Adra Junction railway station

Adra Junction
Indian Railways junction station
Adra Junction rail station building
General information
LocationAdra Town, station road, Raghunathpur and Kashipur block area, Purulia district, West Bengal
India
Coordinates23°29′46″N 86°40′26″E / 23.496°N 86.674°E / 23.496; 86.674
Elevation185 metres (607 ft)
Operated bySouth Eastern Railways
Line(s)Asansol–Tatanagar–Kharagpur line, Adra–Gomoh line, Kharagpur–Bankura–Adra line
Platforms4
Tracks8 (excluding Yard)
ConnectionsRaghunathpur , Kashipur , Purulia
Construction
Structure typeAt ground
ParkingAvailable
AccessibleYes
Other information
StatusFunctional
Station codeADRA
Zone(s) South Eastern Railway
Division(s) Adra
History
Opened1887
Rebuilt1904
Electrified1961–62 [First electrified functional line in Adra division]
Previous namesBengal Nagpur Railway
Services
Preceding station Indian Railways Following station
Garhdhrubeswar
towards Terminus
South Eastern Railway zone Metyal Sahar
Location
Adra Junction is located in West Bengal
Adra Junction
Adra Junction
Location in West Bengal
Adra Junction is located in India
Adra Junction
Adra Junction
Location in India

Adra Junction railway station serves Adra town, and also serves the industrial towns of Raghunathpur and Kashipur in Purulia district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is a gateway to the famous tourist spots of Purulia district. It also servers as the divisional headquarters of the Adra Division of the South Eastern Railway zone of Indian Railways. Adra (ADRA) station is categorized as NSG 4 on the basis of yearly window sale. The station has also been declared as 'Model' as well as 'Adarsh' station. The station serves the Divisional Head Quarters.

It is an important junction station, with railway tracks from four different directions meeting there and is the busiest station in the entire division handling a huge amount of passenger and freight train traffic in a day. Many important and long distance trains like Rajdhani, Duronto, NandanKanan, Vivek Express, Samarsatha Express etc. having stoppages at Adra and patronization of these trains are good.

  1. ^ "South Eastern Railway Pink Book 2017–18" (PDF). Indian Railways Pink Book.
  2. ^ "Adra Division Railway Map". South Eastern Railway.
  3. ^ "Kharagpur Divisional Railway Map". South Eastern Railway.
  4. ^ Google maps