Chandil railway station
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Chandil
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| Indian Railway Junction Station | |
| Location | Chandil, Seraikela Kharsawan district, Jharkhand India |
| Coordinates | 22°57′19″N 86°04′14″E / 22.9554°N 86.0705°ECoordinates: 22°57′19″N 86°04′14″E / 22.9554°N 86.0705°E |
| Elevation | 246 metres (807 ft) |
| Line(s) | Asansol-Tatanagar-Kharagpur line, Chandil-Barkakana line |
| Platforms | ? |
| Construction | |
| Structure type | At Ground |
| Parking | Available |
| Other information | |
| Station code | CNI |
| Zone(s) | South Eastern Railway |
| Division(s) | Chakradharpur |
| History | |
| Opened | 1890 |
| Electrified | 1961-62 |
| Previous names | Bengal Nagpur Railway |
| Location | |
Chandil railway station serves Chandil in Seraikela Kharsawan district in the Indian state of Jharkhand.
The Bengal Nagpur Railway was formed in 1887 for the purpose of upgrading the Nagpur Chhattisgarh Railway and then extending it via Bilaspur to Asansol, in order to develop a shorter Howrah-Mumbai route than the one via Allahabad.The Bengal Nagpur Railway main line from Nagpur to Asansol, on the Howrah-Delhi main line, was opened for goods traffic on 1 February 1891.
The Chandil-Barkakana line was opened for traffic in 1927.
The Purulia-Chakradharpur, Kandra-Gomharria, Sini- Adityapur, Adityapur-Tatanagar, Chakradharpur-Manoharpur and Manoharpur-Rourkela sections were electrified in 1961-62.
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