Chittaranjan railway station

Chittaranjan
Indian Railways station
Chittaranjan railway station building
General information
Location	Chittaranjan, Jamtara district, Jharkhand  India
Coordinates	23°51′24″N 86°52′44″E / 23.85667°N 86.87889°E / 23.85667; 86.87889
Elevation	177.74 metres (583.1 ft)
Owned by	Indian Railways
Operated by	Eastern Railway
Line(s)	Howrah–Delhi main line
Platforms	3[1]
Tracks	Broad gauge
Construction
Parking	Available
Other information
Status	Functional
Station code	CRJ
Zone(s)	Eastern Railway
Division(s)	Asansol
History
Rebuilt	Renamed as Chittaranjan in 1950
Previous names	Mihijam
Route map Legend km 0 New Delhi Yamuna Delhi Uttar Pradesh border Kanpur–Delhi section 131 Aligarh 210 Tundla 301 Etawah 441 Kanpur Central Mughalsarai–Kanpur section 635 Allahabad Howrah–Allahabad–Mumbai line 786 Mughalsarai Howrah–Gaya–Delhi line Patna–Mughalsarai section Uttar Pradesh Bihar border 881 Buxar 950 Ara Son River 990 Danapur Patna–Gaya line 999 Patna Punpun River Asansol–Patna section 1,044 Bakhtiyarpur Bakhtiyarpur–Tilaiya line 1,063 Barh 1,088 Mokama Mokama–Barauni section Gaya–Kiul line 1,123 Kiul Sahibganj loop 1,150 Jamui 1,176 Jhajha Bihar Jharkhand border 1,220 Jasidih Jasidih–Dumka–Rampurhat line Ajay River Madhupur–Giridih–Koderma line 1,249 Madhupur 1305 Chittaranjan Jharkhand West Bengal border Howrah–Gaya–Delhi line Asansol–Tatanagar–Kharagpur line 1,330 Asansol Bardhaman–Asansol section 1,373 Durgapur 1,437 Barddhaman Howrah–Bardhaman chord 1,532 Howrah km Sources:   Google maps India Rail Info[2]
Location Chittaranjan railway station Location in Jharkhand

Chittaranjan railway station, formerly known as Mihijam railway station, station code CRJ, is the railway station in Mihijam, Jamtara district in the Indian state of Jharkhand. Chittaranjan railway station lies on the Howrah–Delhi main line on the Mughalsarai–Patna section. The railway station is named after the Indian freedom fighter, Deshbandhu Chittaranjan Das.

Chittaranjan railway station serves Mihijam and Chittaranjan township. The railway station is located in Mihijam, which is in Jharkhand, whereas the township falls in West Bengal. The Chittaranjan railway station is in Howrah–Delhi main line at a distance of 237 km from Howrah. The nearest major railway junction is Asansol, 25 km away.