Elevation 38 m Line(s) Sahibganj Loop Structure type Standard Platforms in use 2 | Owned by Indian Railways Tracks 4 Owner Indian Railways | |
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Location Gandhi Chowk, Tantipara, Pakur
India Address Maal Godown Rd, Kalikapur, Pakur, Jharkhand 816107 Similar Barharwa Junction railway st, Murarai railway station, Rampurhat railway station, Gumani railway station, Tilbhita railway station | ||
Pakur railway station (code:PKR) is an important station of Pakur district, located in Pakur, Jharkhand, India. It has many facilities, like four 24-hour ticket booking counters, a 12-hour computerised reservation counter etc. There are stone chips' mines & many crushing units at Pakur, which offer a good production to different parts of the country. The PANEM coal mines at Amrapara help to run the thermal power plants of Punjab, as the coal is loaded in the freight wagons at Malpahari Road, about 4 km away from Pakur railway station. There is a General & a First Class Waiting Room for the passengers. The railway line on the western side leads to a freight yard, which consists of BOXNHL, BOBYN etc. freight rakes. A rail loco shed is currently under construction at the freight yard.
Electrification
The station is all set up to be electrified. The electrification of this section was sanctioned in the rail budget 2012-13. Both the platforms are connected via two railway foot-overbridges (FOBs).