Dhanbad Junction railway station

Dhanbad Junction
Indian Railways station
Dhanbad Junction railway station platform
General information
LocationStation Road, Dhanbad, Jharkhand
India
Coordinates23°47′32″N 86°25′42″E / 23.7922°N 86.4283°E / 23.7922; 86.4283
Elevation235.00 metres (771.00 ft)
Owned byIndian Railways
Operated byEast Central Railways
Line(s)Asansol–Gaya section of Grand Chord, Howrah–Gaya–Delhi line, Howrah–Prayagraj–Mumbai line, Dhanbad–Singrauli line, Dhanbad–Pradhankunta–Patherdih-Bhojudih–Adra Line, Dhanbad–Jharia–Patherdih Line (Now dismantled due to the hazard of underground fire & Land Subsidence in Jharia Coalfields.[1])
Platforms1–8 including 1A
Tracks12
Construction
Structure typeA1 Grade
ParkingAvailable
AccessibleAvailable
Other information
StatusOperational
Station codeDHN
Zone(s) East Central Railway zone
Division(s) Dhanbad
History
Opened1880; 144 years ago (1880)
Rebuilt1956; 68 years ago (1956)
Electrified1960; 64 years ago (1960)
Passengers
100,000+
Route map
km
to Tilaiya (under construction)
56
Koderma
8
Hirodih
16
Samatanr
21
Jadudih
25
Parsabad
36
Chaube
47
Hazaribagh Road
57
Chichaki
65
Chaudhuribandh
to New Giridih (proposed)
74
Parasnath
Parasnath Hill
1350 m
1476 yd
82
Nimiaghat
92
Netaji Subhas Chandra
Bose Gomoh
101
Matari
106
Nichitpur
112
Tetulmari
117
Bhuli halt
121
Dhanbad
km

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Location
Dhanbad Junction is located in Jharkhand
Dhanbad Junction
Dhanbad Junction
Location in Jharkhand
Map

Dhanbad Junction railway station, 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 100000+ 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.[4] It has an elevation of 235 metres (771 ft).

One of the largest and busiest railway junctions, it is one of the most important stations on the Grand Chord. CIC rail line starts from Dhanbad and ends at Singrauli in Madhya Pradesh. Besides the CIC section there was 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, Goa, Jammu, Katpadi, Lucknow, Ahmedabad, Bikaner, Hyderabad, Kochi, Indore, Bhopal, Gwalior, Jabalpur, Jaipur, Firozpur, Nagpur, Pune, Guwahati, Jamshedpur, Patna, Daltonganj, Kolhapur, Bhubaneswar, 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.

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 near Purana Bazar. 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.

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  2. ^ "Adra Division Railway Map". South Eastern Railway.
  3. ^ "East Coast Railway System Map" (PDF). East Coast Railway.
  4. ^ "Dhanbad Junction". Wikimapia. Retrieved 1 December 2011.