New Giridih railway station

New Giridih
Indian Railways station
New Giridih railway station building
General information
LocationNew Giridih Station Road, Gadi, Giridih district, Jharkhand
India
Coordinates24°13′10″N 86°19′23″E / 24.21944°N 86.32306°E / 24.21944; 86.32306
Elevation334 metres (1,096 ft)
Line(s)Madhupur–Giridih–Koderma line
Platforms3
Tracks4
Construction
ParkingAvailable
Other information
StatusFunctional
Station codeNGRH[1]
Zone(s) East Central Railway zone
Division(s) Dhanbad
History
Opened2018; 6 years ago (2018)
Electrified2019
Passengers
2500+ daily
Location
New Giridih railway station is located in Jharkhand
New Giridih railway station
New Giridih railway station
Location in Jharkhand

New Giridih railway station, station code NGRH,[1] is a satellite railway station serving the city of Giridih in the Indian state of Jharkhand apart from the existing main Giridih railway station. It is situated nearby to the Khandoli Reservoir-cum-Dam in Gadi, near NH-114A.

New Giridih station is a crossing station located in the Koderma–Maheshmunda line of the Dhanbad railway division in the East Central Railway zone of Indian Railways, which is a part of a larger Madhupur–Giridih–Koderma line single-line broad-gauge rail route extending from Koderma up to Madhupur. The total length of the route is 138 kilometres (86 mi). It has 3 platforms and handles a total of 4 trains daily. The platforms are not well sheltered, and the station lacks many facilities including water and sanitation.

  1. ^ a b "Indian railway codes". Indian Railways. Retrieved 25 August 2018.