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{{Short description|Railway station in Jharkhand, India}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2025}}
{{Use Indian English|date=September 2025}}
{{Infobox station
| name = [[File:Indian_Railways_Suburban_Railway_Logo.svg|50px]]<br />{{font color|blue|JAMTARA}}
| style = Indian Railways
| type = [[File:Indian_Railways_Suburban_Railway_Logo.svg|30px]] [[Indian Railways]] station
| image = Jamtara railway station.jpg
| address = Station Road, [[Jamtara]], [[Jharkhand]]
| country = India
| coordinates = {{Coord|23.95935|N|86.80584|E|display=inline,title}}
| elevation = {{convert|193|m|}}
| owned = [[Indian Railways]]
| operator = [[Eastern Railway zone|Eastern Railway]]
| tracks = Broad gauge
| structure = [[Intersection_(road)#At_grade_railways|At grade]]
| platforms = 2
| parking = Available
| status = {{color|green|Active}}
| code = {{Indian railway code
| code = JMT
| zone = [[Eastern Railway zone|Eastern Railway]]
| division = {{rwd|Asansol}}
}}
| classification = '''NSG-5'''
| opened =
| rebuilt =
| electrified = 1996–97<ref name=elec>{{cite web|title=History of Electrification|url=http://www.irfca.org/docs/electrification-history.html|work=information published by CORE (Central Organisation for Railway Electrification)|publisher=CORE (Central Organisation for Railway Electrification)|access-date=1 April 2012}}</ref>
| former = [[East Indian Railway Company|East Indian Railway]]
| line = [[Howrah–Delhi main line]]
| other = Auto stand, Bus stand
| accessible = {{access icon|20px}} Available
| passengers =
| pass_year =
| pass_percent =
| pass_system =
| map_type = India Jharkhand#India
| map_dot_label = '''Jamtara''' railway station
| map_caption = Location in [[Jharkhand]]##Location in India
| mapframe = yes
| mapframe-caption = Interactive map of Jamtara
| mapframe-custom = {{Maplink|frame=yes|plain=yes|frame-align=center|frame-width=300|frame-height=180|zoom=14|type=point|marker=rail}}
| route_map = {{Howrah–Delhi main line|inline=1}}
}}

'''Jamtara railway station''' (station code: '''JMT''') is a railway station located in [[Jamtara district]] in the [[India|Indian]] state of [[Jharkhand]]. It lies on the [[Howrah–Delhi main line]] under the [[Asansol railway division]] of the [[Eastern Railway zone]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=List of Stations on Asansol Division |url=https://er.indianrailways.gov.in/view_section.jsp?fontColor=black&backgroundColor=LIGHTSTEELBLUE&lang=0&id=0,6,443,528,537 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240918055842/https://er.indianrailways.gov.in/view_section.jsp?fontColor=black&backgroundColor=LIGHTSTEELBLUE&lang=0&id=0,6,443,528,537 |archive-date=18 September 2024 |access-date=2025-09-07 |website=er.indianrailways.gov.in |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Jamtara Railway Station Map/Atlas ER/Eastern Zone - Railway Enquiry |url=https://indiarailinfo.com/station/map/jamtara-jmt/588 |access-date=2025-09-07 |website=indiarailinfo.com}}</ref> The station serves the city of [[Jamtara]] and nearby areas.<ref>{{Cite web |title=How to Reach |publisher=District Jamtara, Government of Jharkhand, India |url=https://jamtara.nic.in/how-to-reach/ |access-date=2025-09-07 |language=en-US}}</ref> It is an important stop for express and passenger trains, including the [[Patna–Howrah Vande Bharat Express]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-09-23 |title=After Sunday inaugural run, state to have four Vande Bharat trains |url=https://www.thestatesman.com/bengal/after-sunday-inaugural-run-state-to-have-four-vande-bharat-trains-1503224836.html |access-date=2025-09-07 |website=The Statesman |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-09-24 |title=Vande Bharat Express in Jamtara: वंदे भारत एक्सप्रेस का जामताड़ा में भव्य स्वागत, दुमका और गोड्डा सांसद ने ट्रेन को किया रवाना |url=https://www.etvbharat.com/hindi/jharkhand/state/jamtara/vande-bharat-express-train-at-jamtara-railway-station/jh20230924203402678678189 |access-date=2025-09-07 |website=ETV Bharat News |language=hi}}</ref> The station is being developed under the [[Amrit Bharat Station Scheme]] and construction work is currently in progress.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Amrit Bharat Stations |url=https://er.indianrailways.gov.in/view_section.jsp?lang=0&id=0,6,443,2283 |access-date=7 Sep 2025 |website=er.indianrailways.gov.in}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Amrit Bharat stations |url=https://www.pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1897980 |access-date=7 Sep 2025 |website=pib.gov.in}}</ref>

==Facilities==
Since the station is classified as an NSG-5 category station, it is equipped with basic passenger amenities such as a waiting room, food stalls, [[Computerized reservation system|computerized reservation counter]] (PRS), free RailWire WiFi, drinking water facility, washrooms, public toilets, a foot overbridge, and an ATM for cash withdrawal.<ref>{{Cite web |title=PRS Offices over Asansol Division |url=https://er.indianrailways.gov.in/cris/uploads/files/1397642100012-PRS%20OFFICE.pdf |access-date=7 Sep 2025 |website=er.indianrailways.gov.in}}</ref>

Jamtara has 2 platforms, connected with a foot overbridge for passenger convenience. The platforms cater to both up and down route trains on the [[Howrah–New Delhi main line|Howrah-Delhi main line]], serving the passengers.<ref name=":0" />

The station is also undergoing an upgradation process under the [[Amrit Bharat Station Scheme]], which is currently under construction. Upon completion, the station is planned to have an executive lounge for passengers, escalators, elevators, and an enlarged station building with modern facilities to accommodate a higher passenger capacity.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2024-01-29 |title=जामताड़ा व विद्यासागर रेलवे स्टेशन पर बढ़ाई जा रही यात्री सुविधाएं |url=https://www.bhaskar.com/local/jharkhand/jamtara/news/passenger-facilities-are-being-increased-at-jamtara-and-vidyasagar-railway-stations-132510706.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240130173110/https://www.bhaskar.com/local/jharkhand/jamtara/news/passenger-facilities-are-being-increased-at-jamtara-and-vidyasagar-railway-stations-132510706.html |archive-date=30 January 2024 |access-date=2025-09-07 |work=Dainik Bhaskar |language=hi |url-status=live }}</ref>

==Trains==
Both [[Express trains in India|express]] and [[Commuter rail|suburban trains]] halt at Jamtara railway station, which is on the route of [[Asansol–Patna section]] of the [[Howrah–New Delhi main line|Howrah–Delhi main line]]. The station is also a stoppage for newly introduced services such as the [[Patna–Howrah Vande Bharat Express]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=58 Departures from Jamtara ER/Eastern Zone - Railway Enquiry |url=https://indiarailinfo.com/departures/jamtara-jmt/588 |access-date=2025-09-07 |website=indiarailinfo.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Jamtara, (JMT) Railway Station Train Time Table |url=https://indiatraintable.com/station/jmt.html |access-date=2025-09-07 |website=indiatraintable.com}}</ref>

==Nearest airports==
*[[Deoghar Airport|Deoghar Airport, Jharkhand]] – {{Convert|76|km}}
*[[Kazi Nazrul Islam Airport|Kazi Nazrul Islam Airport, Durgapur]] – {{Convert|75|km}}
* [[Birsa Munda Airport|Birsa Munda Airport, Ranchi]] – {{Convert|208|km}}
*[[Kolkata Airport|Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport, Kolkata]] – {{Convert|247|km}}

== See also ==
* [[Asansol railway division]]
* [[Eastern Railway zone]]
* [[Howrah–Delhi main line]]
* [[Asansol–Patna section]]

== References ==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
* [http://indiarailinfo.com/station/map/588 Jamtara station map]
* [http://jamtara.nic.in/ Official website of the Jamtara district]

{{Railway stations in Jharkhand}}

[[Category:Asansol railway division]]
[[Category:Railway stations in Jamtara district]]

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Mongkeydyoyo88 at 07:21, 22 February 2026