Koderma Junction railway station

Koderma Junction railway station, station code KQR, is railway station of the Indian railway under Dhanbad railway division of East Central Railway zone serving the city of Jhumri Telaiya, Koderma, the headquarters of Koderma district in the Indian state of Jharkhand.

Geography

Koderma is located at 24°26′7″N 86°31′39″E. It is in the Dhanbad railway division of the East Central Railway zone. Grand Chord rail-line that connects Howrah and New Delhi passes through Koderma Junction. Other 3 lines have been connected with Koderma making it a junction namely Koderma–Hazaribagh–Barkakana–Ranchi line, Koderma–Giridih–Madhupur line and Koderma–Tilaiya line. It has an elevation of 398 metres (1,306 ft). Koderma has a rail connectivity with the other major parts of the country such as Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Ahmedabad, Indore, Bhopal, Gwalior, Jabalpur, Jaipur, Nagpur, Pune, Guwahati etc.

History

The Grand Chord was opened in 1906.

Electrification

The Gomoh–Koderma sector was electrified in 1961–62.

Facilities

The station houses all the major facilities like waiting rooms, computerized reservation facility, bookshop, etc.

Trains

Koderma station's location on the Grand Chord makes it served by several superfast, express and passenger trains from all over the country. Following are some of the premium train services:

• Patna - Ranchi Vande Bharat Express
• Bhubaneswar Rajdhani Express
• Ranchi Rajdhani Express
• Jharkhand Sampark Kranti Express
• Patna - Ranchi Jan Shatabdi Express

Nearest airports

The nearest airports to Koderma station are:

1. Gaya Airport - 106 kilometres (66 mi)
2. Deoghar Airport - 148 kilometres (92 mi)
3. Birsa Munda Airport, Ranchi - 158 kilometres (98 mi)
4. Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Airport, Patna - 179 kilometres (111 mi)

See also

• Koderma
• Koderma–Hazaribagh–Barkakana–Ranchi line
• Madhupur–Giridih–Koderma line

References

External links

• Koderma Railway Station Map
• Official website of the Koderma district

1. Madhupur Junction railway station
2. Koderma district
3. Bihar Sharif Junction railway station
4. Hazaribagh Town railway station
5. Koderma–Hazaribagh–Barkakana–Ranchi line
6. Barkakana Junction railway station
7. Patna Junction railway station
8. Bakhtiyarpur Junction railway station
9. Giridih railway station
10. Madhupur–Giridih–Koderma line
11. Kiul Junction railway station
12. Ranchi Junction railway station
13. Lakhisarai Junction railway station
14. New Giridih railway station
15. Gaya Junction railway station
16. Bakhtiarpur
17. Sasaram Junction railway station
18. Dhanbad Junction railway station
19. Tilaiya Junction railway station
20. List of railway junction stations in India