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Chinpai railway station
Indian Railways
General information
Location	Chinpai, Birbhum district, West Bengal India
Coordinates	23°29′35″N 87°15′21″E / 23.4930°N 87.2557°E / 23.4930; 87.2557
Elevation	79 metres (259 ft)
Owned by	Indian Railways
Operated by	Eastern Railway
Line(s)	Andal–Sainthia branch line Sahibganj loop
Platforms	2
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	Standard (on ground station)
Other information
Status	Functioning
Station code	CPLE
Division(s)	Asansol
History
Opened	1913
Electrified	2012–16
Previous names	East Indian Railway Company
Services
Preceding station Indian Railways Following station Dubrajpurtowards Andal Junction Eastern Railway zoneAndal–Sainthia branch line Kachujortowards Sainthia Junction

Chinpai railway station is a railway station of Andal–Sainthia branch line of the Asansol railway division connecting from Andal to Sainthia on the Sahibganj loop line. This is under the jurisdiction of Eastern Railway zone of Indian Railways. It is situated at Chinpai, Birbhum district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Chinpai railway station serves Bakreswar Thermal Power Plant Township areas.

History

The Andal–Sainthia branch line was built in 1913. Electrification of Andal–Pandabeshwar section was completed in 2010–11 and Pandabeshwar-Saithia route including Chinpai railway station was completed in 2016.

References

1. "CPLE/Chinpai". indiarailinfo.com. Retrieved 14 December 2022.
2. "Welcome to BkTPP ZONE". Retrieved 19 May 2019.
3. "Electrification of New Rail Sections". Retrieved 19 May 2019.
4. "BRIEF OF OPERATING DEPARTMENT EASTERN RAILWAY/ASANSOL DIVISION". er.indianrailways.gov.in. Retrieved 19 May 2019.

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km Bardhaman–Asansol section Andal Marshalling Yard 0 Andal Bardhaman–Asansol section NH 19 Andal–Sitarampur loop line Singaran River 5 Kajoragram Khas Kajora Colliery 10 Siduli Siduli Colliery Shree Diamond Sitalpur Colliery 12 Ukhra Bankola Colliery Sankarpur Colliery South Samla Colliery Pandaveswar Colliery Pandaveswar Airfield Khottadih Colliery 20 Pandabeswar Ajay River 23 Bhimgara Junction 29 Hazratpur 33 Raswan 37 Barhragram 42 Lachhmanpur Road West Bengal Jharkhand border 49 Palasthali Hinglo River 29 Panchra 35 Dubrajpur Bakreshwar River 42 Chinpai Bakreshwar Thermal Power Station 45 Kachujor 51 Jibdharpur 54 Siuri Prantik-Siuri line (planned) 63 Kunuri 65 Mahishadahari Halt 69 Kherua Sahibganj Loop 73 Sainthia Junction Sahibganj Loop km

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