Mahuda Junction railway station

23°44′51″N 86°16′13″E / 23.747542°N 86.270312°E / 23.747542; 86.270312Elevation205.00 metres (672.57 ft)Owned byGovernment of IndiaOperated byIndian RailwaysLine(s)Howrah–Kharagpur–Gomoh line
Howrah–Kharagpur–Bokaro line
Dhanbad–Mahuda–Chandrapura line
Asansol–Tatanagar–Kharagpur linePlatforms2Tracks11ConstructionStructure typeStandardParkingAvailableOther informationStatusFunctionalStation codeMHQ Zone(s) South Eastern Railway zone Division(s) AdraHistoryOpened1907; 117 years ago (1907)Electrified1986; 38 years ago (1986)Previous namesMohudaPassengers30000+ Services

Preceding station	Indian Railways			Following station
Jamuniatand towards ?		South Eastern Railway zone Chandrapura–Mahuda–Bhojudih branch line		Talgoria towards ?
Khanudih towards ?		South Eastern Railway zone Gomoh–Bhaga branch line		Malkera JN towards ?

Location
Mahuda Junction railway station Location in Jharkhand

v t e Railways in Jharia Coalfield
Legend
km 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 km
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Mahuda Junction railway station is a railway station near NH 18 previously NH32, Mahuda Bazaar in Dhanbad district, Jharkhand state. It is operated by South Eastern Railway Adra division. Its code is MHQ. It is one of cleanest stations of Dhanbad despite its use for coal transportation.^{[citation needed]} It is nearest to the Katras Baghmara and Dhanbad as it became the other substitute station for Dhanbad Junction. Ii is just 19 km from the area main junction. It is nearest to Bokaro Steel City. It is a good location both for Bokaro and Dhanbad. The important train is Nandan Kanan Express (ndls-puri).^[3] It is mainly in function for Washeries i.e. Mahuda, Moonidih . The direct trains for major city like Ranchi, Rourkela, Nagpur, Kharagpur, Howrah, New Delhi, Kanpur, Fatehpur, Allahabad, Puri, Bhubaneswar, Cuttack, Surat, Bokaro, Adra, Gaya, Mughalsarai, Asansol, Malda

History

The Bengal Nagpur Railway extended its then mainline, the Nagpur–Asansol line, to Netaji S.C.Bose Gomoh, on East Indian Railway's main line, in 1907. The Mohuda–Chandrapura branch line was opened in 1913.^[4]

Electrification

The Bhaga–Mahuda and Mahuda–Gomoh and Mahuda–Chandrapura sectors were electrified in 1985–88.^[5]

Passenger movement

Mahuda railway station serves around 70K passengers every month.^[6]

Trains stop

Super-Fast

• 12815/16 Puri–New Delhi Nandan Kanan Express

Mail/Express

• 18627/28 Ranchi–Howrah Intercity Express
• 15660/61 Kamakhya–Ranchi Express
• 13425/26 Surat-Malda Town Express
• 13304/05 Ranchi–Dhanbad Intercity Express
• 13403/04 Ranchi–Bhagalpur Vananchal Express
• 18605/06 Ranchi–Jaynagar Express
• 08627/28 Howrah–Ranchi Special Express

Passenger train

• 58013/14 Bokaro Steel City–Howrah Express
• 58033/34 Bokaro Steel City–Ranchi Passenger (same boggie )
• 58603/04 Kharagpur–Gomoh Passenger
• 68079/80 Bhojudih–Chandrapura MEMU
• 68071/-- Adra–Khanudih MEMU
• 68074/-- Khanudih–Bhojudih MEMU
• 68017/18 Gomoh–Chakardharpur MEMU

References

External links

• Train time table
• http://www.onlinesanyog.weebly.com/
• http://www.dhanbad.nic.in/