Andal Junction railway station

Andal Junction is a railway station on the Bardhaman–Asansol line. The Andal–Sainthia and Andal–Sitarampur branch lines both include colliery siding and start from Andal. It serves Andal area of Durgapur and the surrounding mining-industrial areas.

Andal Junction
Indian Railways junction station
Andal Junction platform
General information
Location	Andal, Durgapur, West Bengal India
Coordinates	23°34′44″N 87°10′52″E
Elevation	86 metres (282 ft)
Owned by	Indian Railways
Operated by	Eastern Railway
Line(s)	Bardhaman–Asansol section Howrah–Delhi main line Howrah–Gaya–Delhi line Howrah–Allahabad–Mumbai line Andal–Sainthia branch line Andal–Sitarampur branch line
Platforms	6
Construction
Structure type	Standard (on ground station)
Parking	Yes
Bicycle facilities	Yes
Other information
Status	Functioning
Station code	UDL
Zone(s)	Eastern Railway
Division(s)	Asansol
History
Opened	1855
Electrified	1960–61
Previous names	East Indian Railway Company
Location Andal Junction Location in West Bengal Show map of West Bengal Andal Junction Location in India Show map of India

v t e Bardhaman–Asansol section
Legend
km Asansol-Patna section Asansol-Gaya section 123 Radhanagar Colliery siding 120 Sitarampur Andal–Sitarampur loop line planned wye connection Asansol–Adra line IISCO Damodar Yard Sodepur colliery siding 116 Barachak 115 Damodar IISCO Hirapur Exchange Yard IISCO Burnpur sidings 111 Burnpur 107 Asansol Court 106 Mohishila Asansol Electric Loco Shed 106 Asansol Junction Asansol Passenger Yard Grand Trunk Road Kalipahari-Damodar freight bypass line 101 Kalipahari 96 Nuniah Block Hut Nunia River 92 Nimcha Block Hut Nimcha Colliery siding 88 Raniganj Kalidaspur Colliery Damodar River Mejia Thermal Power Station Raniganj Ghat 83 Baktarnagar Block Hut Andal–Sitarampur loop line Andal–Sainthia branch line 80 Andal Andal Marshalling Yard BSTPS Andal siding Durgapur Cement Works (Birla) Durgapur Steel Exchange Yard DSP siding Alloy Steels Plant siding 74 Pinjrapol Block Hut 72 Waria DTPS Waria siding Durgapur Projects Limited Durgapur Coke Oven Plant 64 Durgapur Durgapur Goods Shed 56 Rajbandh IOCL Rajbandh depot 48 Panagarh Panagarh Army Cantonment NH 19 (Grand Trunk Road) HPCL LPG bottling plant 38 Mankar 29 Paraj 23 Galsi 20 Ishan Chandi Halt Sahibganj loop 13 Khana to Bankura–Masagram line (under construction) 8 Talit Bardhaman–Katwa line 0 Barddhaman Junction 7 Gangpur 12 Saktigarh Howrah–Bardhaman chord Howrah–Bardhaman main line km
Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]

Electrification

The Barddhaman–Asansol sectoion was electrified in 1960–61.^[6]

Facilities

Locomotive shed

Andal has a diesel locomotive shed. It houses WDS-6, WDM-2, WDM 3A, WDG-3A, WDG-4 and WDG-4D locomotives. The first WDM-2 manufactured by Banaras Locomotive Works is in Andal locomotive shed.^[7]

Diesel Loco Shed, Andal

Serial No.	Locomotive Class	Horsepower	Quantity
1.	WDG-3A	3100	4
2.	WDG-4/4D	4000/4500	148
Total Locomotive Active as of July 2025[8]			152

Marshalling yard

Andal Yard is one of the largest in the Eastern Railway section. Coal loaded at various colliery sidings is hauled to the yard by diesel locomotives. Coal is supplied in rakes to thermal power plants at Bakreshwar, Farrakka and Sagardighi. Substantial amounts of coal are dispatched to destinations on Northeast Frontier Railway as well.^[9]