Chopan railway station

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Chopan railway station
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General information
LocationState Highway 5A, Chopan, Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh
India
Coordinates 24°30′49″N83°01′36″E / 24.5135°N 83.0266°E / 24.5135; 83.0266
Elevation194 metres (636 ft)
Owned by Indian Railways
Operated by East Central Railway
Platforms5
Tracks8
Construction
Structure typeStandard (on-ground station)
ParkingYes
Bicycle facilitiesNo
AccessibleYes
Other information
StatusFunctioning
Station codeCPU
Zone(s) East Central Railway
Division(s) Dhanbad
History
ElectrifiedYes
Location
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Chopan railway station
Location within India
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Chopan railway station
Chopan railway station (Uttar Pradesh)

Chopan railway station (station code: CPU) is a major railway station located in the Sonbhadra district of the Indian state Uttar Pradesh which primarily serves Chopan town and its surrounding areas. The station consists of five platforms and the platforms are well sheltered and well equipped with all the basic amenities. [1]

The station connects 'Sonbhadra district' to major cities such as Jammu, Amritsar, Jalandhar, Ludhiana, Chandigarh, New Delhi, Kanpur, Prayagraj, Varanasi, Lucknow, Bareilly, Pilibhit, Tanakpur, Dhanbad, Asansol, Howrah, Kolkata, Gaya, Patna, Ranchi, Jamshedpur, Kharagpur, Sambalpur, Jabalpur, Bhopal, Ajmer and Ahmedabad.

Ranchi Rajdhani Express, Jharkhand Swarna Jayanti Express, Muri Express, Shaktipunj Express and Triveni Express are some popular trains halts at this station. [2] [3] [4] [5]

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References

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  2. "CPU/Chopan". India Rail Info.
  3. Chopan railway station GRP clueless in bogie burning case
  4. Suresh Prabhu announces new amenities for Railway passengers
  5. "Goods train derails in Bihar, traffic disrupted on Mughalsarai". Archived from the original on 7 September 2017. Retrieved 7 September 2017.