- Source: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Gomoh railway station
Gomoh Junction, officially known as Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Gomoh (station code is GMO), is a railway junction station in the Indian state of Jharkhand. 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 as Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Gomoh railway station in 2009, in honour of Indian freedom fighter and leader Netaji's long journey in Netaji Express (previously known as Kalka Mail) from Gomoh Railway Station out of the British Empire in 1941.
History
The Grand Chord was opened in 1906. In 1927, the Central India Coalfields Railway opened the Gomoh–Barkakana line. Later, the line was amalgamated with East Indian Railway. The construction of the 143-kilometre (89 mi) long Chandrapura–Muri–Ranchi–Hatia line started in 1957 and was completed in 1961.
The Nagpur–Asansol line (then considered the main line of Bengal Nagpur Railway) was extended to Gomoh in 1907.
Electrification
The Dhanbad–Gomoh sector was electrified in 1960−61.
Loco shed
Gomoh Loco Shed has an electric loco shed with capacity to hold 125+ locos. Locos housed at the shed include 53-WAP-7 and 238-WAG-9 locomotives.
Facilities
Trains
Bhubaneswar Tejas Rajdhani Express
Tatanagar–Patna Vande Bharat Express
Patna - Ranchi Jan Shatabdi Express
Jharkhand Sampark Kranti Express
Odisha Sampark Kranti Express
Jharkhand Swarna Jayanti Express
Tatanagar–Amritsar Jallianwalla Bagh Express
Purushottam Express
Neelachal Express
Nandan Kanan Express
Bhubaneswar–Anand Vihar Weekly Superfast Express
Haldia–Anand Vihar Terminal Superfast Express
Shalimar–Gorakhpur Express
Santragachi–Anand Vihar Superfast Express
Ranchi–Lokmanya Tilak Terminus Weekly Express
Howrah–Mumbai CSMT Mail (via Gaya)
Kolkata–Jammu Tawi Express
Howrah–Gwalior Chambal Express
Howrah–Mathura Chambal Express
Patna–Hatia Express
Ganga Sutlej Express
Ganga Damodar Express
Shipra Express
Netaji Express
Doon Express
Kosi Express
Dumka–Ranchi Intercity Express
Dhanbad - Sasaram Intercity Express
Nearest airports
Dhanbad Airport (34 Km)
Bokaro Airport (35 Km)
Giridih Airport (70 Km)
Birsa Munda Airport, Ranchi (136 Km)
References
External links
Trains at Chandrapura
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- Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Gomoh railway station
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- Railway stations in Jharkhand
- Howrah–New Delhi Rajdhani Express (via Gaya)
- Netaji Express
- Dhanbad Junction railway station
- Koderma Junction railway station
- Parasnath railway station
- New Giridih railway station