Chandil railway station

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Chandil
Indian Railways junction station
General information
LocationChandil, Seraikela Kharsawan district, Jharkhand
India
Coordinates 22°57′19″N86°04′14″E / 22.9554°N 86.0705°E / 22.9554; 86.0705
Elevation246 metres (807 ft)
Line(s) Asansol–Tatanagar–Kharagpur line, Chandil–Barkakana line
Platforms4
Construction
Structure typeAt Ground
ParkingAvailable
Other information
Station codeCNI
Zone(s) South Eastern Railway
Division(s) Adra
History
Opened1890
Electrified1961–62
Previous names Bengal Nagpur Railway
Services
Preceding station Indian Railways Suburban Railway Logo.svg Indian Railways Following station
Manikul
towards ?
South Eastern Railway zone Nimdih
towards ?
Terminus South Eastern Railway zone
Chandil–Barkakana line
Goonda Bihar
towards ?
Location
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Chandil
Location in Jharkhand
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Chandil
Location in India

Chandil Railway Station serves Chandil in Seraikela Kharsawan district in the Indian state of Jharkhand.

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History

The Bengal Nagpur Railway was formed in 1887 for the purpose of upgrading the Nagpur Chhattisgarh Railway and then extending it via Bilaspur to Asansol, in order to develop a shorter Howrah–Mumbai route than the one via Allahabad. [1] The Bengal Nagpur Railway main line from Nagpur to Asansol, on the Howrah–Delhi main line, was opened for goods traffic on 1 February 1891. [2]

The Chandil–Barkakana line was opened for traffic in 1927. [2]

Electrification

The Purulia–Chakradharpur, Kandra–Gomharria, Sini–Adityapur, Adityapur–Tatanagar, Chakradharpur–Manoharpur and Manoharpur–Rourkela sections were electrified in 1961–62. [3]

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References

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