Kurwa railway station

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Kurwa railway station
Indian Railways station
Kurwa Rly St (6).jpg
Kurwa station entrance
LocationKurwa, Dumka district, Jharkhand 814119
 India
Coordinates24°14′51″N 87°17′16″E / 24.247610°N 87.287772°E / 24.247610; 87.287772
Elevation162 metres (531 ft)
Owned byIndian Railways
Operated byEastern Railway zone
Line(s)Jasidih–Dumka–Rampurhat line
PlatformsSide platform 1
Tracks1
ConnectionsRampurhat, Dumka
Construction
Structure typeAt ground, Single-track railway
ParkingAvailable
Other information
StatusFunctional
Station codeKURV
Zone(s) Eastern Railway
Division(s) Howrah
History
Opened2014[1]
Electrified2021
Location
Kurwa railway station is located in Jharkhand
Kurwa railway station
Kurwa railway station
Location in Jharkhand

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[]

Track layout[]

Kurwa railway station track layout
Legend
to Rampurhat
1
to Dumka
Station with one tracks and one side platforms

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Dumka–Rampurhat train service flagged off". The Times of India. 5 June 2015. Retrieved 25 February 2018.

External links[]

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