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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{short description|Station in Jharkhand, India}}<br />
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{{Infobox station<br />
| name = Chandil<br />
| type = [[Indian Railways]] [[junction station]]<br />
| style = Indian Railways<br />
| image = <br />
| image_caption = <br />
| address = Chandil, Seraikela Kharsawan district, Jharkhand<br />
| country = India<br />
| coordinates = {{Coord|22.9554|86.0705|type:railwaystation_region:IN|format=dms|display=inline,title}}<br />
| elevation = {{convert|246|m|ft}}<br />
| line = [[Asansol–Tatanagar–Kharagpur line]], Chandil–Barkakana line<br />
| other = <br />
| structure = At Ground<br />
| platform = 4<br />
| tracks = <br />
| parking = Available<br />
| opened = 1890<br />
| closed = <br />
| rebuilt = <br />
| electrified = 1961–62<br />
| ADA = <br />
| code = {{Indian railway code<br />
| code = CNI<br />
| zone = [[South Eastern Railway zone|South Eastern Railway]]<br />
| division = Adra<br />
}}<br />
| owned = <br />
| operator = <br />
| status = <br />
| former = [[Bengal Nagpur Railway]]<br />
| passengers = <br />
| pass_year = <br />
| pass_percent = <br />
| pass_system = <br />
| map_type = India Jharkhand#India<br />
| map_caption = Location in [[Jharkhand]]##Location in India<br />
| map_dot_label = Chandil<br />
}}<br />
{{Asansol–Tatanagar–Kharagpur line|collapse=yes}}<br />
'''Chandil railway station''' serves [[Chandil]] in [[Seraikela Kharsawan district]] in the Indian state of [[Jharkhand]].<br />
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==History==<br />
The [[Bengal Nagpur Railway]] was formed in 1887 for the purpose of upgrading the [[Nagpur Chhattisgarh Railway]] and then extending it via [[Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh|Bilaspur]] to [[Asansol Junction|Asansol]], in order to develop a shorter Howrah–Mumbai route than the one via Allahabad.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://railwaysofraj.blogspot.in/2011/08/number-1-down-mail.html |title = Number 1 Down Mail|last= |first= | publisher= Railways of the Raj| accessdate = 2012-11-10 }}</ref> The Bengal Nagpur Railway main line from Nagpur to [[Asansol Junction|Asansol]], on the [[Howrah–Delhi main line]], was opened for goods traffic on 1 February 1891.<ref name=ser>{{cite web|url=http://www.ser.indianrailways.gov.in/view_section.jsp?lang=0&id=0,1 |title=Major Events in the Formation of S.E. Railway |publisher=South Eastern Railway |accessdate=2012-11-10 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130401151628/http://www.ser.indianrailways.gov.in/view_section.jsp?lang=0&id=0%2C1 |archivedate= 1 April 2013 |df=dmy }}</ref><br />
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The Chandil–Barkakana line was opened for traffic in 1927.<ref name=ser/><br />
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==Electrification==<br />
The Purulia–Chakradharpur, Kandra–Gomharria, Sini–Adityapur, Adityapur–Tatanagar, Chakradharpur–Manoharpur and Manoharpur–Rourkela sections were electrified in 1961–62.<ref name=electric>{{cite web| url = http://irfca.org/docs/electrification-history.html|title = History of Electrification|work= |last= |first=| publisher= IRFCA| accessdate = 2012-11-10 }}</ref><br />
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== References ==<br />
{{Reflist}}<br />
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==External links==<br />
*[http://indiarailinfo.com/arrivals/chandil-junction-cni/1534 Trains at Chandil]<br />
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{{s-rail|title=Indian Railways}}<br />
{{s-line|system=Indian Railways|previous=Manikul |next= Nimdih|line=South Eastern Railway zone|branch= [[Asansol–Tatanagar–Kharagpur line]] |rows1=1}}<br />
{{s-line|system=Indian Railways|previous= |next= Goonda Bihar|line=South Eastern Railway zone|branch= Chandil–Barkakana line |rows1=1}}<br />
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{{Railway stations in Jharkhand}}<br />
{{Kolhan Division topics}}<br />
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[[Category:Chakradharpur railway division]]<br />
[[Category:Railway stations in Seraikela Kharsawan district]]<br />
[[Category:Railway stations opened in 1890]]</div>
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