Giridih railway station

Giridih
Indian Railways station
Giridih railway station building
General information
LocationStation Road, Giridih, Giridih district, Jharkhand
India
Coordinates24°10′56″N 86°18′49″E / 24.18222°N 86.31361°E / 24.18222; 86.31361
Elevation289 metres (948 ft)
Line(s)Madhupur–Giridih
Platforms1
Tracks3
Construction
ParkingAvailable
Other information
StatusFunctional
Station codeGRD[1]
Zone(s) Eastern Railway zone
Division(s) Asansol
History
Opened1871; 153 years ago (1871)
Rebuilt2020
Electrified2020
Passengers
6000+ daily
Location
Giridih railway station is located in Jharkhand
Giridih railway station
Giridih railway station
Location in Jharkhand

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.

  1. ^ a b "Indian railway codes". Indian Railways. Retrieved 25 August 2018.
  2. ^ "Asansol Division, At a Glance". Eastern Railway. Archived from the original on 18 September 2011. Retrieved 1 April 2012.
  3. ^ "Falling Rain Genomics, Inc – Giridih". Fallingrain.com. Retrieved 1 December 2011.
  4. ^ "Giridih Tourism". Official Website of Giridih. Retrieved 7 March 2012.