Near By Railway Station In Giridih

1. Giridih Railway Station



Giridih railway station, station code GRD, is the main railway station serving the city of Giridih, the headquarters of Giridih district in the Indian state of Jharkhand. Giridih station also serves as a gateway for the jain pilgrims visiting Parasnath. Giridih is located at 24.18°N 86.3°E. It has an elevation of 289 metres (948 ft).

Giridih station is the terminal station located on the western end of Giridih–Madhupur line of the Asansol Railway division in the Eastern Railway Zone of Indian Railways. The Madhupur–Giridih route is a single line Broad Gauge between the two main railway stations Giridih and Madhupur Junction. The total length of the route is 38 kilometres (24 mi). It has a single platform and handles a total of 14 trains daily.

History

The Giridih Railway Station was built as a railway siding in 1871 by the British government in India (prior to the India's independence in 1947) mainly for transport of mineral reserve from the region. The contract for the railway siding was awarded in 1865 and the construction was completed in 1871. In 1901 the railway siding was converted into a railway station. The siding is owned by Central Coalfields Limited



Platforms

Currently there is a single platform apart from the railway siding that was built earlier.

Station layout

GStreet LevelExit/Entrance & Ticket Counter
P1Side platform, No-1 doors will open on the left
Track 1Madhupur ← toward
Track 2Madhupur ← toward

Trains

Giridih terminal station handles trains five times daily except Thursdays and four times on Thursday.


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