Kurwa railway station
Railway station in Jharkhand, India
24°14′51″N 87°17′16″E / 24.247610°N 87.287772°E / 24.247610; 87.287772
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| Barmasia towards Rampurhat Junction | Eastern Railway zone | Dumka towards Jasidih Junction | ||
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Kurwa railway station (station code KURV) is at Kurwa village city in Dumka district in the Indian state of Jharkhand on the Jasidih–Rampurhat section. It is in the Howrah Division of the Eastern Railway zone of the Indian Railways. It has an average elevation of 162 metres (531 ft).
The railway line has single 5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) broad gauge track from Jasidih junction in Deoghar district in Santhal Pargana division of Jharkhand to Rampurhat in Birbhum district of West Bengal. This railway track to Dumka is a boon for Santhal Pargana Division.
The Kurwa railway station provides rail connectivity to the nearby villages Ramidinda, Khayerbani, Rampur, Andipur, Guhiajori.
History
Kurwa railway station became operational in 2014. The 64 km (40 mi) segment from Dumka to Rampurhat became operational on 30 June 2014.[1]
Station layout
| G | Street level | Exit/Entrance & ticket counter |
| P1 | Side platform, No-1 doors will open on the left/right | |
| Track 1 | Rampurhat ← toward → Jasidih | |
Trains
One passenger train running between Jasidih Junction and Rampurhat stops at Kurwa railway station.
Gallery
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Kurwa Rly Stn -
Kurwa Rly Stn -
Kurwa Rly Stn platform -
Kurwa Rly Stn (1)
Track layout
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See also
India portal
Trains portal
References
- ^ a b "Dumka–Rampurhat train service flagged off". The Times of India. 5 June 2015. Retrieved 25 February 2018.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Kurwa Railway Station.
Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Rail travel in India.
- Ministry of Railways. (Official site)
- Kurwa railway station at the India Rail Info
- Google. "Kurwa Railway station" (Map). Google Maps. Google.
- Official website of the Dumka district
