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Ranchi Junction railway station
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Ranchi Junction railway station, station code RNC, is the A category railway station serving the capital city of Ranchi in the Ranchi district in the Indian state of Jharkhand. Ranchi station is also the headquarters of the Ranchi division of the South Eastern Railway zone of the Indian Railways. The Ranchi Junction railway station is connected to most of the major cities in India by the railway network.
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![]() Ranchi Junction station entrance at night | |||||||||
General information | |||||||||
Location | Ranchi, Ranchi district, Jharkhand India | ||||||||
Coordinates | 23°20′57″N 85°20′10″E | ||||||||
Elevation | 629.00 metres (2,063.65 ft) | ||||||||
Owned by | South Eastern Railway of the Indian Railways | ||||||||
Operated by | Indian Railways | ||||||||
Line(s) | Netaji S.C.Bose Gomoh–Hatia main line and Ranchi-Tori line | ||||||||
Platforms | 5 (main line), 1 (terminus) and total 6 platforms | ||||||||
Tracks | 8 | ||||||||
Construction | |||||||||
Structure type | Standard (on-ground station) | ||||||||
Parking | Available | ||||||||
Other information | |||||||||
Status | Functional | ||||||||
Station code | RNC | ||||||||
Zone(s) | South Eastern Railway | ||||||||
Division(s) | Ranchi | ||||||||
History | |||||||||
Opened | 1908; 116 years ago (1908) | ||||||||
Rebuilt | 2009 | ||||||||
Electrified | Double electrified BG (Tripling on process) | ||||||||
Previous names | East Indian Railway | ||||||||
Passengers | |||||||||
1,00,000 per day | |||||||||
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Source: Google Maps Koderma–Barkakana Passenger |
Ranchi has trains running to Delhi, Kolkata, Dhanbad, Varanasi, Hyderabad, Bangalore, Mumbai, Pune, Chennai, Kamakhya, Deoghar, Bhagalpur, Jammu, Surat, Eranakulam and Patna. The city is a major railway hub and has four major stations: Ranchi Junction, Hatia, Tatisilwai and Namkon. It is one of the top hundred booking stations.
The total number of trains that pass through Ranchi (RNC) junction is 120.