Ghormara railway station

Railway station in Jharkhand

24°26′32″N 87°51′50″E / 24.442298°N 87.86392°E / 24.442298; 87.86392Elevation252 metres (827 ft)Owned byIndian RailwaysLine(s)Jasidih–Dumka–Rampurhat linePlatforms3Tracks1 (Single diesel line)ConstructionStructure typeStandard (on-ground station)Bicycle facilitiesNoOther informationStatusFunctioningStation codeGRMA Zone(s) Eastern Railway Division(s) AsansolHistoryOpened2014–15ElectrifiedNoServices
Preceding station Indian Railways Following station
Chandanpahari
towards ?
South Eastern Railway zone Mohanpur
towards ?
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Jasidih–Dumka–Rampurhat line
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130
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 Jasidih
5
 Satsang nagar
6
 Baidyanathdham Deoghar
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 Deoghar
6
 New Nawadih
Jharkhand
Bihar
14
 Chandan
22
 Bhalua
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to Sultanganj (planned)
30
 Katoriya
40
 Karjhausa
50
 Kakbara
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to Betiah Road (planned)
55
 Banka
57
 Banka Road
Chandan River
61
 Murahara
66
 Telia
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70
 Barahat
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114
 Mohanpur
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108
 Sirsa Nunthar Halt
102
 Ghormara
96
 Dhanpatdih
88
 Chandanpahari
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to Chitra (planned)
79
 Basukinath
70
 Jama
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61
 New Madanpur
57
 Dumka
51
 Kurwa
40
 Barmasia
33
 Ambajora Shikaripara
26
 Harinsing
Jharkhand
West Bengal
19
 Pinargaria
12
 Adalapahari
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0
 Rampurhat
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Ghormara Railway Station is a railway station on the Jasidih–Dumka–Rampurhat line under the Asansol railway division of the Eastern Railway. It is situated at Ghormara, Deoghar district in the Indian state of Jharkhand.[1] It has 3 platforms, out of which the trains mostly comes on platform no 1 and 2.

History

Jasidih Junction to Dumka railway line became operational on 12 July 2011[2] and Dumka to Ambajora Shikaripara track was set up in June 2014. The track from Rampurhat to Pinargaria became operational on 25 November 2012. The complete single railway route from Dumka to Rampurhat, including Ghormara railway station became operational on 4 June 2015.[3][4][5]

References

  1. ^ Chawathe, Soumitra. "Ghormara Railway Station Map/Atlas ER/Eastern Zone – Railway Enquiry". India Rail Info. Retrieved 1 August 2019.
  2. ^ "Dumka–Jasidih trains". The Telegraph. Kolkata. 12 June 2011. Archived from the original on 5 January 2013. Retrieved 1 August 2019.
  3. ^ "New rail line for Dumka". The Telegraph. India. 5 June 2015. Retrieved 14 December 2022.
  4. ^ Pandey, Rajesh Kumar (5 June 2015). "Dumka–Rampurhat train service flagged off". The Times of India. Retrieved 1 August 2019.
  5. ^ "MOS (Railways) inaugurates 65 km Dumka–Rampurhat Railway line – Santhal Pargana linked to Bengal". Retrieved 1 August 2019.