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Tori Junction railway station

Coordinates: 23°40′52″N 84°44′29″E / 23.6812°N 84.7415°E / 23.6812; 84.7415
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Tori Junction
Indian Railways station
General information
LocationTori Chandwa, Latehar district, Jharkhand
 India
Coordinates23°40′52″N 84°44′29″E / 23.6812°N 84.7415°E / 23.6812; 84.7415
Line(s)Barkakana–Son Nagar line,

Ranchi-Tori line and

Tori–Shivpur–Koderma line(Under construction)
Platforms5
Tracks10
Construction
ParkingAvailable
Other information
StatusFunctional
Station codeTORI
Zone(s) East Central Railway zone
Division(s) Dhanbad division
History
ElectrifiedYes
Location
Tori junction is located in Jharkhand
Tori junction
Tori junction
Location in Jharkhand

Tori Junction, station code TORI, is the railway station serving the city of Chandwa which is the connecting point of Latehar and Hazaribag districts. It also connects Lohardaga. It belongs to the East Central Railway zone under Dhanbad railway division of the Indian Railways.

History

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Now the distance between Ranchi and New Delhi got shorter via Lohardaga. It is 90 km less distance between Ranchi and Delhi as compared to via Barkakana and Muri. One passenger train is running between Ranchi and Tori via Lohardaga. This is one of the major junctions that will connect Ranchi and Hazaribag districts of Jharkhand. The ongoing construction work of Tori–Balumath–Shivpur–Kathotia (Hazaribagh) railway line which section is falling under the South Eastern Railway (Ranchi Division) and East Central Railway (Dhanbad Division) jurisdictions, would be completed, till Balumath. After completing this line Tori will be the major junction connecting Ranchi, Barkakana, Hazaribagh and Medininagar.

Facilities

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The major facilities available are waiting rooms, retiring room, computerized reservation facility, reservation counter, vehicle parking, etc.

Platforms

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The platforms are interconnected with foot overbridge (FOB). Tori Junction has 5 platforms.

Trains

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Several electrified local passenger trains also run from Barwadih to neighbouring destinations on frequent intervals.

Train name Train number Source Destination
Bsb Rnc Express 18612 Varanasi Junction Ranchi
Sbp Bsb Express 18611 Ranchi Varanasi Junction
Aii Koaa Special 03138 Ajmer Junction Howrah Junction
Shaktipunj Express 11447 Howrah Junction Jabalpur Junction
Jharkhand S J E 12873 Hatia Anand Vihar Trm
Rnc Garibnwaz E 18631 Ranchi Ajmer Junction
Sbp Bsb Express 18311 Sambalpur Varanasi Junction
Rou Muri Jat Express 18109 Rourkela Jammu Tawi
Garib Rath Express 12877 Ranchi New Delhi

Nearest airports

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The nearest airports to Tori station are:

See also

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References

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  • Das, R. Krishna (3 March 2010). "Proposed new rail line to bring Mumbai, Kolkata closer". Business Standard.
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