Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Gomoh railway station

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Netaji Subhas Chanra Bose Gomoh
railway station
Indian Railway Junction Station
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Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Gomoh railway station
Location Gomoh, Dhanbad, Jharkhand
 India
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Elevation 239 metres (784 ft)
Owned by Indian Railways
Operated by East Central Railway
Line(s) Asansol-Gaya section of Grand Chord, Howrah-Gaya-Delhi line and Howrah-Allahabad-Mumbai line
Gomoh-Barkakana branch line
NSC Bose Gomoh-Hatia line
Adra-Gomoh line
Platforms 6
Construction
Structure type Standard on ground station
Parking Yes
Bicycle facilities No
Other information
Status Functioning
Station code GMO
Division(s) Dhanbad
History
Opened 1906
Electrified 1960-61
Location
Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Gomoh railway station is located in Jharkhand
Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Gomoh railway station
Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Gomoh railway station
Location in Jharkhand

Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Gomoh (earlier known as Gomoh ) is a railway junction station on the Asansol-Gaya section. Several branch lines start here: Gomoh-Barkakana branch line, Gomoh-Muri branch line and Adra-Gomoh line. It is located in Dhanbad district in the Indian state of Jharkhand.

Etymology

Gomoh railway station was renamed Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Gomoh railway station in 2009 in honour of Netaji’s long journey from Gomoh railway station out of the British Empire in 1941.[1][2]

History

The Grand Chord was opened in 1906.[3] In 1927, the Central India Coalfields Railway opened the Gomoh-Barkakana line. Later, the line was amalgamated with East Indian Railway.[4] The construction of the 143 kilometres (89 mi) long Chandrapura-Muri-Ranchi-Hatia line started in 1957 and was completed in 1961.[5]

The Nagpur-Asansol line (then considered the main line of Bengal Nagpur Railway) was extended to Gomoh in 1907.[6]

Electrification

The Dhanbad-Gomoh sector was electrified in 1960−61.[7]

Loco shed

Netaji SC Bose Gomoh has an electric loco shed with capacity to hold 125+ locos. Locos housed at the shed include WAG-7, WAG-9, WAG-9I, WAP-7. WAP-7 locos serve the prestigious Howrah Rajdhani Express.[8]

References

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External links

Preceding station   Indian Railway   Following station
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