Raniganj railway station

23°36′13″N 87°07′03″E / 23.6037°N 87.1174°E / 23.6037; 87.1174Elevation92 metres (302 ft)Owned byIndian RailwaysOperated byEastern RailwayLine(s)Bardhaman–Asansol section
Howrah–Delhi main line
Howrah–Gaya–Delhi line
Howrah–Allahabad–Mumbai linePlatforms4ConstructionStructure typeStandard (on-ground station)ParkingYesBicycle facilitiesYesOther informationStatusFunctioningStation codeRNG Zone(s) ER Division(s) AsansolHistoryOpened1856Electrified1960–61Previous namesEast Indian Railway Company

Location
Raniganj Location in West Bengal Show map of West Bengal Raniganj Location in India Show map of India

v t e Bardhaman–Asansol section
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km Asansol-Patna section Asansol-Gaya section 120 Sitarampur Andal–Sitarampur loop line 123 Radhanagar Colliery siding planned wye connection 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 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 Andal–Sitarampur loop line Andal–Sainthia branch line 80 Andal 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 Army Cantonment NH 19 (Grand Trunk Road) HPCL LPG Bottling Plant 38 Mankar 29 Paraj 23 Galsi 20 Ishan Chandi Halt Sahibganj loop 13 Khana to Bankura–Masagram line (under construction) 8 Talit Bardhaman–Katwa line 0 Barddhaman Junction 7 Gangpur 12 Saktigarh Howrah–Bardhaman chord Howrah–Bardhaman main line km
Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]

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."^[6]

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.^[7]

Electrification

The Waria–Asansol sector was electrified in 1960–61.^[8]

References

External links

• Trains at Raniganj
• Biharinath travel guide from Wikivoyage

Preceding station	Indian Railways			Following station
Baktarnagar towards Barddhaman Junction		Eastern Railway zone Bardhaman–Asansol section		Kalipahari towards Asansol Junction