Adra Junction railway station
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Adra Junction railway station serves Adra town, and also serves the industrial towns of Raghunathpur and Kashipur in Purulia district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is a gateway to the famous tourist spots of Purulia district. It also servers as the divisional headquarters of the Adra Division of the South Eastern Railway zone of Indian Railways. Adra (ADRA) station is categorized as NSG 4 on the basis of yearly window sale. The station has also been declared as 'Model' as well as 'Adarsh' station. The station serves the Divisional Head Quarters.
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Indian Railways junction station | |||||||||||
General information | |||||||||||
Location | Adra Town, station road, Raghunathpur and Kashipur block area, Purulia district, West Bengal India | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 23°29′46″N 86°40′26″E | ||||||||||
Elevation | 185 metres (607 ft) | ||||||||||
Operated by | South Eastern Railways | ||||||||||
Line(s) | Asansol–Tatanagar–Kharagpur line, Adra–Gomoh line, Kharagpur–Bankura–Adra line | ||||||||||
Platforms | 4 | ||||||||||
Tracks | 8 (excluding Yard) | ||||||||||
Connections | Raghunathpur , Kashipur , Purulia | ||||||||||
Construction | |||||||||||
Structure type | At ground | ||||||||||
Parking | Available | ||||||||||
Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
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Status | Functional | ||||||||||
Station code | ADRA | ||||||||||
Zone(s) | South Eastern Railway | ||||||||||
Division(s) | Adra | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Opened | 1887 | ||||||||||
Rebuilt | 1904 | ||||||||||
Electrified | 1961–62 [First electrified functional line in Adra division] | ||||||||||
Previous names | Bengal Nagpur Railway | ||||||||||
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It is an important junction station, with railway tracks from four different directions meeting there and is the busiest station in the entire division handling a huge amount of passenger and freight train traffic in a day. Many important and long distance trains like Rajdhani, Duronto, NandanKanan, Vivek Express, Samarsatha Express etc. having stoppages at Adra and patronization of these trains are good.