Andal Junction railway station

Coordinates: 23°34′44″N 87°10′52″E / 23.5790°N 87.1812°E / 23.5790; 87.1812
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Andal Junction

অণ্ডাল জংশন
Andal–Sitarampur branch line
Platforms6
Construction
Structure typeStandard (on ground station)
ParkingYes
Bicycle facilitiesYes
Other information
StatusFunctioning
Station codeUDL
Zone(s) Eastern Railway
Division(s) Asansol
History
Opened1855
Electrified1960–61
Previous namesEast Indian Railway Company
Location
Andal Junction is located in West Bengal
Andal Junction
Andal Junction
Location in West Bengal
Andal Junction is located in India
Andal Junction
Andal Junction
Location in India

Andal Junction is a railway station on the

Andal area of Durgapur
and the surrounding mining-industrial areas.

Electrification

The Barddhaman–Asansol sectoion was electrified in 1960–61.[6]

Facilities

Locomotive shed

Andal has a diesel locomotive shed. It houses WDS-6,

WDG-4D locomotives. The first WDM-2 manufactured by Banaras Locomotive Works is in Andal locomotive shed.[7]

Marshalling yard

Andal Yard is one of the largest in the Eastern Railway section. Coal loaded at various colliery sidings is hauled to the yard by diesel locomotives. Coal is supplied in rakes to thermal power plants at Bakreshwar, Farrakka and Sagardighi. Substantial amounts of coal are dispatched to destinations on Northeast Frontier Railway as well.[8]

References

  1. ^ "Bardhaman-Asansol MEMU 63505". India Rail Info.
  2. ^ "Asansol Division System Map". Eastern Railway. Archived from the original on 26 April 2016.
  3. ^ "South Eastern Railway Pink Book 2017-18" (PDF). Indian Railways Pink Book.
  4. ^ "Asansol Division Railway Map". Eastern Railway.
  5. ^ "Adra Division Railway Map". South Eastern Railway.
  6. ^ "History of Electrification". IRFCA. Retrieved 16 April 2013.
  7. ^ "Sheds and Workshops". IRFCA. Retrieved 17 April 2013.
  8. ^ "Mechanical (Power) Department". Eastern Railway – Asansol Division. Retrieved 17 April 2013.

External links

External videos
video icon Howrah-New Delhi Duronto passing through Andal Yard and Andal railway station
Preceding station Indian Railways Following station
Pinjrapol Eastern Railway zone Baktarnagar
Terminus Eastern Railway zone Kajoragram
Andal–Sitarampur branch line
Sonachara