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{{Infobox station<br />
| name = Gourinathdham<br />
| type = [[Indian Railways]] station<br />
| style = Indian Railways<br />
| image = <br />
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| address = NH 32, Gourinathdham, Purulia district, West Bengal<br />
| country = India<br />
| coordinates = {{Coord|23.3958|86.2746|type:railwaystation_region:IN|display=inline,title}}<br />
| elevation = {{convert|277|m|ft}}<br />
| line = [[Purulia–Kotshila line]]<br />
| other = <br />
| structure = Standard at ground<br />
| parking = No<br />
| bicycle = No<br />
| opened = 1907<br />
| closed = <br />
| rebuilt = <br />
| electrified = 1998–99<br />
| ADA = <br />
| code = {{Indian railway code<br />
| code = GTD<br />
| zone = <br />
| division = Adra<br />
}}<br />
| owned = [[Indian Railways]]<br />
| operator = [[South Eastern Railway zone|South Eastern Railway]]<br />
| status = <br />
| former = [[Bengal Nagpur Railway]]<br />
| passengers = <br />
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| map_type = India West Bengal#India<br />
| map_caption = Location in West Bengal##Location in India<br />
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}}<br />
'''Gourinathdham railway station''' serves Gourinathdham and surrounding areas in [[Purulia district|Purulia]] district in the Indian state of [[West Bengal]].<br />
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==The railway station==<br />
The railway station is on [[National Highway 18 (India)|NH 18]]. It is located at an altitude of {{convert|277|m|ft}} above sea level. It has a single platform and track doubling work is going on from middle of the year 2018 and also a new platform built then it has 2 platforms. The railway station was allotted the station code of GTD and is under the jurisdiction of Adra railway division of [[South Eastern Railway zone|South Eastern Railway]].<ref>{{cite web| url = http://indiarailinfo.com/station/map/gourinathdham-gtd/4273|title = GTD / Gourinathdham | publisher=India Rail Info| access-date = 20 July 2013}}</ref><br />
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==History==<br />
The Purulia–Ranchi line was opened as a {{track gauge|2ft6in}}-wide [[narrow-gauge railway]] in 1907. It was named Ranchi–Purulia Railway and operated by [[Bengal Nagpur Railway]].<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.irfca.org/faq/faq-history3.html|title = IR History: Part – III (1900–1947) | publisher=IRFCA | access-date = 20 July 2013}}</ref><br />
The Kotshila–Ranchi sector was converted to {{Track gauge|5ft6in|lk=on}} [[broad gauge]] in 1962 and the Purlia–Kotshila sector in 1992.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://indianrailwaynotes.files.wordpress.com/2010/07/south-eastern-railway.pdf |title = Indian Railways Line History: 1. South Eastern Railway| publisher= Indian Railway Notes| access-date = 20 July 2013}}</ref><br />
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==Electrification==<br />
The Purulia–Kotshila sector was electrified in 1998–99.<ref name=electric>{{cite web|url= http://irfca.org/docs/electrification-history.html| title= History of Electrification | publisher= IRFCA| access-date = 19 July 2013}}</ref><br />
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== References ==<br />
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==External links==<br />
*[http://indiarailinfo.com/arrivals/gourinathdham-gtd/4273 Trains at Gourinathdham]<br />
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[[Category:Adra railway division]]<br />
[[Category:Railway stations in Purulia district]]<br />
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