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{{short description|Railway station in Jharkhand}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2015}}
{{Use Indian English|date=September 2015}}
{{Infobox station
| name            = Koderma Junction
| type = [[Indian Railways]] station
| style = Indian Railways
| image           = Koderma Railway station.JPG
| image_caption   = Koderma Railway station platform
| address         = Station Road, [[Koderma]], [[Koderma district]], [[Jharkhand]]
| country         = India
| coordinates     = {{Coord|24|26|6|N|85|31|40|E|display=inline,title}}
| elevation       = {{Convert|398|m|ft}}
| line            = [[Asansol–Gaya section]] of [[Howrah–Gaya–Delhi line]] and [[Howrah–Allahabad–Mumbai line]], [[Koderma–Hazaribagh–Barkakana–Ranchi line]], [[Madhupur–Giridih–Koderma line]] and Koderma–Tilaiya line (under construction)
| other           = 
| structure       = 
| platform        = 7
| tracks          = 
| parking         = Available
| bicycle         = Not available
| opened          = 
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| rebuilt         = 
| electrified     = <!-- will check later 1960-61<ref name=elec>{{cite web|title=History of Electrification|url=http://www.irfca.org/docs/electrification-history.html|work=information published by CORE (Central Organization for Railway Electrification)|publisher=CORE (Central Organization for Railway Electrification)|access-date=1 April 2012}}</ref> -->
| ADA             = 
| code            = {{Indian railway code
  | code = KQR
  | zone = [[East Central Railway zone|East Central Railway]]
  | division = {{rwd|Dhanbad}}
  }}
| owned           = 
| operator        = 
| status          = Functional
| former          = 
| passengers      = 
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| map_type = India Jharkhand
| map_dot_label = Koderma Junction
| map_size = 300
| map_caption = Location in Jharkhand
}}
{{Dhanbad–Koderma line|collapse=y}}
{{Koderma–Hazaribagh–Barkakana line|collapse=y}}
{{Madhupur–Giridih–Koderma line|collapse=y}}
{{Grand Chord|collapse=y}}
'''Koderma Junction railway station''', station code KQR, is railway station of the Indian railway serving the city of [[Jhumri Telaiya]], [[Koderma]], the headquarters of [[Koderma district]] in the Indian state of [[Jharkhand]].

==Geography==
Koderma is located at {{Coord|24|26|7|N|86|31|39|E|}}.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://wikimapia.org/4287360/Koderma-Railway-station |title=Koderma Station |publisher=Wikimapia |access-date=2011-12-01}}</ref> It is  in the [[Dhanbad railway division]] of the [[East Central Railway zone]]. [[Grand Chord]] rail-line that connects [[Howrah]] and [[New Delhi]] passes through Koderma Junction. Other 3 lines have been connected with Koderma making it a junction namely [[Koderma–Hazaribagh–Barkakana–Ranchi line]], [[Madhupur–Giridih–Koderma line|Koderma–Giridih–Madhupur line]] and [[Koderma–Tilaiya line]]. It has an  elevation of {{Convert|398|m|ft}}. Koderma has a rail connectivity with the other major parts of the country such as [[Delhi]], [[Mumbai]], [[Kolkata]], [[Ahmedabad]], [[Indore]], [[Bhopal]], [[Gwalior]],  [[Jabalpur]], [[Jaipur]], [[Nagpur]], [[Pune]], [[Guwahati]] etc.

==History==
The [[Grand Chord]] was opened in 1906.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.irfca.org/faq/faq-history3.html | title = IR History – Part III (1900–1947)| publisher = IRFCA | access-date = 23 April 2013 }}</ref>

==Electrification==
The Gomoh–Koderma sector was electrified in 1961–62.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://irfca.org/docs/electrification-history.html|title = History of Electrification| publisher= IRFCA| access-date = 20 April 2013}}</ref>

== Facilities ==
The station houses all the major facilities like waiting rooms, computerized reservation facility, bookshop, etc.<ref name=computerized_list>{{cite web|title=List of Locations (Irrespective Of States) Where Computerized Reservation Facilities Are Available |url=http://www.indianrail.gov.in/location_Alphabetically.html |publisher=Official website of the [[Indian Railways]] |access-date=18 April 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130703033000/http://www.indianrail.gov.in/location_Alphabetically.html |archive-date= 3 July 2013 }}</ref>

== Trains ==
Koderma station's location on the [[Grand Chord]], makes it served by numerous express and superfast trains from all over the country. Several electrified local passenger trains also run from Koderma to neighbouring destinations at regular intervals.<ref name=trainlist>{{cite web|title=Trains at Koderma|url=http://indiarailinfo.com/arrivals/378|publisher=India Rail Info|access-date=1 April 2012}}</ref><ref name=indiantrains>{{cite web|title=Ghanbad Junction Railway Station Details |url=http://www.indiantrains.org/station-details/?code=KQR |publisher=indiantrains.org |access-date=1 April 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304041340/http://www.indiantrains.org/station-details/?code=KQR |archive-date= 4 March 2016 }}</ref>

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!style="background-color:#cfcfcf;"  align="center" |  Train no. !! Train name !! Train type !! Zone !! From  !!Scheduled dep time 
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| 18621||Patliputra Express||Exp||SER||Patna Junction/PNBE||0:05
|}
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==Nearest airports==
The nearest airports to Koderma station are:
#[[Birsa Munda Airport]], [[Ranchi]]  {{Convert|157|km}}
#[[Gaya Airport]] {{Convert|77|km}}
#[[Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport]], [[Kolkata]] 
#[[Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Airport]], [[Patna]] {{Convert|183|km}}

== See also ==

* [[Koderma]]

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
* [http://indiarailinfo.com/station/map/1428 Koderma Railway Station Map]
* [http://koderma.nic.in/ Official website of the Koderma district]

{{Railway stations in Jharkhand}}
{{North Chotanagpur Division topics}}
[[Category:Kodarma]]
[[Category:Railway stations in Koderma district]]
[[Category:Dhanbad railway division]]
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