Parking Available Station code HTE | Status Functional Elevation 657 m | |
Similar Ranchi Junction railway st, Tatanagar Junction railway st, Rourkela railway station, Dhanbad Junction railway st, Howrah Junction railway st | ||
Hatia Station, station code HTE, is the railway station serving the capital city of Ranchi in the Ranchi district in the Indian state of Jharkhand. Hatia Station belongs to the Ranchi division of the South Eastern Railway Zone of the Indian Railway. The Hatia Station railway station is connected to most of the major cities in India by the railway network. It is situated on Ranchi-Rourkela railway section.
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Ranchi has trains running frequently to Delhi and Kolkata. The city is a major railway hub and has four major stations: Ranchi Junction Hatia Station, Tatisilwai Station and Namkom Station. Many important trains start from Ranchi Junction as well.
Facilities
The major facilities available are Waiting rooms, retiring room, computerized reservation facility, Reservation Counter, Vehicle parking etc. The vehicles are allowed to enter the station premises. There are refreshment rooms vegetarian and non vegetarian, tea stall, book stall, post and telegraphic office. Security personnel from the Government Railway police (G.R.P) and Railway Protection Force (RPF) are present for security. The Railway medical unit providing health facilities is located near Hatia Station. Hatia Station is located close to the bus terminal and domestic airport providing transport to important destinations of Jharkhand.
Platforms
The 3 platforms are interconnected with foot over bridges (FOB).
Trains
Hatia is a major Railway Station in Ranchi Division of the South Eastern Railway and a terminal station for several trains. Several electrified as well as diesel local, M/E, SF, GR passenger trains also run from Hatia / Ranchi to different destinations of the country on frequent intervals.
Trains passing through Hatia Station include (as of 4 April 2012):
Nearest airports
The nearest airports to Hatia Station are:
- Birsa Munda Airport, Ranchi 1 kilometre (0.62 mi)
- Gaya Airport, Gaya 183 kilometres (114 mi)
- Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Airport, Patna 285 kilometres (177 mi)
- Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport, Kolkata 368 kilometres (229 mi)