Joychandi Pahar railway station

Joychandi Pahar Junction

জয়চন্ডী পাহাড় জংশন
Indian Railways station
New building of the Joychandi Pahar station
General information
LocationAdra circle, Joychandi Pahar-Adra road, Raghunathpur I, Purulia district, West Bengal
 India
Coordinates23°31′00″N 86°40′51″E / 23.5168°N 86.6809°E / 23.5168; 86.6809
Elevation155 metres (509 ft)
Owned byIndian Railways
Operated bySouth Eastern Railways
Line(s)Asansol–Tatanagar–Kharagpur line
Platforms3
Tracks6
Construction
Structure typeAt Ground
ParkingAvailable
Bicycle facilitiesNot available
Other information
StatusFunctional
Station codeJOC
Zone(s) South Eastern Railway zone
Division(s) Adra
History
Opened1891; 133 years ago (1891)
Electrified1957–62
Previous namesBengal Nagpur Railway
Location
Joychandi Pahar Junction is located in West Bengal
Joychandi Pahar Junction
Joychandi Pahar Junction
Location in West Bengal
Joychandi Pahar Junction is located in India
Joychandi Pahar Junction
Joychandi Pahar Junction
Location in India

Joychandi Pahar Junction railway station (station code: JOC) serves Adra town and Raghunathpur in Purulia district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It was named after the hill called Joychandi Pahar which is located between these two towns. Joychandipahar rail station is situated on the Asansol–Purulia–Sini main line section. In the year of 2014 it was redeveloped and made as an alternative station of Adra Junction to decongest Adra station from a huge passenger and freight traffic.