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Kurwa railway station
Indian Railways station
Kurwa station entrance
General information
Location	Kurwa, Dumka district, Jharkhand 814119  India
Coordinates	24°14′51″N 87°17′16″E / 24.247610°N 87.287772°E / 24.247610; 87.287772
Elevation	162 metres (531 ft)
Owned by	Indian Railways
Operated by	Eastern Railway zone
Line(s)	Jasidih–Dumka–Rampurhat line
Platforms	Side platform 1
Tracks	1
Connections	Rampurhat, Dumka
Construction
Structure type	At ground, Single-track railway
Parking	Available
Other information
Status	Functional
Station code	KURV
Zone(s)	Eastern Railway
Division(s)	Howrah
History
Opened	2014
Electrified	2021
Services
Preceding station Indian Railways Following station Barmasiatowards Rampurhat Junction Eastern Railway zoneJasidih–Dumka–Rampurhat line Dumkatowards Jasidih Junction
Location Kurwa railway stationLocation in Jharkhand

v t e Jasidih–Dumka–Rampurhat line
Legend
km 130 0 Jasidih 5 Satsang nagar 6 Baidyanathdham Deoghar 124 0 Deoghar 6 New Nawadih Jharkhand Bihar 14 Chandan 22 Bhalua to Sultanganj (planned) 30 Katoriya 40 Karjhausa 50 Kakbara to Betiah Road (planned) 55 Banka 57 Banka Road Chandan River 61 Murahara 66 Telia Dumka–Bhagalpur line 70 Barahat Dumka–Bhagalpur line 114 Mohanpur to Hansdiha 108 Sirsa Nunthar Halt 102 Ghormara 96 Dhanpatdih 88 Chandanpahari to Chitra (planned) 79 Basukinath 70 Jama Dumka–Bhagalpur line 61 New Madanpur 57 Dumka 51 Kurwa 40 Barmasia 33 Ambajora Shikaripara 26 Harinsing Jharkhand West Bengal 19 Pinargaria 12 Adalapahari Sahibganj loop 0 Rampurhat Sahibganj loop km

Kurwa railway station (station code KURV) is at Kurwa village city in Dumka district in the Indian state of Jharkhand on the Jasidih–Rampurhat section. It is in the Howrah Division of the Eastern Railway zone of the Indian Railways. It has an average elevation of 162 metres (531 ft).

The railway line has single 5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) broad gauge track from Jasidih junction in Deoghar district in Santhal Pargana division of Jharkhand to Rampurhat in Birbhum district of West Bengal. This railway track to Dumka is a boon for Santhal Pargana Division.

The Kurwa railway station provides rail connectivity to the nearby villages Ramidinda, Khayerbani, Rampur, Andipur, Guhiajori.

History

Kurwa railway station became operational in 2014. The 64 km (40 mi) segment from Dumka to Rampurhat became operational on 30 June 2014.

Station layout

Trains

One passenger train running between Jasidih Junction and Rampurhat stops at Kurwa railway station.

Gallery

• Kurwa Rly Stn
• Kurwa Rly Stn
• Kurwa Rly Stn platform
• Kurwa Rly Stn (1)

Track layout

Kurwa railway station track layout
Legend
to Rampurhat 1 to Dumka
Station with one tracks and one side platforms

See also

• Dumka
• Indian Railways
• Dumka
• Jasidih Junction
• Jasidih–Dumka–Rampurhat line
• Rampurhat Junction
• List of railway stations in India
• Dumka Airport

References

1. ^ "Dumka–Rampurhat train service flagged off". The Times of India. 5 June 2015. Retrieved 25 February 2018.

External links

• Ministry of Railways. (Official site)
• Kurwa railway station at the India Rail Info
• "Kurwa Railway station" (Map). Google Maps.
• Official website of the Dumka district

• Railway stations in Dumka district
• Howrah railway division
• Railway stations in India opened in 2014