Giridih railway station

Giridih
Indian Railways station
Giridih railway station building
General information
Location	Station Road, Giridih, Giridih district, Jharkhand India
Coordinates	24°10′56″N 86°18′49″E / 24.18222°N 86.31361°E / 24.18222; 86.31361
Elevation	289 metres (948 ft)
Line(s)	Madhupur–Giridih
Platforms	1
Tracks	3
Construction
Parking	Available
Other information
Status	Functional
Station code	GRD[1]
Zone(s)	Eastern Railway zone
Division(s)	Asansol
History
Opened	1871; 153 years ago (1871)
Rebuilt	2020
Electrified	2020
Passengers
6000+ daily
Location Giridih railway station Location in Jharkhand

v t e Madhupur–Giridih–Koderma line
Legend
km to Asansol 138 Madhupur to Jasidih 132 Sugapahari 130 Sugapahari Halt 125 Jagadishpur 121 Krishna Ballabh Sahay Halt 111 0 Maheshmunda 11 Giridih 16 CPC Siding Giridih 104 0 New Giridih Dhanbad–New Giridih line (planned) Dhirabar River 12 Koimara Barakar River 25 Fatehpur 32 Tundi 45 Maharajganj Khudia River 59 Govindpur to Asansol 70 Pradhankhanta to Dhanbad Usri River 96 0 Salaia Parasnath–New Giridih line (planned) 7 Lakhiatanr 14 Kumhartola Barakar River 24 Madhuban 31 Chainpur Halt to Netaji SC Bose Gomoh 38 Parasnath to Koderma 93 Jitpur 86 Kawar 79 Jorasankh Halt 72 Jamua 62 Duriatanr Halt 55 Rema 49 Dhanwar 41 Rakesh Bagh Halt 33 Nawadih 28 Nawal Sahi Halt 20 Maheshpur Halt 10 Koderma Town to Tilaiya (under constr.) 0 Koderma Asansol–Gaya section Koderma–Hazaribagh– Barkakana–Ranchi line km

Giridih railway station, station code GRD,^[1] is the main railway station serving the city of Giridih, the headquarters of Giridih district in the Indian state of Jharkhand. Giridih station also serves as a gateway for the Jain pilgrims visiting Parasnath.^[2] Giridih is located at 24°11′N 86°18′E / 24.18°N 86.3°E / 24.18; 86.3.^[3] It has an elevation of 289 metres (948 ft).

Giridih station is a terminal station located on the western end of Madhupur–Giridih line of the Asansol railway division in the Eastern Railway zone of Indian Railways.^[4] The Madhupur–Giridih route is a single-line broad-gauge between the two main railway stations Giridih and Madhupur Junction. The total length of the route is 38 kilometres (24 mi). It has a single platform and handles a total of 10 trains daily.