Chittaranjan railway station
Chittaranjan Station | |
|---|---|
| Indian Railway Station | |
| General information | |
| Location | Chittaranjan, Burdwan district, West Bengal India |
| Coordinates | 23°51′24″N 86°52′44″E / 23.85667°N 86.87889°E |
| Elevation | 154 metres (505 ft) |
| Operated by | Eastern Railway |
| Line(s) | Howrah-Delhi Main Line |
| Platforms | 3[1] |
| Construction | |
| Parking | Available |
| Other information | |
| Status | Functional |
| Station code | CRJ |
| Zone(s) | Eastern Railway |
| Division(s) | Asansol Division |
Chittaranjan Railway Station, station code CRJ, is the railway station serving the city of Chittaranjan in the Burdwan district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Chittaranjan Station is connected to metropolitan areas of India, by the Delhi-Kolkata Main Line via Mugalsarai-Patna route. Madhupur is located at 23°52′N 86°52′E / 23.87°N 86.87°E.[2] It has an average elevation of 154 metres (505 ft).
The town is named after the Indian freedom fighter, Deshbandhu Chittaranjan Das. The passenger rail head serving Chittaranjan is located in Mihijam, which is in Jharkhand. The Chittaranjan railway station is in Howrah-Patna-Mughalsarai main line at a distance of 237 km from Howrah. Nearest important railway junction is Asansol, 25 km away. Most of the Patna, Barauni bound express trains coming from Howrah, Sealdah, Ranchi, Kharagpur, Tatanagar, Dhanbad stop here.
History
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At first the name of the station was Mihijam. But when the Chittaranjan Locomotive Works established at chittaranjan, the station's name was changed to Chittaranjan station. Geographically this station is located at Mihijam, under Jamtara district of Jharkhand, but the township of Chittaranjan is in West Bengal.
Facilities
The major facilities available are waiting rooms, retiring room and dormitory,computerized reservation counter, 2 Wheeler Vehicle parking.[3] The vehicles are allowed to enter the station premises. The station also has STD/ISD/PCO telephone booth, ATM counter, toilets, tea stall and book stall.[4]
Platforms
There are a total of 3 platforms. Platform no. 1 and 2 cater to down trains(Asansol/Dhanbad/Howrah/Sealdah/Kolkata bound trains) though platform no. 2 is predominantly used to the service of express/mail/superfast trains whereas platform no. 1 is used for EMU local trains, passenger trains and low priority express trains. Platform 3 is completely dedicated to up trains(New Delhi/Patna/Jhajha/jasidih/amritsar bound trains). The platforms are connected by an over-bridge covered on either sides to ensure security of the passengers. Beyond platform no. 3 there is a raised platform for loading and unloading goods. This platform serves the freight trains.
Trains
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The following lists all the trains passing from Chittaranjan Station (as of 1 April 2012):[1][6]
| Train No. | Train Name | Train type | Zone | From | Departure Time |
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| 13132 | patna-kolkata Express | Exp | ER | Patna junction/PNBE | 01:59 |
| 13131 | kolkata-patna express | Exp | ER | kolkata/KOAA | 0:17 |
| 15028 | Maurya Express | Exp | NER | Hatia/HTE | 0:15 |
| 18182 | Chhapra-Tata Express | Exp | SER | Tatanagar Junction/TATA | 0:48 |
| 28182 | Katihar-Tatanagar Link Express | Exp | SER | Tatanagar Junction/TATA | 0:48 |
| 13287 | South Bihar Express | Exp | ECR | Danapur/DNR | 0:55 |
| 13186 | Ganga Sagar Express | Exp | ER | Kolkata Sealdah/SDAH | 1:02 |
| 13157 | Tirhut Express | Exp | ER | Muzaffarpur Junction/MFP | 1:44 |
| 13155 | Mithilanchal Express | Exp | ER | Darbhanga Junction/DBG | 1:44 |
| 13019 | Bagh Express | Exp | ER | Kathgodam/KGM | 2:00 |
| 18181 | Tatanagar-Chapra Express | Exp | SER | Chhapra Junction/CPR | 2:38 |
| 18181-Slip | Tata-Chapra Express Slip | Exp | SER | Katihar Junction/KIR | 2:38 |
| 13288 | South Bihar Express | Exp | ECR | Durg Junction/DURG | 2:42 |
| 12352 | Rajendra Nagar Terminal- Howrah Express | SF | ER | Kolkata Howrah Junction/HWH | 2:57 |
| 12331 | Himgiri Express | SF | ER | Jammu Tawi/JAT | 3:01 |
| 18449 | Baidyanathdham Express | Exp | ECoR | Patna Junction/PNBE | 3:01 |
| 13006 | Amritsar Howrah Mail | ER | Kolkata Howrah Junction/HWH | 3:30 | |
| 12334 | Vibhuti Express | SF | ER | Kolkata Howrah Junction/HWH | 3:54 |
| 53049 | Howrah Mokameh Passenger | Pass | ER | Mokama Junction/MKA | 4:38 |
| 18622 | Patliputra Express | Exp | SER | Patna Junction/PNBE | 5:18 |
| 22844 | Patna - Bilaspur (Weekly) Special | Exp | SECR | Bilaspur Junction/BSP | 5:30 |
| 17005 | Hyderabad-Darbhanga Express | Exp | SCR | Darbhanga Junction/DBG | 5:37 |
| 63562 | baidyanath dham asansol passenger | MEMU | ER | Asansol Junction/ASN | 6:09 |
| 13020 | Bagh Express | Exp | ER | Kolkata Howrah Junction/HWH | 6:36 |
| 13319 | Baidyanthdham-Ranchi Express | Exp | ECR | Ranchi Junction/RNC | 7:04 |
| 12332 | Himgiri Express | SF | ER | Kolkata Howrah Junction/HWH | 7:29 |
| 22843 | Bilaspur - Patna (Weekly) Summ... | Exp | SECR | Patna Junction/PNBE | 7:40 |
| 63561 | asansol jasidih mEMU | MEMU | ER | Jasidih Junction/JSME | 8:04 |
| 63570 | Baidyanathdham Asansol Passenger | MEMU | ER | Asansol Junction/ASN | 8:20 |
| 53140 | Jasidih-KolkataChitpur Passenger | Pass | ER | Kolkata Chitpur/KOAA | 8:30 |
| 73539 | Andal Jasidih Passenger | DEMU | ER | Jasidih Junction/JSME | 8:40 |
| 13050 | Amritsar Howrah Express | Exp | ER | Kolkata Howrah Junction/HWH | 9:42 |
| 13331 | Dhanbad Patna Express | Exp | ECR | Patna Junction/PNBE | 9:43 |
| 12024 | Patna-Howrah Jan Shatabdi | JShtb | ECR | Kolkata Howrah Junction/HWH | 10:09 |
| 63567 | Asansol Jhajha Passenger | MEMU | ER | Jhajha/JAJ | 10:10 |
| 53567 | asansol jhajha mEMU | Pass | ER | Jhajha/JAJ | 10:10 |
| 13510 | Gonda-Asansol Express | Exp | ER | Asansol Junction/ASN | 10:26 |
| 13508 | Gorakhpur-Asansol Express | Exp | ER | Asansol Junction/ASN | 10:26 |
| 12303 | Poorva Express | SF | ER | New Delhi/NDLS | 11:15 |
| 11105 | Pratham Swatantrata Sangram Express | Exp | NCR | Jhansi Junction/JHS | 11:45 |
| 73538 | Jasidih Andal Passenger | DEMU | ER | Andal Junction/UDL | 11:55 |
| 53131 | Sealdah Muzaffarpur Fast Passenger | Pass | ER | Muzaffarpur Junction/MFP | 12:10 |
| 18184 | Danapur - Tatanagar Express | Exp | SER | Tatanagar Junction/TATA | 12:20 |
| 18183 | Tatanagar - Danapur Express | Exp | SER | Danapur/DNR | 12:40 |
| 12304 | Poorva Express | SF | ER | Kolkata Howrah Junction/HWH | 12:55 |
| 22643 | Ernakulam-Patna Express | Sf | SR | Patna Junction/PNBE | 13:50 |
| 13008 | Udyan Abha Toofan Express | Exp | ER | Kolkata Howrah Junction/HWH | 14:06 |
| 13007 | Udyan Abha Toofan Express | Exp | ER | Shri Ganganagar/SGNR | 14:07 |
| 18450 | Baidyanathdham Express | Exp | ECoR | Puri/PURI | 14:22 |
| 13332 | Patna Dhanbad Express | Exp | ECR | Dhanbad Junction/DHN | 14:33 |
| 17006 | Darbhanga-Hyderabad Express | Exp | SCR | Hyderabad Deccan Nampally/HYB | 14:33 |
| 15271 | Howrah-Muzaffarpur JanSadharan Express | Exp | NER | Muzaffarpur Junction/MFP | 14:46 |
| 15235 | Howrah-Darbhanga Express | Exp | ECR | Darbhanga Junction/DBG | 14:47 |
| 15942 | Dibrugarh-Jhajha Weekly Express | Exp | NFR | Jhajha/JAJ | 15:30 |
| 63568 | Jhajha-Asansol MEMU | MEMU | ER | Asansol Junction/ASN | 15:51 |
| 11106 | Pratham Swatantrata Sangram Express | Exp | NCR | Kolkata Chitpur/KOAA | 16:08 |
| 13509 | Asansol-Gonda Express | Exp | ER | Gonda Junction/GD | 16:36 |
| 13507 | Asansol-Gorakhpur Express | Exp | ER | Gorakhpur Junction/GKP | 16:36 |
| 12023 | Howrah-Patna Jan Shatabdi | JShtb | ECR | Patna Junction/PNBE | 17:13 |
| 13105 | Sealdah-Ballia Express | Exp | ER | Ballia/BUI | 17:39 |
| 63569 | Asansol jasidih mEMU | MEMU | ER | Jasidih Junction/JSME | 17:59 |
| 15049 | Poorvanchal Express | Exp | NER | Gorakhpur Junction/GKP | 18:49 |
| 15047 | Purvanchal Express | Exp | NER | Gorakhpur Junction/GKP | 18:49 |
| 15051 | Poorvanchal Express | Exp | NER | Gorakhpur Junction/GKP | 18:49 |
| 53050 | Mokameh Howrah Passenger | Pass | ER | Kolkata Howrah Junction/HWH | 19:01 |
| 63564 | jasidih Asansol mEMU | MEMU | ER | Asansol Junction/ASN | 19:09 |
| 13049 | Howrah-Amritsar Express | Exp | ER | Amritsar Junction/ASR | 19:12 |
| 13320 | Ranchi-Baidyanathdham Express | Exp | ECR | Baidyanathdham Deoghar/BDME | 19:27 |
| 22644 | Patna - Ernakulam Express | Sf | SR | Ernakulam Junction (South.../ERS | 19:27 |
| 12361 | Asansol-Mumbai CST SF Express | SF | ER | Mumbai CST/CSTM | 20:09 |
| 53132 | Muzaffarpur Sealdah Passenger | Pass | ER | Kolkata Sealdah/SDAH | 20:10 |
| 18603 | Ranchi-Bhagalpur Express via Kiul | Exp | SER | Bhagalpur/BGP | 20:35 |
| 13106 | Ballia-Sealdah Express | Exp | ER | Kolkata Sealdah/SDAH | 20:50 |
| 13021 | Mithila Express | Exp | ER | Raxaul Junction/RXL | 20:53 |
| 63563 | Asansol Jasidh MEMU | MEMU | ER | Jasidih Junction/JSME | 21:06 |
| 13185 | Ganga Sagar Express | Exp | ER | Jaynagar/JYG | 21:17 |
| 13156 | Mithilanchal Express | Exp | ER | Kolkata Chitpur/KOAA | 21:26 |
| 13158 | Tirhut Express | Exp | ER | Kolkata Chitpur/KOAA | 21:26 |
| 18621 | Patliputra Express | Exp | SER | Hatia/HTE | 22:25 |
| 13005 | Howrah-Amritsar Mail | ER | Amritsar Junction/ASR | 22:30 | |
| 15272 | Muzzafarpur-Howrah JanSadharan Express | Exp | ECR | Kolkata Howrah Junction/HWH | 22:38 |
| 15236 | Darbhanga-Howrah Express | Exp | ECR | Kolkata Howrah Junction/HWH | 22:38 |
| 12362 | Mumbai CST-Asansol SF Express | SF | ER | Asansol Junction/ASN | 22:38 |
| 13022 | Mithila Express | Exp | ER | Kolkata Howrah Junction/HWH | 22:57 |
| 18604 | Bhagalpur-Ranchi Express via kiul | Exp | SER | Ranchi Junction/RNC | 23:11 |
| 12333 | Vibhuti Express | SF | ER | Allahabad City/ALY | 23:16 |
| 15052 | Poorvanchal Express | Exp | NER | Kolkata Chitpur/KOAA | 23:38 |
| 15048 | Poorvanchal Express | Exp | NER | Kolkata Chitpur/KOAA | 23:38 |
| 15050 | Poorvanchal Express | Exp | NER | Kolkata Chitpur/KOAA | 23:38 |
| 15027 | Maurya Express | Exp | NER | Gorakhpur Junction/GKP | 23:41 |
| 15941 | Jhajha-Dibrugarh Weekly Express | Exp | NFR | Dibrugarh/DBRG | 23:56 |
| 12351 | Howrah- Rajendar Nagar terminal Express | SF | ER | Rajendra Nagar Terminal/RJPB | 23:58 |
Nearest airports
The nearest airports to Chittaranjan Station are:[7]
- Birsa Munda Airport, Ranchi 190 kilometres (120 mi)
- Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport, Kolkata 233 kilometres (145 mi)
- Gaya Airport 245 kilometres (152 mi)
- Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Airport, Patna 296 kilometres (184 mi)
See also
References
- ^ a b "Trains at Chittaranjan". India Rail Info. Retrieved 1 April 2012.
- ^ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Chittaranjan
- ^ "List of Locations (Irrespective Of States) Where Computerized Reservation Facilities Are Available". Official website of the Indian Railways. Archived from the original on 3 July 2013. Retrieved 18 April 2012.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Major passenger amenities available in stations over Asansol Division". Commercial Information. Official Website of the Eastern Railway. Retrieved 1 April 2012.
- ^ "12304 Poorva Express (via Howrah)". India Rail Info.
- ^ "Chittaranjan Railway Station Details". indiantrains.org. Retrieved 1 April 2012.
- ^ "Chittaranjan Railway Station". onefivenine.com. Retrieved 31 March 2012.