Chandrapura Junction railway station

Chandrapura Junction Railway Station is a railway junction station at the junction of Gomoh–Barkakana branch line and Chandrapura–Muri branch line mainly a part of Railways in Jharia Coalfield. It is located in Bokaro district in the Indian state of Jharkhand.

CHANDRAPURA JUNCTION
Indian Railways junction station
General information
Location	Chandrapura, Bokaro district, Jharkhand India
Coordinates	23°45′19″N 86°07′11″E
Elevation	227 metres (745 ft)
Owned by	Indian Railways
Operated by	East Central Railway
Line(s)	Gomoh–Barkakana branch line Chandrapura–Muri branch line Mahuda–Adra–Kharagpur Railways in Jharia Coalfield
Platforms	4
Tracks	6
Construction
Structure type	Standard (on ground station)
Parking	Yes
Bicycle facilities	No
Other information
Status	Functioning
Station code	CRP
Zone(s)	East Central Railway zone
Division(s)	Dhanbad
History
Opened	1913; 112 years ago (1913)
Rebuilt	1927
Electrified	1986–89
Services Preceding station Indian Railways Following station Telo towards ? East Central Railway zone Gomoh–Barkakana branch line Bhandaridah towards ? Jamuniatand towards ? East Central Railway zone Chandrapura–Muri branch line Dhanbad-Chandrapura line Rajabera towards ?
Location Chandrapura Junction Location in Jharkhand Show map of Jharkhand Chandrapura Junction Location in India Show map of India

History

In 1913, Chandrapura was connected to Mahuda and merged to Gomoh–Mahuda–Adra–Kharagpur (BNR) line and then became a Railways in Jharia Coalfield. In 1927, the Central India Coalfields Railway opened the Gomoh–Barkakana line. Later, the line was amalgamated with East Indian Railway.^[1] The construction of the 143 kilometres (89 mi) long Chandrapura–Muri–Ranchi–Hatia line started in 1957 and was completed in 1961.^[2]

Electrification

Railway lines in the Chandrapura area (including Bokaro Steel City Yard) were electrified in 1986–89.^[3]