The East Coast Railway is one of the 19 railway zones of Indian Railways. It came into existence on 1 April 2003. The headquarters of the zone are at Bhubaneswar, Odisha
Grand Chord is part of the Howrah–Gaya–Delhi line and Howrah–Prayagraj–Mumbai line. It acts as a link between Sitarampur, (Asansol), and Pt. Deen Dayal Upadhyay Junction,, previously known as Mughalsarai Junction, and covers a stretch of 450.7 km (280.1 mi). The Coal India Corridor line that branches off from Dhanbad Junction and rejoins the Grand Chord at Son Nagar Junction is another major coal loading hub. It is a fully electrified, quadruple line section from Pt. Deen Dayal Upadhyay to Son Nagar and double line section from Son Nagar to Sitarampur. There are plans to triple the lines from Son Nagar to Dhanbad to accommodate the increasing traffic.. The entire line lies under the jurisdiction of three divisions, Mughalsarai railway division, Dhanbad railway division and Asansol railway division. The Grand chord section is the lifeline of the country, 2nd busiest railway section of India after Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh to Pt. Deen Dayal Upadhyay Junction, Uttar Pradesh Main Line section, on which coal, steel and other important goods are moved from Eastern section to Western and Northern sections of the country. In the down direction, the traffic consists of mostly food grains, fertilizers and empty wagons for coal loading in the Jharkhand and West Bengal coal fields. Pt. Deen Dayal Upadhyay Junction is a transit division and the main objective is to maintain mobility of high density traffic. The present capacity of the Grand Chord is being optimally utilized. Traversing through Chota Nagpur Plateau of Jharkhand as well as parts of the fertile Gangetic plains of Bihar, the Grand Chord covers a stretch of 450.7 km (280.1 mi). The Grand Chord is renowned for its remarkable controlling of passenger traffic, despite being burdened with freight traffic.
Khandwa Junction is on the Jabalpur–Bhusaval section of Howrah–Prayagraj–Mumbai line. It lies in Khandwa district in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh.
Lalpur Jam railway station is a railway station serving in Jamnagar district of Gujarat state of India. It is under Bhavnagar railway division of Western Railway zone of Indian Railways. Lalpur Jam railway station is 17 km far away from Kanalus Junction. Passenger, Express, and Superfast trains halt here.
Phalodi Junction railway station is a railway station in Jodhpur district, Rajasthan. Its code is PLCJ. It serves Phalodi town. The station consists of three platforms. Passenger, Express, and Superfast trains halt here.
Balugaon railway station is a railway station on the East Coast Railway network in the state of Odisha, India. It serves Balugaon town. Its code is BALU. It has four platforms. Passenger, MEMU, Express and Superfast trains halt at Balugaon railway station.
Boinda railway station is a railway station on the East Coast Railway network in the state of Odisha, India. It serves Boinda town. Its code is BONA. It has two platforms. Passenger, Express and Superfast trains halt at Boinda railway station.
Rairakhol railway station is a railway station on the East Coast Railway network in the state of Odisha, India. It serves Rairakhol town. Its code is RAIR. It has two platforms. Passenger, Express and Superfast trains halt at Rairakhol railway station.
Belpahar railway station is a main junction on the South East Central Railway network in the state of Odisha, India. It serves Belpahar city. Its code is BPH. It has two platforms. Passenger, Express and Superfast trains halt at Belpahar Junction.
Jaleswar railway station is a railway station on the South Eastern Railway network in the state of Odisha, India. It serves Jaleswar town. Its code is JER. It has four platforms. Passenger, Express and Superfast trains halt at Jaleswar railway station.
Soro railway station is a railway station on the South Eastern Railway network in the state of Odisha, India. It serves Soro city. Its code is SORO. It has four platforms. Passenger, Express and Superfast trains halt at Soro railway station.
Rupsa Junction railway station is a railway station on the South Eastern Railway network in the state of Odisha, India. It serves Rupsa town. Its code is ROP. It has five platforms. Passenger, Express and Superfast trains halt at Rupsa Junction railway station.
Bamra railway station is a railway station on the South Eastern Railway network in the state of Odisha, India. It serves Bamra town. Its code is BMB. It has three platforms. Passenger, Express and Superfast trains halt at Bamra railway station.
Rajgangpur railway station is a railway station on the South Eastern Railway network in the state of Odisha, India. It serves Rajgangpur town. Its code is GP. It has three platforms. Passenger, Express trains halt at Rajgangpur railway station.
Lanjigarh Road Junction railway station is a railway station on the East Coast Railway network in the state of Odisha, India. It serves Lanjigarh town. Its code is LJR. It has four platforms. Passenger, Express trains halt at Lanjigarh Road Junction railway station.
Barang Junction railway station is a railway station on the East Coast Railway network in the state of Odisha, India. It serves Barang town. Its code is BRAG. It has four platforms. Passenger, MEMU, Express trains halt at Barang Junction railway station.
Kapilas Road Junction railway station is a railway station on the East Coast Railway network in the Cuttack district of Odisha, India. It serves Kapilas Road. Its code is KIS. It has five platforms. Passenger, MEMU, Express trains halt at Kapilas Road Junction railway station.
Nergundi Junction railway station is a railway station on the East Coast Railway network in the state of Odisha, India. It serves Nergundi town. Its code is NRG. It has three platforms. Passenger, MEMU, Express trains halt at Nergundi Junction railway station.
Sakhigopal railway station is a railway station on the East Coast Railway network in the state of Odisha, India. It serves Sakhigopal village. Its code is SIL. It has four platforms. Passenger, MEMU, Express trains halt at Sakhigopal railway station.
Jharsuguda Road railway station is a railway station on the East Coast Railway zone in the state of Odisha, India. Its code is JSGR. It serves Jharsuguda. It has two platforms. It is a by-pass station, connecting Sambalpur & Bilaspur by skipping Jharsuguda Junction. Passenger, Express and Superfast trains halt at Jharsuguda Road railway station.
