
Tori Junction, station code TORI, is the railway station serving the city of Chandwa which is the connecting point of Latehar and Hazaribag districts. It also connects Lohardaga Station belongs to the Eastern Railway zone of the Indian Railway.
History
This is one of the junctions connecting Latehar and Hazaribag districts of Jharkhand. The ongoing construction work of Lohardaga-Tori railway line which section is falling under the South Eastern Railway (Ranchi Division) and East Central Railway (Dhanbad Division) jurisdictions, would be completed soon, said South Eastern Railway officials. Rail services would begin on this new line in March 2016, they added.
The works for constructing guider on bridges have been started. The junior engineer of No 33 bridge said that on the bridge the work of guider setting has already been started in the watch of executive engineer Ajeet Singh Yadav.
Notably the distance between Lohardaga and Tori is 23 km. In November 2011, the railway services started up to Kamle that is eight kilometres away from Lohardaga and falling between Tori and Lohardaga.
In remaining 15 km, the construction work is going on and there are one dozen of bridges in the route. The guider no 27, 33 and 42 is in Chandwa block. And from 27 and 33 the work of guider construction is going on in Kudu block. The work of guider no 29, 30, 31 and 32 has been completed.
The guider no 33 is the largest bridge of the railway route. There will also the guider be set up in Spain 11. It takes about one year to construct the line in 15 kilometre. the sleepers and the logs are being fetched to the line. It would be 106 KM less distance from Lohardaga to Delhi when the travel starts from Ranchi to Delhi via Lohardaga and Tori.
Facilities
The major facilities available are waiting rooms, retiring room, computerized reservation facility, reservation counter, vehicle parking, etc.
Platforms
The platforms are interconnected with foot over bridge (FOB). Tori Junction have 3 Platforms
Trains
Several electrified local passenger trains also run from Barwadih to neighbouring destinations on frequent intervals.
| Train Name | Train Number | Source | Destination |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bsb Rnc Express | 18612 | Varanasi Junction | Ranchi |
| Sbp Bsb Express | 18611 | Ranchi | Varanasi Junction |
| Aii Koaa Special | 03138 | Ajmer Junction | Howrah Junction |
| Shaktipunj Express | 11447 | Howrah Junction | Jabalpur Junction |
| Jharkhand S J E | 12873 | Hatia | Anand Vihar Trm |
| Rnc Garibnwaz E | 18631 | Ranchi | Ajmer Junction |
| Sbp Bsb Express | 18311 | Sambalpur | Varanasi Junction |
| Rou Muri Jat Express | 18109 | Rourkela | Jammu Tawi |
| Rajdhani Express |
12453 | Ranchi | New Delhi |
| Garib Rath Express |
12877 | Ranchi | New Delhi |
Nearest airports
The nearest airports to Tori Station are:
- Birsa Munda Airport, Ranchi 71 kilometres (44 mi)
- Gaya Airport, Gaya 163 kilometres (101 mi)
- Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Airport, Patna 276 kilometres (171 mi)
- Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport, Kolkata
See also
References
- Das, R. Krishna (3 March 2010). "Proposed new rail line to bring Mumbai, Kolkata closer". Business Standard.