Parking Yes Elevation 92 m Platforms in use 4 | Opened 1855 | |
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Line(s) Bardhaman-Asansol sectionHowrah-Delhi main lineHowrah-Gaya-Delhi lineHowrah-Allahabad-Mumbai line Structure type Standard (on ground station) Similar Andal Junction railway st, Durgapur railway station, Sitarampur railway station, Barddhaman Junction railway st, Asansol Junction railway st | ||
Raniganj railway station heby rain fall in station 09 08 2016 04 35pm
Raniganj is a railway station on the Bardhaman-Asansol section. It is located in Asansol, Bardhaman district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It lies in the heart of Raniganj Coalfield and serves the neighbourhood of Raniganj in Asansol, and the surrounding mining-industrial area of Asansol.
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- Raniganj railway station heby rain fall in station 09 08 2016 04 35pm
- Raniganj railway station
- Mining industry zone
- History
- Electrification
- References
Raniganj 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 Waria-Asansol sector was electrified in 1960-61.