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{{short description|Railway station}}
{{Infobox station
| name = Kotshila Junction railway station
| type = [[Indian Railways]] station
| style = Indian Railways
| image =
| image_size =
| image_caption =
| address = Ranchi–Purulia road, Kotshila, [[Purulia district]], [[West Bengal]]
| country = {{flagu|India}}
| coordinates = {{coord|23.3338312|85.9006569|type:railwaystation_region:IN|display=inline,title}}
| elevation = {{convert| 312|m|ft}}
| line = Double electrified BG
| other =
| structure =
| platform = 3
| tracks = 4
| entrances =
| parking = Not available
| baggage_check =
| opened = 1907
| closed = 1957
| rebuilt = 1961
| electrified =
| ADA =
| code = {{Indian railway code
| code = KSX
| zone = [[South Eastern Railway zone|South Eastern Railway]]
| division = Adra Division
}}
| owned =
| operator =
| status = Functional
| former =
| passengers = 11,20 (Daily Average, 2019)<ref name=k>https://ser.indianrailways.gov.in/cris//uploads/files/1572602831671-SRDME%20DLS_compressed.pdf</ref>
| pass_year =
| pass_percent =
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| services = {{s-rail|title=Indian Railways}}
{{s-line|system=Indian Railways|previous= Damru Ghutu|next= Begunkodor|line=South Eastern Railway zone|branch= Purulia–Muri line|rows1=1}}
| map_locator =
}}

'''Kotshila Junction railway station''' is a railway station of [[Adra railway division]] of the [[South Eastern Railway zone]] of the [[Indian Railways]]. It serve the nearby area of [[Kotshila]] town in the [[Purulia district]] in the Indian state of [[West Bengal]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.totaltraininfo.com/station/KSX/|title= KSX / Kotshila Junction|access-date=22 January 2020}}</ref>

==History==
The {{track gauge|2ft 6in}}-wide [[narrow-gauge]] Purulia–Ranchi line was opened by [[Bengal Nagpur Railway]] in 1907.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.irfca.org/faq/faq-history3.html|title = IR History: Part - III (1900–1947) | publisher=IRFCA | accessdate = 15 May 2014}}</ref><ref name=ianmanning>{{cite web| url = http://www.irfca.org/articles/manning/ranchi.html |title =From Bengal towards Nagpur: Ranchi|last= Manning|first=Ian | publisher=IRFCA | accessdate = 15 May 2014}}</ref>

The construction of the {{convert|143|km|mi}}-long broad-gauge Chandrapura–Muri–Ranchi–Hatia line was started in 1957 and was completed in 1961. The construction of this line included the conversion of the narrow-gauge Kotshila–Ranchi line to broad gauge.<ref name=ianmanning/><ref>{{cite book| url = https://books.google.com/books?id=v21-4YYgocUC&q=Muri-Chandrapura+line&pg=PA60 |title = Transport Geography of India: Commodity Flow and the Regional Structure of Indian Economy| work= page 60|last= Moonis Raza & Yash Aggarwal|year = 1986|publisher= Concept Publishing Company, A-15/16 Commercial Block, Mohan Garden, New Delhi – 110059| isbn = 81-7022-089-0|accessdate = 15 May 2014}}</ref>

The narrow gauge Purulia–Kotshila sector was converted to broad gauge 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| accessdate = 15 May 2014}}</ref>

==Electrification==
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| accessdate = 15 May 2014 }}</ref>

== Facilities ==
The major facilities available at Kotshila Junction station are waiting rooms, computerised reservation facility, drinking water, reservation counter and vehicle parking.<ref name=k/><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 |accessdate=22 January 2020 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130703033000/http://www.indianrail.gov.in/location_Alphabetically.html |archivedate= 3 July 2013 |df=dmy }}</ref> The station also has toilets.<ref name=amenities>{{cite web|title=Major passenger amenities available in stations over Asansol Division|url=https://ser.indianrailways.gov.in/view_section.jsp?fontColor=black&backgroundColor=LIGHTSTEELBLUE&lang=0&id=0,6,399,1152|work=Commercial Information|publisher=South Eastern Railway|accessdate=22 January 2020|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 4 tracks. The platforms are connected by [[foot overbridge]].

=== 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|
|-
|style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width=100|'''Track 2'''
|→ toward →
|-
|'''Track 3'''
|→ toward →
|-
|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 4'''
|style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width=400|
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

[[Category:Railway stations in Purulia district]]
[[Category:Adra railway division]]

Kotshila Junction railway station - Revision history

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