Durgapur railway station

Durgapur is a model^{[citation needed]} railway station on the Bardhaman–Asansol section. It is located in Paschim Bardhaman district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It serves Durgapur, the third most populous city in West Bengal, and the surrounding industrial areas.^[6] It was ranked the third-cleanest railway station in India in 2019.

Durgapur
Indian Railways station
Durgapur railway station
General information
Location	Durgapur, Bardhaman, West Bengal India
Coordinates	23°29′43″N 87°19′03″E
Elevation	71 metres (233 ft)
Owned by	Indian Railways
Operated by	Eastern Railway
Line(s)	Bardhaman–Asansol section Howrah–Delhi main line Howrah–Gaya–Delhi line Howrah–Prayagraj–Mumbai line
Platforms	5
Tracks	9 + 1 (upcoming)
Bus stands	Durgapur Station Bus Stand
Connections	Mini bus routes within the city and other bus connecting other cities as well.
Construction
Structure type	At grade
Parking	Yes
Bicycle facilities	Yes
Other information
Status	Functioning
Station code	DGR
Zone(s)	Eastern Railway
Division(s)	Asansol
History
Opened	1855
Rebuilt	2010(expanded),2019(renovated)
Electrified	1965–66
Previous names	East Indian Railway Company
Location Durgapur Location in West Bengal Show map of West Bengal Durgapur Location in India Show map of India

v t e Bardhaman–Asansol section
Legend
km Asansol-Patna section Asansol-Gaya section 123 Radhanagar Colliery siding 120 Sitarampur Andal–Sitarampur loop line planned wye connection Asansol–Adra line IISCO Damodar Yard Sodepur colliery siding 116 Barachak 115 Damodar IISCO Hirapur Exchange Yard IISCO Burnpur sidings 111 Burnpur 107 Asansol Court 106 Mohishila Asansol Electric Loco Shed 106 Asansol Junction Asansol Passenger Yard Grand Trunk Road Kalipahari-Damodar freight bypass line 101 Kalipahari 96 Nuniah Block Hut Nunia River 92 Nimcha Block Hut Nimcha Colliery siding 88 Raniganj Kalidaspur Colliery Damodar River Mejia Thermal Power Station Raniganj Ghat 83 Baktarnagar Block Hut Andal–Sitarampur loop line Andal–Sainthia branch line 80 Andal Andal Marshalling Yard BSTPS Andal siding Durgapur Cement Works (Birla) Durgapur Steel Exchange Yard DSP siding Alloy Steels Plant siding 74 Pinjrapol Block Hut 72 Waria DTPS Waria siding Durgapur Projects Limited Durgapur Coke Oven Plant 64 Durgapur Durgapur Goods Shed 56 Rajbandh IOCL Rajbandh depot 48 Panagarh Panagarh Army Cantonment NH 19 (Grand Trunk Road) HPCL LPG bottling plant 38 Mankar 29 Paraj 23 Galsi 20 Ishan Chandi Halt Sahibganj loop 13 Khana to Bankura–Masagram line (under construction) 8 Talit Bardhaman–Katwa line 0 Barddhaman Junction 7 Gangpur 12 Saktigarh Howrah–Bardhaman chord Howrah–Bardhaman main line km
Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]

Overview

Platform of the Durgapur railway station in Burdwan, July 2022.

Mining-Industry Zone

"The entire belt between Durgapur (171 km [via Main Line] and 158 km [via Chord Line] from Howrah), and all the way up to Dhanbad and beyond is industrialized. Apart from factories, there are many coalmines, some closed now, and some with fires burning deep in the mineshafts. The mining area extends for a large area, mostly to the south of the tracks. Quite a portion of the track passes through cuttings, where the surrounding area is higher than the track level, resulting in the profusion of characteristic small masonry bridges crossing the tracks." This description is from "Gomoh loco shed and CLW trip record" by Samit Roychoudhury.^{[7][better source needed]}

History

The first passenger train in eastern India run from Howrah to Hooghly on 15 August 1854. The track was extended to Raniganj by 1855.^[8]

Electrification

The Mankar–Waria sector was electrified in 1965–66.^[9]

Gallery

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  Durgapur railway station nameplate
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  Durgapur station platform
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  Durgapur railway station, Durgapur, WB