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Ghormara railway station

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Ghormara Railway Station
Indian Railways station
General information
LocationGhormara, Deoghar district, Jharkhand
India
Coordinates24°26′32″N 87°51′50″E / 24.442298°N 87.86392°E / 24.442298; 87.86392
Elevation252 metres (827 ft)
Owned byIndian Railways
Line(s)Jasidih–Dumka–Rampurhat line
Platforms3
Tracks1 (Single diesel line)
Construction
Structure typeStandard (on-ground station)
Bicycle facilitiesNo
Other information
StatusFunctioning
Station codeGRMA
Zone(s) Eastern Railway
Division(s) Asansol
History
Opened2014–15
ElectrifiedNo
Services
Preceding station Indian Railways Following station
Chandanpahari
towards ?
South Eastern Railway zone Mohanpur
towards ?

Ghormara Railway Station is a railway station on the Jasidih–Dumka–Rampurhat line under the Asansol railway division of the Eastern Railway. It is situated at Ghormara, Deoghar district in the Indian state of Jharkhand.[1] It has 3 platforms, out of which the trains mostly comes on platform no 1 and 2.

History

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Jasidih Junction to Dumka railway line became operational on 12 July 2011[2] and Dumka to Ambajora Shikaripara track was set up in June 2014. The track from Rampurhat to Pinargaria became operational on 25 November 2012. The complete single railway route from Dumka to Rampurhat, including Ghormara railway station became operational on 4 June 2015.[3][4][5]

References

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  1. ^ Chawathe, Soumitra. "Ghormara Railway Station Map/Atlas ER/Eastern Zone – Railway Enquiry". India Rail Info. Retrieved 1 August 2019.
  2. ^ "Dumka–Jasidih trains". The Telegraph. Kolkata. 12 June 2011. Archived from the original on 5 January 2013. Retrieved 1 August 2019.
  3. ^ "New rail line for Dumka". The Telegraph. India. 5 June 2015. Retrieved 14 December 2022.
  4. ^ Pandey, Rajesh Kumar (5 June 2015). "Dumka–Rampurhat train service flagged off". The Times of India. Retrieved 1 August 2019.
  5. ^ "MOS (Railways) inaugurates 65 km Dumka–Rampurhat Railway line – Santhal Pargana linked to Bengal". Retrieved 1 August 2019.