Nimiaghat railway station

23°55′56″N 86°04′35″E / 23.9322°N 86.0763°E / 23.9322; 86.0763Elevation268 metres (879 ft)Owned byIndian RailwaysOperated byEast Central RailwayLine(s)Asansol–Gaya sectionPlatforms2ConstructionStructure typeStandard (on ground station)ParkingYesBicycle facilitiesNoOther informationStatusFunctioningStation codeNMG Division(s) DhanbadHistoryOpened1906Electrified1986–89Services

Preceding station	Indian Railways			Following station
Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Gomoh towards ?		East Central Railway zone Asansol–Gaya section		Parasnath towards ?

Location

v t e Dhanbad–Koderma line
Legend
km to Asansol–Gaya section of the Grand Chord to Tilaiya (under construction) 56 Koderma to Hazaribagh & Barkakana to Giridih & Madhupur 8 Hirodih 16 Samatanr 21 Jadudih 25 Parsabad Barakar River 36 Chaube 47 Hazaribagh Road 57 Chichaki 65 Chaudhuribandh to New Giridih (proposed) 74 Parasnath Parasnath Hill 1350 m 1476 yd NH 2 Grand Trunk Road 82 Nimiaghat 92 Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Gomoh to Barkakana and Hatia 101 Matari 106 Nichitpur to Katrasgarh ( Jharia Coalfield rail network ) 112 Tetulmari 117 Bhuli halt to Jharia ( Jharia Coalfield rail network ) 121 Dhanbad to Asansol–Gaya section of the Grand Chord km
Sources: Google maps Indian Railway Time Table (Indiarailinfo) Hatia-Bardhaman Passenger 53062 Gomoh-Barkakana Passenger 461EC

Nimiaghat is a railway station on the Asansol–Gaya section of Grand Chord. It is located in Giridih district in the Indian state of Jharkhand. It is located at the base of Shikharji (Parasnath Hill) and is on one of the routes for climbing the hill. Nimiaghat station is also having DVC power transmission station.

History

The Grand Chord was opened in 1906.^[1]

Electrification

The Gomoh–Koderma sector was electrified in 1961–62.^[2]

References

External links

• Trains at Nimiaghat
• Parasnath Hills travel guide from Wikivoyage