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Railway station in West Bengal, India

Raniganj
রানীগঞ্জ
Indian Railways station
Raniganj railway station nameplate
General information
LocationStation Road, Raniganj, Asansol, West Bengal
India
Coordinates23°36′13″N 87°07′03″E / 23.6037°N 87.1174°E / 23.6037; 87.1174
Elevation92 metres (302 ft)
Owned byIndian Railways
Operated byEastern Railway
Line(s)Bardhaman–Asansol section
Howrah–Delhi main line
Howrah–Gaya–Delhi line
Howrah–Allahabad–Mumbai line
Platforms4
Construction
Structure typeStandard (on-ground station)
ParkingYes
Bicycle facilitiesYes
Other information
StatusFunctioning
Station codeRNG
Zone(s) ER
Division(s) Asansol
History
Opened1856
Electrified1960–61
Previous namesEast Indian Railway Company
Location
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Bardhaman–Asansol section
Legend
km
Up arrow Asansol-Patna section
UpperLeft arrow Asansol-Gaya section
120 Sitarampur
Right arrow Andal–Sitarampur loop line
123 Radhanagar Colliery siding
planned wye connection
Left arrow Asansol–Adra line
IISCO Damodar Yard
115 Damodar
Sodepur colliery siding
116 Barachak
IISCO Hirapur Exchange Yard
IISCO Burnpur sidings
111 Burnpur
107 Asansol Court
Asansol Electric Loco Shed
106 Asansol Junction
Asansol Passenger Yard
Burnpur Airport
Grand Trunk Road
106 Mohishila
Kalipahari-Damodar
freight bypass line
101 Kalipahari Asansol Airfield
96 Nuniah Block Hut
Nunia River
92 Nimcha Block Hut
Nimcha Colliery Siding
Kalidaspur Colliery
88 Raniganj
Damodar River
Mejia Thermal Power Station
Raniganj Ghat
83 Baktarnagar Block Hut
UpperRight arrow Andal–Sitarampur loop line
LowerRight arrow Andal–Sainthia branch line
80 Andal Kazi Nazrul Islam Airport
Andal Marshalling Yard
DSTPS Andal Siding
Durgapur Cement Works (Birla)
74 Pinjrapol Block Hut
Durgapur Steel Exchange Yard
72 Waria
DSP Siding
Alloy Steels Plant Siding
DTPS Waria Siding
Durgapur Projects Limited
Durgapur Coke Oven Plant
64 Durgapur
Durgapur Goods Shed
56 Rajbandh
IOCL Rajbandh depot
48 Panagarh Panagarh Airport
Panagarh Army Cantonment
NH 19 (Grand Trunk Road)
HPCL LPG Bottling Plant
38 Mankar
29 Paraj
23 Galsi
20 Ishan Chandi Halt
Right arrow Sahibganj loop
13 Khana
Left arrow to
Bankura–Masagram line
(under construction)
8 Talit
Bardhaman–Katwa line
0 Barddhaman Junction
7 Gangpur
12 Saktigarh
Left arrow Howrah–Bardhaman chord
Down arrow Howrah–Bardhaman main line
km
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Raniganj is a railway station on the Bardhaman–Asansol section. It is located in Asansol, Paschim Bardhaman district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It lies in the heart of Raniganj Coalfield and serves the neighbourhood of Raniganj in Asansol, and the surrounding mining-industrial area of Asansol.

Overview

Mining-industry zone

"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."

History

The first passenger train in eastern India ran from Howrah to Hooghly on 15 August 1854. The track was extended to Raniganj by 1855.

Electrification

The Waria–Asansol sector was electrified in 1960–61.

References

  1. "Bardhaman-Asansol MEMU 63505". India Rail Info.
  2. "Asansol Division System Map". Eastern Railway. Archived from the original on 26 April 2016.
  3. "South Eastern Railway Pink Book 2017-18" (PDF). Indian Railways Pink Book.
  4. "Asansol Division Railway Map". Eastern Railway.
  5. "Adra Division Railway Map". South Eastern Railway.
  6. "Gomoh loco shed and CLW trip record". Indian Railway Reports. IRFCA. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |url= (help)
  7. "IR History Part I 1832–1869". IRFCA. Retrieved 13 April 2013.
  8. "History of Electrification". IRFCA. Retrieved 16 April 2013.

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