Pakur railway station

24°38′16″N 87°51′21″E / 24.63778°N 87.85583°E / 24.63778; 87.85583^[1]Elevation38 mOwned byIndian RailwaysLine(s)Sahibganj loopPlatforms3ConstructionStructure typeStandardParkingAvailableOther informationStatusFunctioningStation codePKR Zone(s) Eastern Railways Division(s) HowrahHistoryOpened1851–56ElectrifiedYesPrevious namesEast India Railway

Pakur railway station (code:PKR) is an important station of Pakur district, located in Pakur, Jharkhand, India. There is a General and a First Class Waiting Room for the passengers. The railway line on the western side leads to a freight yard, which consists of BOXNHL and BOBYN freight rakes. A rail loco shed is also available at the freight yard.

Trains

Major Trains available from this railway station are as follows:

• Sealdah-Alipurduar Kanchan Kanya Express
• Sealdah-Bamanhat Uttar Banga Express
• Sealdah–Silchar Kanchenjunga Express
• Sealdah–Agartala Kanchenjunga Express
• Sealdah - Malda Town Gour Express
• Mumbai-Kamakhya Karmabhoomi Express
• Tiruvananthapuram-Silchar Aronai Superfast Express
• Silchar- Coimbatore Superfast Express
• Silghat Town-Tambaram Nagaon Express
• Dibrugarh–Tambaram Superfast Express
• Ranchi–Kamakhya Express
• Puri Kamakhya Express
• Howrah–Jamalpur Express
• Howrah–Gaya Express
• Kolkata–Jogbani Express
• Surat–Malda Town Express
• Ranchi Bhagalpur Vananchal Express
• Digha–Malda Town Express
• Kolkata-Balurghat Tebhaga Express
• Kolkata–Haldibari Intercity Express
• Howrah-Radhikapur Kulik Express
• Yesvantpur–Muzaffarpur Weekly Express

Electrification

The station is electrified. The electrification of this section was sanctioned in the rail budget 2012–13.^[2] Both the platforms are connected via two railway foot overbridges (FOBs). Some of the passenger and freight train is currently using the ELocos.

References

Pakur
Next station west: Tilbhita	Indian Railways : Sahibganj loop			Next station east: Nagarnabi
	Stop no. 48	km from start 0	Platforms 2