Chittaranjan railway station, formerly known as Mihijam railway station, station code CRJ, is the railway station in

Mihijam Mihijam is a town and a notified area in the Jamtara Sadar subdivision of the Jamtara district in the Indian state of Jharkhand. Geography Location Mihijam is located at Overview The map shows a large area, which is a plateau with low hills ...

Jamtara district Jamtara district is one of the twenty-four districts of Jharkhand state in eastern India. Jamtara town is the administrative headquarters of this district. The district is situated between 23°10′ and 24°05′ north latitudes and 86°30′ an ...

in the Indian state of

Jharkhand Jharkhand (; ) is a States and union territories of India, state in East India, eastern India. The state shares its border with the states of West Bengal to the east, Chhattisgarh to the west, Uttar Pradesh to the northwest, Bihar to the north ...

. Chittaranjan railway station lies on the Howrah–Delhi main line on the Asansol–Patna section. The railway station is named after the Indian freedom fighter,

Deshbandhu Chittaranjan Das Chittaranjan Das (5 November 1870 – 16 June 1925), popularly called ''Deshbandhu'' (friend of the country), was a Bengali people, Bengali freedom fighter, political activist and lawyer during the Indian independence movement, Indian Independ ...

. Chittaranjan railway station serves

and

Chittaranjan Chittaranjan is a census town in the Salanpur CD block in the Asansol Sadar subdivision of Paschim Bardhaman district in the state of West Bengal, India. The Chittaranjan Locomotive Works are situated there. The town of Chittaranjan was feat ...

township. The railway station is located in

, which is in Jharkhand, whereas the township falls in

West Bengal West Bengal (; Bengali language, Bengali: , , abbr. WB) is a States and union territories of India, state in the East India, eastern portion of India. It is situated along the Bay of Bengal, along with a population of over 91 million inhabi ...

. The Chittaranjan railway station is in Howrah–Delhi main line at a distance of 237 km from Howrah. The nearest major railway junction is Asansol, 25 km away.

History

The earlier name of the station was Mihijam , opened in 1867. When the

Chittaranjan Locomotive Works Chittaranjan Locomotive Works (CLW) is an electric locomotive manufacturer based in India. The works are located at Chittaranjan in the Asansol Sadar subdivision of West Bengal, with an ancillary unit in Dankuni. The main unit is 32 km fr ...

was established at Chittaranjan, the station's name was changed to Chittaranjan on 26.01.1950.

Facilities

The station is rated as NSG-5 category station having an income of 8 crores and above per year. The major facilities available are waiting rooms, retiring room, ramp, dormitory, computerized reservation counter, 2 Wheeler Vehicle parking. The station holds a Premium Lounge for Passengers and a Heritage Art Gallery for History Enthusiasts which depicts History of Indian Railways like feasibility studies and other information in pictorial form along with the description. The station also has free and fast Railwire WiFi. Also as per the latest reports, escalator installation is planned and construction to start soon after tender. Coach indicators will be installed in coming days. The station has a telephone booth, ATM counter, toilets, tea stall and book stall.

Platforms

There are 3 platforms here. Platform no. 1 and 2 cater to down trains (Asansol/Dhanbad/Howrah/Sealdah/Kolkata bound trains) though platform no. 2 is predominantly used to the service of Express/Mail/Superfast trains whereas platform no. 1 is also used for EMU local trains, passenger trains, and low-priority express trains. Platform 3 is completely dedicated to up trains (New Delhi/Patna/Jhajha/Jasidih/Amritsar/Barauni/Raxaul bound trains). The platforms are connected by an over-bridge covered on either side to ensure the security of the passengers. Beyond platform no. 3 there is a raised platform for loading and unloading goods. This platform serves freight trains. A total of 5 tracks exist here 4 main + 1-yard track.

Trains

Many passenger and express trains serve Chittaranjan station.

Nearest airports

The nearest airports to Chittaranjan station are: #

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Durgapur Durgapur (), is an industrial hub and a planned urban agglomeration in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is stands on the northern bank of the Damodar river and located in Paschim Bardhaman district. Durgapur is a major centre for producin ...

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Gallery

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References

External links

Chittaranjan station map

Official website of the Jamtara district
{{Railway stations in Jharkhand Railway stations in Jamtara district Asansol railway division