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Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Gomoh railway station

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Owned by
  
Indian Railways

Parking
  
Yes

Elevation
  
239 m

Phone
  
094916 82388

Platforms in use
  
6

Operated by
  
East Central Railway

Address
  
Gomoh, Jharkhand 828401

Opened
  
1906

Owner
  
Indian Railways

Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Gomoh railway station

Location
  
Gomoh, Dhanbad, Jharkhand  India

Line(s)
  
Asansol-Gaya section of Grand Chord, Howrah-Gaya-Delhi line and Howrah-Allahabad-Mumbai line Gomoh-Barkakana branch line NSC Bose Gomoh-Hatia line Adra-Gomoh line

Structure type
  
Standard on ground station

Similar
  
Parasnath railway station, Koderma Junction railway st, Hazaribagh Road railway st, Dhanbad Junction railway st, Chandrapura railway station

Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Gomoh (earlier known as Gomoh ) is a railway junction station on the Asansol-Gaya section. Several branch lines start here: Gomoh-Barkakana branch line, Gomoh-Muri branch line and Adra-Gomoh line. It is located in Dhanbad district in the Indian state of Jharkhand.

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Etymology

Gomoh railway station was renamed Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Gomoh railway station in 2009 in honour of Netaji’s long journey from Gomoh railway station out of the British Empire in 1941.

History

The Grand Chord was opened in 1906. In 1927, the Central India Coalfields Railway opened the Gomoh-Barkakana line. Later, the line was amalgamated with East Indian Railway. The construction of the 143 kilometres (89 mi) long Chandrapura-Muri-Ranchi-Hatia line started in 1957 and was completed in 1961.

The Nagpur-Asansol line (then considered the main line of Bengal Nagpur Railway) was extended to Gomoh in 1907.

Electrification

The Dhanbad-Gomoh sector was electrified in 1960−61.

Loco shed

Netaji SC Bose Gomoh has an electric loco shed with capacity to hold 125+ locos. Locos housed at the shed include WAG-7, WAG-9, WAG-9I, WAP-7. WAP-7 locos serve the prestigious Howrah Rajdhani Express.

References

Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Gomoh railway station Wikipedia