Dumka railway station

Dumka Station दुमका स्टेशन
Indian Railway Station
Dumka station seen from foot overbridge
Location	Rashikpur Rd., Dumka, Dumka district, Jharkhand  India
Coordinates	24°17′22″N 87°15′18″E / 24.28944°N 87.25500°E / 24.28944; 87.25500Coordinates: 24°17′22″N 87°15′18″E / 24.28944°N 87.25500°E / 24.28944; 87.25500
Elevation	136 metres (446 ft)
Owned by	Indian Railways
Operated by	Eastern Railway zone
Line(s)	Jasidih Dumka Rampurhat Rail line
Platforms	3
Tracks	5
Connections	Deoghar, Rampurhat
Construction
Structure type	At Ground
Parking	Available (paid)
Other information
Status	Functional
Station code	DUMK
Zone(s)	Eastern Railway
Division(s)	Asansol Division
History
Opened	2011
Electrified	No.

Dumka Railway Station (station code DUMK) is at Dumka city in Dumka district in the Indian state of Jharkhand on the Jasidih – Rampurhat section. It is in the Asansol Division of the Eastern Railway Zone of the Indian Railway. It has an average elevation of 136 metres (446 ft).

The railway line has single broad gauge 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) track from Jasidih junction in Deoghar District in Santhal Pargana division of Jharkhand to Rampurhat in Birbhum District of West Bengal. This railway track to Dumka is a boon for Santhal Pargana Division.

Dumka railway station became operation in 2011. The 72 km (45 mi) segment from Jasidih to Dumka became operational on 12 July 2011. This railway line was sanctioned in 1997-98 Railway Budget but the land acquisition work started after 2002 and major construction started after 2007. First freight train came to Dumka on 12 December 2010. First intercity express between Dumka and Ranchi started on 24 September 2012. It run five days a week except Thursday and Sunday.

Construction of the track from Dumka to Rampurhat was completed in early 2015 and became operational on 4 June 2015 when a passenger train operated from Dumka to Rampurhat. Several new connections between West Bengal and Bihar will now become possible.