Gourinathdham railway station

{{Infobox station

| name = Gourinathdham

| type = Indian Railways station

| style = Indian Railways

| image =

| image_caption =

| address = NH 32, Gourinathdham, Purulia district, West Bengal

| country = India

| coordinates = {{Coord|23.3958|86.2746|type:railwaystation_region:IN|display=inline,title}}

| elevation = {{convert|277|m|ft}}

| line = Purulia–Kotshila line

| other =

| structure = Standard at ground

| parking = No

| bicycle = No

| opened = 1907

| closed =

| rebuilt =

| electrified = 1998–99

| acessible =

| code = {{Indian railway code

| code = GTD

| zone =

| division = Adra

}}

| owned = Indian Railways

| operator = South Eastern Railway

| status =

| former = Bengal Nagpur Railway

| passengers =

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| map_type = India West Bengal#India

| map_dot_label =

| map_caption = Location in West Bengal##Location in India

| services = {{Adjacent stations|system=Indian Railways|line=South Eastern Railway zone|left=Purulia|right=Chas Road|type=Purulia–Kotshila line}}

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Gourinathdham railway station serves Gourinathdham and surrounding areas in Purulia district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

The railway station

The railway station is on NH 18. It is located at an altitude of {{convert|277|m|ft}} above sea level. It has a single platform and track doubling work is going on from middle of the year 2018 and also a new platform built then it has 2 platforms. The railway station was allotted the station code of GTD and is under the jurisdiction of Adra railway division of South Eastern Railway.{{cite web| url = http://indiarailinfo.com/station/map/gourinathdham-gtd/4273|title = GTD / Gourinathdham | publisher=India Rail Info| access-date = 20 July 2013}}

History

The Purulia–Ranchi line was opened as a {{track gauge|2ft6in}}-wide narrow-gauge railway in 1907. It was named Ranchi–Purulia Railway and operated by Bengal Nagpur Railway.{{cite web| url = http://www.irfca.org/faq/faq-history3.html|title = IR History: Part – III (1900–1947) | publisher=IRFCA | access-date = 20 July 2013}}

The Kotshila–Ranchi sector was converted to {{Track gauge|5ft6in|lk=on}} broad gauge in 1962 and the Purlia–Kotshila sector in 1992.{{cite web| url = http://indianrailwaynotes.files.wordpress.com/2010/07/south-eastern-railway.pdf |title = Indian Railways Line History: 1. South Eastern Railway| publisher= Indian Railway Notes| access-date = 20 July 2013}}

Electrification

The Purulia–Kotshila sector was electrified in 1998–99.{{cite web|url= http://irfca.org/docs/electrification-history.html| title= History of Electrification | publisher= IRFCA| access-date = 19 July 2013}}

References

External links

[http://indiarailinfo.com/arrivals/gourinathdham-gtd/4273 Trains at Gourinathdham]

Category:Railway stations in India opened in 1907

Category:Adra railway division

Category:Railway stations in Purulia district