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{{Infobox station
| name = Dumka railway station
| type = [[Indian Railways]] station
| style = Indian Railways
| image = Dumka Railway Station View from Over Bridge.jpg
| image_size =
| image_caption = Dumka station seen from foot overbridge
| address = Rashikpur Road, [[Dumka]], [[Dumka district]], [[Jharkhand]]
| country = {{flagu|India}}
| coordinates = {{Coord|24|17|22|N|87|15|18|E|display=inline,title}}
| elevation = {{convert|136|m|ft}}
| line = [[Jasidih–Dumka–Rampurhat line]], [[Dumka–Bhagalpur line]]
| other = {{stnlnk|Jasidih}}, {{stnlnk|Rampurhat}}, {{stnlnk|Bhagalpur}}
| structure = At ground
| platform = 3
| tracks = 5
| entrances =
| parking = Available (paid)
| baggage_check =
| opened = 2011<ref name=start/>
| closed =
| rebuilt =
| electrified = 2021
| ADA =
| code = {{Indian railway code
| code = DUMK
| zone = [[Eastern Railway zone|Eastern Railway]]
| division = Asansol Division
}}
| owned = [[Indian Railways]]
| operator = [[Eastern Railway zone]]
| status = Functional
| former =
| passengers =
| pass_year =
| pass_percent =
| pass_system =
| map_dot_label = Dumka railway station
| map_size = 300
| map_type = India Jharkhand
| map_caption = Location in Jharkhand
}}
{{Jasidih–Dumka–Rampurhat line|collapse=yes}}
{{Dumka–Bhagalpur line|collapse=yes}}
'''Dumka railway station''' (station code '''DUMK''') is a railway station serving the city of [[Dumka]] in [[Dumka district]] in the Indian state of [[Jharkhand]] on the Jasidih–Rampurhat section. It is in the [[Asansol railway division|Asansol division]] of the [[Eastern Railway zone]] of the [[Indian Railways]]. It has an average elevation of {{convert|136|m|ft}}.

The railway station has a single {{Track gauge|5ft6in|lk=on}} [[broad gauge]] track from {{stnlnk|Jasidih Junction}} in [[Deoghar district]] in [[Santhal Pargana division]] of [[Jharkhand]] to {{stnlnk|Rampurhat Junction}} in [[Birbhum district]] of [[West Bengal]] and a single track to [[Bhagalpur]] via [[Mandar Parvat|Mandar Hill]] and [[Hansdiha]].

==History==
Trains started from Dumka railway station when the 72 km track from [[Jasidih]] to [[Dumka]] became operational on 12 July 2011.<ref name=start>{{cite news|title=Dumka–Jasidih trains|url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1110612/jsp/jharkhand/story_14101153.jsp|access-date=11 April 2012|date=12 June 2011|work=[[The Telegraph (Kolkata)|The Telegraph]]|location=Kolkata}}</ref> The railway line was sanctioned in 1997–98 [[Railway Budget]] but the land acquisition work started after 2002 and major construction started after 2007. The first freight train came to Dumka on 12 December 2010. First intercity express between Dumka and [[Ranchi]] started on 24 September 2012. It runs every day.

Construction of the track from Dumka to Rampurhat was completed in early 2015 and became operational on 4 June 2015 when a passenger train operated from Dumka to Rampurhat.<ref>http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ranchi/Dumka-Rampurhat-train-service-flagged-off/articleshow/47551576.cms</ref> New train connections between West Bengal and Bihar via Dumka became feasible.

The 130 km railway line via Dumka reduced the distance between [[Jasidih]] and [[Rampurhat]] by 140 km from 270 km via [[Asansol]].

A new railway line to connect Dumka to Bhagalpur directly was constructed. First, the [[metre-gauge railway]] track from [[Bhagalpur]] to [[Mandar Parvat|Mandar Hill]] was converted to broad gauge. Then a new railway line from Mandar Hill to Hansdiha became operational on 23 December 2012. The further 30 km extension to Dumka became operational in 2015.<ref>http://www.prabhatkhabar.com/news/87804-story.html</ref>

== Facilities ==
The major facilities available at Dumka station are waiting rooms, computerised reservation facility, drinking water, reservation counter and vehicle parking.<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=[[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 |df=dmy }}</ref> The station also has toilets, refreshment room, a tea stall and a book stall.<ref name=amenities>{{cite web|title=Major passenger amenities available in stations over Asansol Division|url=http://www.er.indianrailways.gov.in/view_section.jsp?lang=0&id=0,6,443,529,542|work=Commercial Information|publisher=Official Website of the Eastern Railway|access-date=1 April 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111015233919/http://www.er.indianrailways.gov.in/view_section.jsp?lang=0&id=0%2C6%2C443%2C529%2C542|archive-date=15 October 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref>

===Platforms===
There are 3 platforms and 5 tracks. The platforms are connected by [[foot overbridge]]. These platforms are built to accumulate 24 coaches express trains. The platforms are equipped with modern facility like display board of arrival and departure of trains.

Dumka railway station has a separate platform for receiving and unloading freight (goods) trains.

=== Station layout ===
{|table border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=3
|style="border-top:solid 1px gray;" width=50 valign=top|'''G'''
|style="border-top:solid 1px gray;" width=100 valign=top|Street level
|style="border-top:solid 1px gray;" width=400 valign=top|Exit/Entrance & ticket counter
|-
|style="border-top:solid 1px gray;border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width=50 rowspan=6 valign=top|'''P1'''
|style="border-top:solid 1px gray;border-right:solid 2px black;border-left:solid 2px black;border-bottom:solid 2px black;text-align:center;" colspan=2|[[foot overbridge|FOB]], [[Side platform]], No-1 doors will open on the left/right
|-
|style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width=100|'''Track 1'''
|style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width=400|Rampurhat ← toward → Jasidih
|-
|'''Track 2'''
|→ toward → Ranchi
|-
|style="border-top:solid 1px black;border-right:solid 2px black;border-left:solid 2px black;border-bottom:solid 1px gray;text-align:center;" colspan=2|[[foot overbridge|FOB]], [[Island platform]], No- 2 doors will open on the left/right 
|-
|style="border-top:solid 1px gray;border-right:solid 2px black;border-left:solid 2px black;border-bottom:solid 2px black;text-align:center;" colspan=2|[[Island platform]], No- 3 doors will open on the left/right
|-
|style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width=100|'''Track 3'''
|style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width=400| toward → Bhagalpur
|-
|style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width=100|'''Track 4'''
|style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width=400| For freight trains
|-
|style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width=100|'''Track 5'''
|style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width=400| For freight trains

|}

== Trains ==
Three passenger trains run between Jasidih Junction and Dumka.<ref name=trainlist>{{cite web|title=Trains at Dumka|url=http://indiarailinfo.com/arrivals/9610|publisher=India Rail Info|access-date=1 April 2012}}</ref><ref name=indiantrains>{{cite web|title=Dumka Railway Station Details|url=http://www.indiantrains.org/station-details/?code=DUMK&name=DUMKA|publisher=indiantrains.org|access-date=1 April 2012}}</ref> One intercity express train runs daily between [[Dumka]] and [[Ranchi]]. One passenger train runs between Dumka and Bhagalpur. An express train ''Kavi-Guru Express'' runs between Howrah and Bhagalpur via Dumka; its first run was on 10 November 2018.

==Nearest airport==
The nearest airports are [[Birsa Munda Airport]] at [[Ranchi]], [[Gaya Airport]], [[Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Airport]] at [[Patna]] and [[Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport]] at [[Kolkata]].

==Gallery==
<gallery mode="packed">
File:Dumka Rly. Station.jpg|Front station view
File:Dumka Rly. St.jpg|Station board
Image:Dumka Railway St 1.jpg|Dumka railway station
Image:Dumka Board 1.jpg|Dumka railway station signboard
File:Dumka Railway station view.jpg|Dumka railway station view
</gallery>

== See also ==
{{columns-list|colwidth=22em|
* [[Dumka]]
* [[Indian Railways]]
* [[Jasidih Junction railway station]]
* [[Jasidih–Dumka–Rampurhat line]]
* [[Mandar Hill railway station]]
* [[List of railway stations in India]]
}}
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== References ==
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{{s-line|system=Indian Railways |previous= New Madanpur| next= Kurwa |line= Eastern Railway zone|branch= [[Jasidih–Dumka–Rampurhat line]] |rows1=1}}
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== External links ==
{{Commons|Dumka Railway Station}}
{{Wikivoyage|Rail travel in India}}
* [http://indiarailinfo.com/station/map/9610 Dumka Station Junction Map]
* [http://dumka.nic.in/ Official website of the Dumka district]

{{Railway stations in Jharkhand}}
{{Santhal Pargana Division topics}}
{{Railways in Eastern India}}

[[Category:Railway stations in Dumka district]]
[[Category:Asansol railway division]]
[[Category:Railway stations opened in 2011]]

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