Tori Junction railway station

Tori Junction, station code TORI, is the railway station serving the city of Chandwa which is the connecting point of Latehar and Hazaribag districts. It also connects Lohardaga. It belongs to the East Central Railway zone under Dhanbad railway division of the Indian Railways.

Tori Junction
Indian Railways station
General information
Location	Tori Chandwa, Latehar district, Jharkhand  India
Coordinates	23.6812°N 84.7415°E / 23.6812; 84.7415
Owned by	Indian Railways
Operated by	East Central Railway zone
Line(s)	Barkakana–Son Nagar line, Ranchi-Tori line and Tori–Shivpur–Koderma line(Under construction)
Platforms	5
Tracks	10
Construction
Parking	Available
Other information
Status	Functional
Station code	TORI
Zone(s)	East Central Railway zone
Division(s)	Dhanbad division
History
Electrified	Yes
Location Tori junction Location in Jharkhand

History

Tori (Toree) in the 1770s, map by James Rennell.

Now the distance between Ranchi and New Delhi got shorter via Lohardaga. It is 90 km less distance between Ranchi and Delhi as compared to via Barkakana and Muri. One passenger train is running between Ranchi and Tori via Lohardaga. This is one of the major junctions that will connect Ranchi and Hazaribag districts of Jharkhand. The ongoing construction work of Tori–Balumath–Shivpur–Kathotia (Hazaribagh) railway line which section is falling under the South Eastern Railway (Ranchi Division) and East Central Railway (Dhanbad Division) jurisdictions, would be completed, till Balumath. After completing this line Tori will be the major junction connecting Ranchi, Barkakana, Hazaribagh and Medininagar.

Facilities

The major facilities available are waiting rooms, retiring room, computerized reservation facility, reservation counter, vehicle parking, etc.

Platforms

The platforms are interconnected with foot overbridge (FOB). Tori Junction has 5 platforms.

Trains

Several electrified local passenger trains also run from Barwadih to neighbouring destinations on frequent intervals.

Train name	Train number	Source	Destination
Bsb Rnc Express	18612	Varanasi Junction	Ranchi
Sbp Bsb Express	18611	Ranchi	Varanasi Junction
Aii Koaa Special	03138	Ajmer Junction	Howrah Junction
Shaktipunj Express	11447	Howrah Junction	Jabalpur Junction
Jharkhand S J E	12873	Hatia	Anand Vihar Trm
Rnc Garibnwaz E	18631	Ranchi	Ajmer Junction
Sbp Bsb Express	18311	Sambalpur	Varanasi Junction
Rou Muri Jat Express	18109	Rourkela	Jammu Tawi
Garib Rath Express	12877	Ranchi	New Delhi

Nearest airports

The nearest airports to Tori station are:

• Birsa Munda Airport, Ranchi 71 kilometres (44 mi)
• Gaya Airport, Gaya 163 kilometres (101 mi)
• Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Airport, Patna 276 kilometres (171 mi)
• Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport, Kolkata

See also

• Lohardaga
• Barwadih Junction
• Barwadih
• Latehar
• Palamau

References

• Das, R. Krishna (3 March 2010). "Proposed new rail line to bring Mumbai, Kolkata closer". Business Standard.

External links

• Latehar district