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	Dhanbad Junction Location in Jharkhand

Route map
	Legend
	to Asansol–Gaya section
	of the Grand Chord
	1350 m
	1476 yd
	NH 2
	Grand Trunk Road
	Netaji Subhas Chandra
	Bose Gomoh
	Jharia Coalfield
	rail network
	Jharia Coalfield
	rail network
	to Asansol–Gaya section
	of the Grand Chord
	Sources: Google maps; Indian Railway Time Table (Indiarailinfo) Hatia-Bardhaman Passenger 53062; Gomoh-Barkakana Passenger 461EC; ;

Dhanbad Junction
Dhanbad Junction
Indian Railways station
	Dhanbad Junction railway station platform
General information
Location	Station Road, Dhanbad, Jharkhand; India
Coordinates	23°47′32″N 86°25′42″E / 23.7922°N 86.4283°E
Elevation	235.00 metres (771.00 ft)
Owned by	Indian Railways
Operated by	East Central Railways
Line(s)	Asansol–Gaya section of Grand Chord, Howrah–Gaya–Delhi line, Howrah–Prayagraj–Mumbai line, Dhanbad–Singrauli line, Dhanbad–Pradhankunta–Patherdih-Bhojudih–Adra Line, Dhanbad–Jharia–Patherdih Line (Now dismantled due to the hazard of underground fire & Land Subsidence in Jharia Coalfields.)
Platforms	1–8 including 1A
Tracks	12
Construction
Structure type	A1 Grade
Parking	Available
Accessible	Available
Other information
Status	Operational
Station code	DHN
Zone(s)	East Central Railway zone
Division(s)	Dhanbad
History
Opened	1880; 144 years ago
Rebuilt	1956; 68 years ago
Electrified	1960; 64 years ago
Passengers
	100,000+
Route map
Route map
	Legend
	to Asansol–Gaya section
	of the Grand Chord
	1350 m
	1476 yd
	NH 2
	Grand Trunk Road
	Netaji Subhas Chandra
	Bose Gomoh
	Jharia Coalfield
	rail network
	Jharia Coalfield
	rail network
	to Asansol–Gaya section
	of the Grand Chord
	Sources: Google maps; Indian Railway Time Table (Indiarailinfo) Hatia-Bardhaman Passenger 53062; Gomoh-Barkakana Passenger 461EC; ;
Location
Location
	Dhanbad Junction Location in Jharkhand

Railways in Jharia Coalfield

Legend

km

Barkakana–Netaji
S.C.Bose Gomoh line

to
Barkakana

0

Netaji S.C.Bose
Gomoh–Hatia line

to
Bokaro

0

Asansol–Gaya section to Gaya

50

0

N.S.C Bose Gomoh

Chandrapura

34

17

5

Kochargara

Chandrapura TPS

9

Telo

Patrakulhi Colliery

Dugda Halt

30

44

Khario Halt

Dugda Coal Washery

KKC main siding

Dhanbad-Chandrapura
line

39

Khanudih

Jamunia River

KKC link siding

Jamuniatanr Halt

27

37

Benidih

Jamuni Halt

24

22

Phulwartanr

Adra-Gomoh line

21

Budora Halt

Tundu Colliery

Jamuniatand

38

18

Tundu Halt

Kharkhari

35

24

Ramakunda Halt

Mucheraidih

32

Malkera–Kharkhari
defunct loop line

Mahuda Junction

30

20

Matari

Murulidih Colliery

17

Sonardih Halt

Asansol–Tatanagar–
Kharagpur line

to
Talgaria

0

15

Nichitpur

Moonidih Colliery

14

Tentulia

Malkera

24

Dhanbad–Chandrapura line

Malkera-Katrasgarh
defunct colliery line

Katrasgarh

13

Salanpur Colliery

Angarpathra Halt

11

Sijua

10

Dhanbad–Gomoh line

Bansjora

08

Baseria Halt

06

9

Tetulmari

Kendua Colliery

Kusunda

04

4

Bhuli Block Hut

Kusunda–Jharia branch
line (dismantled)

Dhanbad–Jharia line
former diamond crossing

0

Dhanbad

Adra–Gomoh line

5

Dokra Halt

Madhupur–Giridih–Koderma line
to New Giridih

(under construction)

9

Pradhankhunta Junction

TSBD Colliery

Asansol–Gaya section to Asansol

Tata Sijua

20

Kankanee Colliery

Pradhankhunta–Pathardih
line

Layabad

18

14

Rakshitpur

Layabad Coking plant

Dhanbad–Jharia–Pathardih
line (dismantled)

K.S.T. siding

2

Dhansar Halt

Karkend

16

4

Bastakulha Halt

Pootkee Colliery

6

Nayakanali Halt

Bhaga Goods Shed

7

Jharia

Bhaga

10

8

Kujama Halt

Ballihari Colliery

9

Lodna

Jitpur Colliery

10

Bagdigi Halt

11

Barari Bazar Halt

Jamadoba Halt

07

Barari Colliery

C.K. Siding

JBO Washery

22

Sindri Block Hut

Mohalboni

06

14

Patherdih Bazar

Bhowrah

04

16

3

Patherdih Junction

Pathardih Washery

Sudamdih Washery

Chasnalla Colliery

25

Sindri Marshalling Yard

Sudamdih

00

27

Sindri Town

Asansol–Tatanagar–
Kharagpur line

to
Bhojudih

0

Sindri FCI siding

km

Sources:

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Grand chord

Legend

Mughalsarai–Gaya section

to Mughalsarai–Kanpur section

of Howrah–Delhi main line

and Howrah–Gaya–Delhi line

Mughalsarai Junction

to Sitarampur

via Howrah–Delhi main line

border

to Ara

Nehru Setu bridge

across Son River

to Barkakana

Patna–Gaya line

Gaya–Kiul line

border

Gujhandi

to Tilaiya (under construction)

Koderma Junction

to Hazaribagh Town

to Madhupur

to Bokaro Steel City

to Adra

border

to Mughalsarai

via Howrah–Delhi main line

Asansol Junction

to Howrah

km

Dhanbad Junction railway station, station code DHN, is a railway station of the Indian railway serving the city of Dhanbad, the headquarters of Dhanbad district in the Indian state of Jharkhand. It is the largest railway station in Jharkhand, handling over 100 trains and 100000+ passengers every day. Dhanbad is also the headquarters of the Dhanbad Rail Division of the East Central Railway zone. Grand Chord rail-line that connects Howrah and New Delhi passes through Dhanbad junction. Dhanbad is located at 23°47′32″N 86°25′42″E / 23.79222°N 86.42833°E / 23.79222; 86.42833.^[4] It has an elevation of 235 metres (771 ft).

One of the largest and busiest railway junctions, it is one of the most important stations on the Grand Chord. CIC rail line starts from Dhanbad and ends at Singrauli in Madhya Pradesh. Besides the CIC section there was a direct line to Ranchi which goes through Bokaro and Chandrapura. Most trains bound for Ranchi take this route. Dhanbad has a rail connectivity with the other major parts of the country such as Kolkata, Mumbai, Delhi, Chennai, Goa, Jammu, Katpadi, Lucknow, Ahmedabad, Bikaner, Hyderabad, Kochi, Indore, Bhopal, Gwalior, Jabalpur, Jaipur, Firozpur, Nagpur, Pune, Guwahati, Jamshedpur, Patna, Daltonganj, Kolhapur, Bhubaneswar, etc. Another rail line passing through the district, starts at Kharagpur and ends at Gomoh, this rail line comes under South Eastern Railway. Dhanbad is connected with most of the states through rail network.

There used to be another railway line from Dhanbad connecting it to Jharia and Pathardih. The line used to intersect the CIC section, requiring a diamond crossing near Purana Bazar. Now that the line has been dis-mantled, the Diamond Crossing is no longer operational. Previously when there were much less trains from Ranchi and adjoining areas, Dhanbad along with Tatanagar railway station served as the main railway stations for the entire state of Jharkhand.

Overview

The entire belt between Durgapur (158 km 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.^[5]

History

The East Indian Railway Company extended its lines to Katrasgarh via Dhanbad in 1894.^[6]

In the Railways in Jharia Coalfield, amongst the major sections of EIR were the Dhanbad-Phularitand section (21.6 km) opened in 1894 to Katrasgarh and extended to Phularitand in 1924, and the Dhanbad-Pathardih section opened in 1903.^[7]

New developments

In February 2012, The Indian Railways had planned to set up a Railway Station Development Corporation (RSDC) that will work on improving the major railway stations including Dhanbad Junction by building and developing restaurants, shopping areas and food plazas for commercial business and improving passenger amenities.^[8]

Electrification

The Kumardhubi–Dhanbad, Pradhankhanta–Pathardih and Dhanbad–Gomoh sectors were electrified in 1960–61.^[9]

Facilities

The station houses all the major facilities like waiting rooms, computerized reservation facility, dormitory, retiring rooms, cafeteria, bookshop, food plaza etc.^[10] Existing facilities are being revamped for developing it as model station. The Railway station is a divisional headquarters of East Central Railway and houses a number of non-passenger related facilities like loco sheds, washing lines etc. in its premises. From 21 November 2016 free RailWire WiFi facility is also available. If You have to come on Manaitand and Joraphatak Area then come across the Platform No. 8, If You have to reach central area of Dhanbad then come across the Platform No. 1A main gate. You can also get various types of Magazines, NewsPapers, and more facilities on Platform No. 1,2 & 3.

Escalator has been installed in platform 2 and 3 at the station. This proves to be of high help to the senior citizens and the handicapped.

External videos
Video of Rajdhani Express from Dhanbad Junctionretrieved 8.03.2012

Transport and connectivity

Dhanbad station is very well connected by roadways. There is a bus stand just outside the railway station, where buses for nearby cities like Kolkata, Patna, Jamshedpur, Ranchi, Bokaro, Giridih, Asansol and Durgapur are easily available.

Outside the station, there is a taxi stand wherein a lot of taxis are always available.

Dhanbad along with Ranchi and Jamshedpur were provided with buses under JNNURM scheme, for city transportation. These buses can be used for local transportation.

Autos remain the mainstay of civilian transport in the city. These autos can be used to travel throughout the length of the city, using very nominal fares.

Trains

Some of the major trains through Dhanbad are :–

• 12301/02 Howrah–New Delhi Rajdhani Express

• 12313/14 Sealdah Rajdhani Express

• 12259/60 Sealdah–Bikaner Duronto Express

• 22303/04 Howrah–Gaya Vande Bharat Express

• 12019/20 Howrah-Ranchi Shatabdi Express

• 12329/30 West Bengal Sampark Kranti Express

• 22317/18 Sealdah–Jammu Tawi Humsafar Express

• 22323/24 Shabd Bhedi Superfast Express

• 12323/24 Howrah–Barmer Superfast Express

• 12379/80 Jallianwalla Bagh Express

• 13167/68 Kolkata–Agra Cantonment Express

• 12319/20 Kolkata–Gwalior Superfast Express

• 12175/76 Howrah–Gwalior Chambal Express

• 12307/08 Howrah–Jodhpur Express

• 12937/38 Garba Superfast Express

• 12495/96 Pratap Superfast Express

• 12987/88 Ajmer–Sealdah Express

• 12321/22 Howrah–Mumbai CSMT Mail (via Gaya)

• 17005/06 Hyderabad–Raxaul Express

• 13351/52 Dhanbad–Alappuzha Express

• 13307/08 Ganga Sutlej Express (Dhanbad–Firozpur Cantt)

• 13329/30 Ganga Damodar Express (Dhanbad-Patna)

• 11045/46 Deekshabhoomi Express (Dhanbad–Kolhapur)

• 13301/02 Swarnarekha Express (Dhanbad–Tatanagar)

• 11447/48 Shaktipunj Express

• 22387/88 Black Diamond Express

• 12339/40 Coalfield Express

• 15027/28 Maurya Express

• 15661/62 Ranchi–Kamakhya Express

• 19413/14 Ahmedabad–Kolkata Express

• 13009/10 Doon Express

• 12311/12 Netaji Express

• 17007/08 Secunderabad - Darbhanga Express

• 18621/22 Patna–Hatia Patliputra Express

• 13403/04 Ranchi - Bhagalpur Vananchal Express

• 13331/32 Dhanbad - Patna Intercity Express

• 13305/06 Dhanbad–Gaya Intercity Express

• 13303/04 Dhanbad–Ranchi Intercity Express

• 02831/32 Dhanbad - Bhubaneswar Special Fare Special

• 03325/26 Dhanbad - Coimbatore Special Fare Special

• 17321/22 Vasco Da Gama - Jasidih Weekly Express

• 18603/04 Ranchi - Godda Express

• 18185/86 Tatanagar Godda Express

And many more trains

Significance

Dhanbad Jn is a Category A1,^[11] station as well as the divisional headquarters. It is the largest station in the adjoining area, and every train has a halt here. Lying centrally on the Grand Chord it is flanked by Gaya Junction on the Delhi side and Asansol railway station on the Howrah side. It is not uncommon to find long-distance trains getting their locomotives and rakes (occasionally) changed here. All the trains including Duronto Express passing through Dhanbad have a stoppage here. Due to shortage in spaces, Dhanbad does-not have any loco-shed at present. It used to have a steam loco shed earlier. It has a trip loco shed at its outer section, has its electric loco shed at Gomoh and its diesel loco shed at Patratu. Being the largest station in the area it finds a very heavy patronage and a huge number of passengers use this station every day. A lot of people from adjoining districts like Bokaro, Koderma, Giridih come to Dhanbad early morning to catch the 'morning trains' to various destinations like Kolkata, Durgapur, Jamshedpur, Ranchi, Patna, Burdwan and Gaya. Dhanbad also became the 1st station in the country to have an AC double-decker express running till Howrah Junction which is now discontinued.