Koderma Junction railway station, station code KQR, is railway station of the Indian railway serving the city of Jhumri Telaiya, Koderma, the headquarters of

Koderma district Koderma district is one of the twenty-four districts of Jharkhand state, India, and Koderma is the administrative headquarters of this district. Koderma district was created on 10 April 1994, after being carved out of the original Hazaribagh dis ...

in the Indian state of

Jharkhand Jharkhand (; ; ) is a state in 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 and Odisha to the south. It has an area of . It ...

Geography

Koderma is located at . It is in the

Dhanbad railway division Dhanbad railway division is one of the five railway divisions under East Central Railway zone of Indian Railways. It stands No.1 in revenue earning among all the divisions in Indian Railways. This railway division was formed on 5 November 1951 an ...

of the East Central Railway zone.

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rail-line that connects

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and

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passes through Koderma Junction. Other 3 lines have been connected with Koderma making it a junction namely

Koderma–Hazaribagh–Barkakana–Ranchi line The Koderma–Hazaribagh–Barkakana–Ranchi line is an Indian railway line connecting in the Asansol–Gaya section with , and . This track is under the jurisdiction of South Eastern Railway and East Central Railway. History This line was ...

, Koderma–Giridih–Madhupur line and Koderma–Tilaiya line. It has an elevation of . Koderma has a rail connectivity with the other major parts of the country such as

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etc.

History

The

was opened in 1906.

Electrification

The Gomoh–Koderma sector was electrified in 1961–62.

Facilities

The station houses all the major facilities like waiting rooms, computerized reservation facility, bookshop, etc.

Trains

Koderma station's location on the

, makes it served by numerous express and superfast trains from all over the country. Several electrified local passenger trains also run from Koderma to neighbouring destinations at regular intervals.

Nearest airports

The nearest airports to Koderma station are: #

Birsa Munda Airport Birsa Munda Airport is a domestic airport serving Ranchi, the capital city of the Jharkhand, India. It is named after the Indian tribal freedom fighter Birsa Munda, and is currently managed by Airports Authority of India. The airport is locate ...

Ranchi Ranchi (, ) is the capital of the Indian state of Jharkhand. Ranchi was the centre of the Jharkhand movement, which called for a separate state for the tribal regions of South Bihar, northern Odisha, western West Bengal and the eastern area ...

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References

External links

Koderma Railway Station Map

Official website of the Koderma district
Kodarma Railway stations in Koderma district Dhanbad railway division {{Jharkhand-railstation-stub