Joychandi Pahar railway station

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LocationAdra circle, Joychandi Pahar-Adra road, Raghunathpur I, Purulia district, West Bengal
 India
Coordinates23°31′00″N 86°40′51″E / 23.5168°N 86.6809°E / 23.5168; 86.6809
Elevation155 metres (509 ft)

JOYCHANDI PAHAR JUNCTION
New building of the Joychandi Pahar station
General information
LocationAdra circle, Joychandi Pahar-Adra road, Raghunathpur I, Purulia district, West Bengal
 India
Coordinates23°31′00″N 86°40′51″E / 23.5168°N 86.6809°E / 23.5168; 86.6809
Elevation155 metres (509 ft)
SystemIndian Railways
Owned byIndian Railways
Operated bySouth Eastern Railways
LineAsansol–Tatanagar–Kharagpur line
Platforms3
Tracks6
Construction
Structure typeAt Ground
ParkingAvailable
Bicycle facilitiesNot available
Other information
StatusFunctional
Station codeJOC
Zone(s) South Eastern Railway zone
Division(s) Adra
Websitewww.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
History
Opened1891; 135 years ago (1891)
Electrified1957–62
Previous namesBengal Nagpur Railway
Services
Preceding station Indian Railways Following station
Bero
towards ?
South Eastern Railway zone Adra
towards ?
Route map
km
0
Asansol
5
Burnpur Burnpur Airport
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IISCO Burnpur sidings
Right arrow
9
Damodar
Up arrow
IISCO Damodar yard
14
Madhukunda
21
Muradi
Chaurashi Goods siding
26
Ramkanali
31
Bero
RTPP sidings
37
Joychandi Pahar
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Down arrow
41
Adra
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km

Source: Indian Railway Time Table

Location
Joychandi Pahar Junction is located in West Bengal
Joychandi Pahar Junction
Joychandi Pahar Junction
Location in West Bengal
Joychandi Pahar Junction is located in India
Joychandi Pahar Junction
Joychandi Pahar Junction
Location in India
Interactive map of Joychandi Pahar Junction

Joychandi Pahar Junction railway station (station code: JOC) serves Adra town and Raghunathpur in Purulia district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It was named after the hill called Joychandi Pahar which is located between these two towns. Joychandipahar rail station is situated on the Asansol–Purulia–Sini main line section. In the year of 2014 it was redeveloped and made as an alternative station of Adra Junction to decongest Adra station from a huge passenger and freight traffic.

The Bengal Nagpur Railway was formed in 1887 for the purpose of upgrading the Nagpur Chhattisgarh Railway and then extending it via Bilaspur to Asansol, in order to develop a shorter Howrah–Mumbai route than the one via Allahabad.[1] The Bengal Nagpur Railway main line from Nagpur to Asansol, on the Howrah–Delhi main line, was opened for goods traffic on 1 February 1891.[2] Later it was modified as the bypass rail station of Adra Junction to decongest Adra station .

Electrification

The Tatanagar–Adra–Asansol section was electrified in the 1957–1962 period.[3]

New station building

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