Damodar railway station

DAMODAR JUNCTION
Damodar junction sign board in Bangla, Hindi and English
General information
Location	Damodar, Asansol, Paschim Bardhaman district, West Bengal India
Coordinates	23°39′04″N 86°54′31″E
Elevation	115 metres (377 ft)
System	Indian Railways station
Owner	Indian Railways
Operator	South Eastern Railway
Line	Asansol–Tatanagar–Kharagpur line
Platforms	2
Construction
Structure type	Standard (on ground station)
Parking	No
Cycle facilities	No
Other information
Status	Functioning
Station code	DMA
Division(s)	Adra
History
Opened	1891
Electrified	1960–61
Services Preceding station Indian Railways Following station Burnpur towards Asansol Junction South Eastern Railway zone Asansol–Tatanagar–Kharagpur line Madhukunda towards Kharagpur Junction
Route map km   Bardhaman–Asansol section 0 Asansol 5 Burnpur to Barachak IISCO Burnpur sidings Kalipahari freight bypass 9 Damodar Radhanagar colliery siding to Sitarampur (planned) IISCO Damodar yard Damodar River ACC cement factory siding 14 Madhukunda 21 Muradi Parbelia colliery siding Chaurashi Goods siding 26 Ramkanali 31 Bero RTPP sidings 37 Joychandi Pahar Adra–Gomoh line Asansol–Tatanagar line 41 Adra Adra–Kharagpur line km Source: Indian Railway Time Table   via Grand Chord to Mughalsarai via Howrah–Delhi main line Radhanagar Sitarampur Chinakuri & Seetalpur colliery sidings to Andal via Barabani line planned wye connection Sodepur colliery siding Barachak IISCO Damodar Yard Asansol–Kharagpur line SAIL IISCO Steel Plant Hirapur Exchange Yard Damodar IISCO Burnpur sidings Burnpur Burnpur Airport Mohsila Asansol Freight bypass to Damodar station Kalipahari Asansol Airfield Bardhaman– Asansol section Sources:
Location Damodar Junction Location within West Bengal Damodar Junction Location within India Interactive map of Damodar Junction

Damodar Junction is a railway station on the Asansol–Tatanagar–Kharagpur line, just east of the Damodar River. It is located in Asansol, Paschim Bardhaman district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

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. 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.

Electrification

The Asansol–Purulia sector was electrified in 1961–62.

Important junction point

Damodar is the last station before the entry lines of the raw materials yard (Damodar Yard) of IISCO Steel Plant, which has been modernised at a cost of Rs. 16,408 crores.

To the north of Damodar railway station runs the line to numerous railway sidings for coal loading. The Damodar-Radhanagar sector of the coal sidings line was electrified in 1963–64.

To the south is the link to Kalipahari on the Bardhaman–Asansol section for freight trains (mainly iron ore rakes for Durgapur Steel Plant) to bypass Asansol . This line was electrified in 1961–62.

External links

• Trains at Damodar Archived 3 May 2013 at the Wayback Machine