Durgapur railway station

Coordinates: 23°29′43″N 87°19′03″E / 23.4953°N 87.3174°E / 23.4953; 87.3174
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Durgapur Railway Station
Indian Railway Station
Durgapur Railway Station
General information
LocationDurgapur, Bardhaman, West Bengal
 India
Coordinates23°29′43″N 87°19′03″E / 23.4953°N 87.3174°E / 23.4953; 87.3174
Elevation71 metres (233 ft)
Owned byIndian Railways
Operated byEastern Railway
Line(s)Bardhaman-Asansol section
Howrah-Delhi main line
Howrah-Gaya-Delhi line
Howrah-Allahabad-Mumbai line
Platforms5
Construction
Structure typeStandard (on ground station)
ParkingYes
Bicycle facilitiesYes
Other information
StatusFunctioning
Station codeDGR
Division(s) Asansol
History
Opened1855
Electrified1965-66
Previous namesEast Indian Railway Company

Durgapur is a railway station( recently declared by the Indian Railways as a MODEL STATION) on the Bardhaman-Asansol section. It is located in Bardhaman district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It serves Durgapur, the fourth most populous city in West Bengal, and the surrounding industrial areas.[6]

Overview

Mining-industry zone

"The entire belt between Durgapur (158 km from Howrah), and all the way up to Dhanbad and beyond is industrialized. Apart from factories, there are many coalmines, some closed now, and some with fires burning deep in the mineshafts. The mining area extends for a large area, mostly to the south of the tracks. Quite a portion of the track passes through cuttings, where the surrounding area is higher than the track level, resulting in the profusion of characteristic small masonry bridges crossing the tracks." This description is from "Gomoh loco shed and CLW trip record" by Samit Roychoudhury.[7]

History

Durgapur railway station nameplate

The first passenger train in eastern India ran from Howrah to Hooghly on 15 August 1854. The track was extended to Raniganj by 1855.[8]

Electrification

Durgapur railway station platform

The Mankar-Waria sector was electrified in 1965-66.[9]

References

  1. ^ "Bardhaman-Asansol MEMU 63505". India Rail Info.
  2. ^ "Asansol Division System Map". Eastern Railway. Archived from the original on 26 April 2016.
  3. ^ "South Eastern Railway Pink Book 2017-18" (PDF). Indian Railways Pink Book.
  4. ^ "Asansol Division Railway Map". Eastern Railway.
  5. ^ "Adra Division Railway Map". South Eastern Railway.
  6. ^ "Urban Agglomerations/Cities having population 1 lakh and above" (PDF). Provisional Population Totals, Census of India 2011. Retrieved 16 April 2013.
  7. ^ "Gomoh loco shed and CLW trip record". Indian Railway Reports. IRFCA). {{cite web}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help); Missing or empty |url= (help)
  8. ^ "IR History Part I 1832-1869". IRFCA. Retrieved 13 April 2013.
  9. ^ "History of Electrification". IRFCA. Retrieved 16 April 2013.

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