Ranchi Junction railway station

Ranchi Junction railway station, station code RNC, is the NSG-2 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.

Ranchi Junction
Indian Railways station
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	Indian Railways
Operated by	South Eastern Railway
Line(s)	Netaji S.C.Bose Gomoh–Hatia main line Ranchi-Tori line Koderma–Hazaribagh–Barkakana–Ranchi line
Platforms	5 (main line), 1 (terminus) and total 6 platforms
Tracks	8
Construction
Structure type	At grade
Parking	Available
Other information
Status	Functional
Station code	RNC
Zone(s)	South Eastern Railway
Division(s)	Ranchi
History
Opened	1908; 117 years ago (1908)
Rebuilt	2009
Electrified	Double electrified BG (Tripling on process)
Previous names	East Indian Railway
Passengers
1,00,000 per day
Location Ranchi Junction Location in Jharkhand Show map of Jharkhand Ranchi Junction Location in India Show map of India Interactive map

v t e Koderma–Hazaribagh–Barkakana-Ranchi line
Legend
km Hatia–Rourkela line Ranchi–Tori line to Tori 211 Ranchi Junction 207 Namkon to Kandra (planned) Asansol–Tatanagar–Kharagpur line 200 Tatisilwai Netaji S.C.Bose Gomoh–Hatia line 191 Mesra 183 Hundur Halt 177 Jhanjhitoli Halt 170 Shanki 156 Daridag Tunnel T1 147 Hehal Tunnel T2 Tunnel T3 143 Sidhwar Barkakana–Muri–Chandil line 137 Barkakana Junction Barkakana–Son Nagar line Damodar River 134 Arigada Gomoh–Barkakana branch line 123 Kuju NH 20 113 Mandu NH 20 107 Charhi 90 Bes Bandag Siding 80 Hazaribagh Town 73 Kansar Nawada 56 Katkamsandi Barkakana–Son Nagar line Ranchi–Tori line to Ranchi ' 0 Tori Barkakana–Son Nagar line 7 Biratoli 15 Kusmahi 19 Balumath 27 Bukru 32 Phulbasia 37 Manatu 42 Shivpoor under construction 50/87 Kathautia 43 Kurhagada 35 Padma 23 Barhi NH 19 Barakar River 14 Urwan 8 Pipradih Asansol–Gaya section Madhupur–Giridih–Koderma line 0 Koderma Junction Asansol–Gaya section to Tilaiya (under construction)
Source: Google Maps Koderma–Barkakana Passenger

Ranchi has trains running to Delhi, Kolkata, Dhanbad, Varanasi, Rourkela, 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.

History

In November 1907, Ranchi was brought onto India's railway map with the Purulia–Ranchi narrow-gauge line. First train whistle for Purulia was blown in 1907, now 60 thousand passengers travel every day.^[1]

In 1911, it was extended up to Lohardaga.

In 2003, the Ranchi division was carved out from the existing Adra railway division of the South Eastern Railway zone.^[2] As of 2012 Ranchi station is being renovated and developed in the lines of Jaipur railway station.^[3] The facade of the Ranchi station has been improved in February 2012.^[4] In February 2012 two new platforms were added to the Ranchi station along with mechanical interlocking system.^[5]

Platforms

There are six platforms in Ranchi Junction.^[2] The platforms are interconnected with two foot overbridges (FOB) and an escalator.

Connections

Ranchi Junction is located close to the bus terminal and domestic airport providing transport to important destinations of Jharkhand. Automatic ticket vending machines have been installed to reduce the queue for train tickets on the station. The railway medical unit provides health facilities is located near Muri Junction. Ranchi–New Giridih Intercity Express, the only train running with a Vistadome coach in the state of Jharkhand, terminates at Ranchi.^[6][7] The nearest airports to Ranchi Junction are:

• Birsa Munda Airport, Ranchi 5 kilometres (3.1 mi)
• Gaya Airport 179 kilometres (111 mi)
• Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Airport, Patna 420 kilometres (260 mi)
• Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport, Kolkata 365 kilometres (227 mi)
• Kazi Nazrul Islam Airport, Durgapur 243 Kilometres (150.9 mi)
• Deoghar Airport, Deoghar 247 Kilometres (153.4 mi)
• Sonari Airport, Jamshedpur 122 Kilometres (75.8 mi)
• Bokaro Airport, Bokaro Steel City 105 Kilometres (65.2 mi) (Under Construction)

Trains

Ranchi junction served by several superfast, express, intercity and passenger trains from different cities, Following are some of the premium train services:

• Ranchi Rajdhani Express
• Patna - Ranchi Vande Bharat Express
• Ranchi–Varanasi Vande Bharat Express
• Ranchi–Howrah Vande Bharat Express
• Ranchi–New Delhi Garib Rath Express
• Howrah–Ranchi Shatabdi Express
• Patna - Ranchi Jan Shatabdi Express
• Jharkhand Sampark Kranti Express
• Jharkhand Swarna Jayanti Express

See also

• Ranchi
• Indian Railways