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Lohardaga railway station

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Available

Station code
  
LAD

Status
  
Functional

Elevation
  
643 m

Location
  
Lohardaga, Lohardaga district, Jharkhand  India

Address
  
Lohardaga, Jharkhand 835302

Similar
  
Tori Junction railway st, Bano railway station, Tatisilwai railway station, Namkon railway station, Tilbhita railway station

Lohardaga Station, station code LAD, is the railway station serving the city of Lohardaga which is the headquarters of the Lohardaga district in the Indian state of Jharkhand. Lohardaga Station belongs to the Ranchi division of the South Eastern Railway Zone of the Indian Railway.

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History

The 68 kilometres (42 mi) railway track was converted from narrow gauge (2'6") to broad gauge in 2005. The track is planned to be extended 44 km more to connect with Tori railway station in Chandwa town in Latehar district. This would reduce the railway distance between Ranchi and Delhi and the railway travel time by three hours. However the construction of a tunnel under the hill between Lohardaga and Tori has not been completed even in a decade. The track has been laid only for 14 km from Lohardaga to Barkichampi and laying of the track on the remaining 30 km running through dense forests has been delayed by terrorist activities of maoists.

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. Security personnel from the Government Railway police(G.R.P) are present for security.

Platforms

The platforms are interconnected with foot over bridge (FOB).

Trains

Several local passenger trains also run from Lohardaga to neighbouring destinations on frequent intervals. /* Train

Nearest Airport

The nearest airport to Lohardaga Station are

  1. Birsa Munda Airport, Ranchi 71 kilometres (44 mi)
  2. Gaya Airport, Gaya 163 kilometres (101 mi)
  3. Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Airport, Patna 276 kilometres (171 mi)
  4. Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport, Kolkata

References

Lohardaga railway station Wikipedia