Giridih railway station

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Giridih Railway Station
Indian Railway Station
Location Station Road, Giridih, Giridih district, Jharkhand
 India
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Elevation 289 metres (948 ft)
Line(s) Madhupur-Giridih
Platforms 5
Tracks 3
Construction
Parking Available
Other information
Status Functional
Station code GRD
Zone(s) Eastern Railway
Division(s) Asansol Division
History
Opened 1871
Traffic
Passengers 6000+ daily
[ ]
Madhupur–Giridih
kmto Howrah–Delhi main line
0 Madhupur Junction
to Madhupur Giridih Rail Line
6 Sugapahari TP 6/3
7 Sugapahari TP 7/11
13 Jagdishpur
18 Krishnaballabh Sahay (Halt)
28 Maheshmunda
37 Giridih
to Howrah–Delhi main line

The Giridih Railway Station (Hindi: गिरिडीह रेलवे स्टेशन), station code GRD, 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.[1] Giridih is located at Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found..[2] It has an elevation of 289 metres (948 ft).

Giridih station is the terminal station located on the western end of Giridih-Madhupur line of the Asansol Railway division in the Eastern Railway Zone of Indian Railways.[3] 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).[4] It has a single platform and handles a total of 14 trains daily.

History

The Giridih Railway Station was built as a railway siding in 1871 by the British government in India (prior to the India's independence in 1947) mainly for transport of mineral reserve from the region. The contract for the railway siding was awarded in 1865 and the construction was completed in 1871. In 1901 the railway siding was converted into a railway station.[5] The siding is owned by Central Coalfields Limited[6]

Further extension

Madhupur–Giridih–Koderma rail line
km from Delhi on Howrah–Delhi main line
to Howrah on Howrah–Delhi main line
0 Madhupur Junction|Madhupur
6 Sugapahari
7 Sugapahari
13 Jagadishpur
18 Krishna Ballabh
27 Maheshmunda
38 Giridih
105 Maheshpur
140 Kodarma
to Grand Chord

A 102 km (63 mi) track from Koderma to Giridih is being constructed. This will extend the Madhupur-Giridih railway line to Koderma, effectively making it a Madhupur-Giridih-Koderma railway line. So far, out of 102 km 85 km from Koderma side is completed. It will be opened for traffic in the coming years.[7]

There are proposals from the Railway ministry to connect the Giridih railway station with the Parasnath Station, for the convinence of the Jain pilgrims visiting Parasnath[8]

Facilities

The major facilities available are waiting rooms, computerized reservation facility, reservation counter, vehicle parking etc.[9] The entry of auto-rickshaws in the station premises has been banned. It has been done in order to avoid overcrowding near the main gate. All other vehicles are allowed to enter the station premises.

Platforms

Currently there is a single platform apart from the railway siding that was built earlier.

Trains

Giridih terminal station handles trains five times daily on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Saturday and four times on Sunday.[10] The Train that arrives the terminal departs with a different train number. The bogies of the express train are attached to the passenger train for movement in the Madhupur-Giridih route. The following are the trains arriving and departing from the Giridih railway station.[11][12]

Express trains

S.No. Train No. Train Name Source - Destination
1 23112 Giridih Kolkata Express Giridih - Kolkata
2 23111 Danapur Express Giridih - Danapur, Patna
3 83112 Danapur Giridih Express Danapur, Patna - Giridih
4 13111-slip Lal Quila Express Slip Kolkata - Giridih

Passenger trains

Sl.No. TRAIN NO. TRAIN NAME
1 53511 Madhupur-Giridih Passenger
2 53512 Giridih-Madhupur Passenger
3 53513 Madhupur-Giridih Passenger
4 53514 Giridih-Madhupur Passenger
5 53515 Madhupur-Giridih Passenger
6 53516 Giridih-Madhupur Passenger
7 53517 Madhupur-Giridih Passenger
8 53518 Giridih-Madhupur Passenger
9 53519 Madhupur-Giridih Passenger
10 53520 Giridih-Madhupur Passenger

Nearest airport

The nearest airports to Giridih Railway Station are:[13]

  1. Birsa Munda Airport, Ranchi 155 kilometres (96 mi)
  2. Gaya Airport 169 kilometres (105 mi)
  3. Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Airport, Patna 223 kilometres (139 mi)
  4. Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport, Kolkata 309 kilometres (192 mi)

See also

Giridih travel guide from Wikivoyage

References

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