https://indianpedia.org/index.php?action=history&feed=atom&title=Andal_Junction_railway_station Andal Junction railway station - Revision history 2026-07-31T12:56:39Z Revision history for this page on the wiki MediaWiki 1.45.4 https://indianpedia.org/index.php?title=Andal_Junction_railway_station&diff=105071&oldid=prev >PQR01 at 06:25, 29 June 2021 2021-06-29T06:25:27Z <p></p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|Railway Station in West Bengal, India}}<br /> {{Use dmy dates|date=January 2016}}<br /> {{Use Indian English|date=January 2016}}<br /> <br /> &#039;&#039;&#039;Andal Junction&#039;&#039;&#039; is a railway station on the [[Bardhaman–Asansol section|Bardhaman–Asansol]] line. The [[Andal–Sainthia branch line|Andal–Sainthia]] and [[Andal–Sitarampur branch line]]s both include colliery siding and start from Andal. The station is located in [[Paschim Bardhaman district]] in the Indian state of [[West Bengal]]. It serves [[Andal, Bardhaman|Andal]] and the surrounding mining-industrial areas.<br /> {{Infobox station<br /> | name = Andal Junction<br /> | type = [[Indian Railways]] [[junction station]]<br /> | style = Indian Railways<br /> | image = AndalJNstn.jpg<br /> | image_size = <br /> | image_caption = Andal Junction platform<br /> | address = Andal, West Bengal<br /> | country = India<br /> | coordinates = {{Coord|23.5790|87.1812|type:railwaystation_region:IN|format=dms|display=inline,title}}<br /> | elevation = {{convert|86|m|ft}}<br /> | line = [[Bardhaman–Asansol section]]&lt;br/&gt;[[Howrah–Delhi main line]]&lt;br/&gt;[[Howrah–Gaya–Delhi line]]&lt;br/&gt;[[Howrah–Allahabad–Mumbai line]]&lt;br/&gt;[[Andal–Sainthia branch line]]&lt;br/&gt;[[Andal–Sitarampur branch line]]<br /> | other = <br /> | structure = Standard (on ground station)<br /> | platform = 6<br /> | tracks = <br /> | entrances = <br /> | parking = Yes<br /> | bicycle = Yes<br /> | opened = 1855<br /> | closed = <br /> | rebuilt = <br /> | electrified = 1960–61<br /> | ADA = <br /> | code = {{Indian railway code<br /> | code = UDL<br /> | zone = Eastern Railway <br /> | division = {{rwd|Asansol}}<br /> }}<br /> | owned = [[Indian Railways]]<br /> | operator = [[Eastern Railway zone|Eastern Railway]]<br /> | status = Functioning<br /> | former = [[East Indian Railway Company]]<br /> | passengers = <br /> | pass_year = <br /> | pass_percent = <br /> | pass_system = <br /> | map_type = India West Bengal#India<br /> | map_caption = Location in West Bengal##Location in India<br /> }}<br /> {{Bardhaman–Asansol section|collapse=y}}<br /> <br /> ==Electrification==<br /> The Waria–Asansol sector was electrified in 1960–61.&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web| url = http://irfca.org/docs/electrification-history.html|title = History of Electrification| publisher= IRFCA| access-date = 16 April 2013}}&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> ==Facilities==<br /> ===Locomotive shed===<br /> Andal has a diesel locomotive shed. It houses WDS-6, [[Indian locomotive class WDM-2|WDM-2]], [[WDM 3A]] and WDG-3A locomotives. The first WDM-2 manufactured by [[Banaras Locomotive Works]] is in Andal locomotive shed.&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web| url = http://www.irfca.org/faq/faq-shed.html |title = Sheds and Workshops| publisher= IRFCA| access-date = 17 April 2013}}&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> ===Marshalling yard===<br /> 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 Thermal Power Station|Bakreshwar]], [[Farakka Super Thermal Power Station|Farrakka]] and Sagardighi. Substantial amounts of coal are dispatched to destinations on [[Northeast Frontier Railway zone|Northeast Frontier Railway]] as well.&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web| url = http://www.er.indianrailways.gov.in/view_section.jsp?lang=0&amp;id=0,6,443,529,659 |title =Mechanical (Power) Department | publisher= Eastern Railway – Asansol Division| access-date = 17 April 2013}}&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> ==References==<br /> {{reflist}}<br /> <br /> ==External links==<br /> {{external media<br /> | align=right<br /> | video1= [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g-sRABdGHDw Howrah-New Delhi Duronto passing through Andal Yard and Andal railway station]<br /> }}<br /> * [http://indiarailinfo.com/search/andal-udl-to-kolkata-howrah-hwh/5/1 Trains for Howrah]<br /> * [http://indiarailinfo.com/search/andal-udl-to-siuri-suri/5/0/437 Trains for Suri]<br /> <br /> {{s-rail-start|noclear=yes}}<br /> {{s-rail|title=Indian Railways}}<br /> {{s-line|system=Indian Railways|previous= Pinjrapol|next= Baktarnagar|line= Eastern Railway zone|branch= [[Bardhaman–Asansol section]] }}<br /> {{s-line|system=Indian Railways|previous= |next= Kajoragram|line= Eastern Railway zone|branch= [[Andal–Sainthia branch line]] }}<br /> {{s-line|system=Indian Railways|previous= |next= Sonachara|line= Eastern Railway zone|branch= [[Andal–Sitarampur branch line]] }}<br /> <br /> {{end}}<br /> <br /> {{Railway stations in West Bengal}}<br /> {{Paschim Bardhaman topics}}<br /> <br /> [[Category:Railway stations in Paschim Bardhaman district]]<br /> [[Category:Railway junction stations in West Bengal]]<br /> [[Category:Asansol railway division]]</div> >PQR01