Owned by Indian Railways Parking Yes Elevation 71 m Platforms in use 5 | Operated by Eastern Railway Opened 1855 Owner Indian Railways | |
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Location Durgapur, Bardhaman, West Bengal
India Line(s) Bardhaman-Asansol section
Howrah-Delhi main line
Howrah-Gaya-Delhi line
Howrah-Allahabad-Mumbai line Structure type Standard (on ground station) Address Industrial Area, Durgapur, West Bengal 713201 Similar Asansol Junction railway st, Barddhaman Junction railway st, Andal Junction railway st, Raniganj railway station, Jhajha railway station | ||
Durgapur railway station
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.
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Durgapur railway station
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.
History
The first passenger train in eastern India ran from Howrah to Hooghly on 15 August 1854. The track was extended to Raniganj by 1855.
Electrification
The Mankar-Waria sector was electrified in 1965-66.