Chakraharpur Railway Station serves Chakradharpur in West Singhbhum district in the Indian state of Jharkhand.
Chakradharpur | |||||||||||
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| Indian Railways station | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | Chakradharpur, West Singhbhum district, Jharkhand India | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 22°40′34″N 85°37′26″E / 22.676°N 85.624°E | ||||||||||
| Elevation | 227 metres (745 ft) | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Indian Railways | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Tatanagar–Bilaspur section of Howrah–Nagpur–Mumbai line | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 3 | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
| Structure type | At ground | ||||||||||
| Parking | Available | ||||||||||
| Other information | |||||||||||
| Station code | CKP | ||||||||||
| Zone(s) | South Eastern Railway | ||||||||||
| Division(s) | Chakradharpur railway division | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 1890 | ||||||||||
| Electrified | 1961–62 | ||||||||||
| Previous names | Bengal Nagpur Railway | ||||||||||
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  Chadrakharpur Location of in Jharkhand  Chadrakharpur Location in India | |||||||||||
History edit
The Bengal Nagpur Railway was formed in 1887 for the purpose of upgrading the Nagpur Chhattisgarh Railway and then extending it via Bilaspur to Asansol, in order to develop a shorter Howrah–Mumbai route than the one via Allahabad.[1] The Bengal Nagpur Railway main line from Nagpur to Asansol, on the Howrah–Delhi main line, was opened for goods traffic on 1 February 1891.[2]
Electrification edit
The Purulia–Chakradharpur, Kandra–Gomharria, Sini–Adityapur, Adityapur–Tatanagar, Chakradharpur–Manoharpur and Manoharpur–Rourkela sections were electrified in 1961–62.[3]
References edit
- ^ "Number 1 Down Mail". Railways of the Raj. Retrieved 10 November 2012.
- ^ "Major Events in the Formation of S.E. Railway". South Eastern Railway. Archived from the original on 1 April 2013. Retrieved 2012-11-10.
- ^ "History of Electrification". IRFCA. Retrieved 10 November 2012.