# Koderma Junction railway station

vteDhanbad–Koderma line :
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Sources:
Google maps
Indian Railway Time Table (Indiarailinfo)
Hatia-Bardhaman Passenger 53062
Gomoh-Barkakana Passenger 461EC :
vteKoderma–Hazaribagh–Barkakana-Ranchi line :
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Source: Google Maps Koderma–Barkakana Passenger :
vteMadhupur–Giridih–Koderma line :
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vteGrand chord :
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Mughalsarai–Gaya section :
Asansol–Gaya section :
Koderma Junction railway station, station code KQR, is railway station of the Indian railway under Dhanbad railway division of East Central Railway zone serving the city of Jhumri Telaiya near by Koderma city, the headquarters of Koderma district in the Indian state of Jharkhand. Grand Chord rail-line that connects Howrah and New Delhi passes through Koderma Junction. In this station, 4 Vande Bharat Express, 2 Rajdhani Express & 1 Duronto Express halts here.

## Geography

Koderma is located at 24°26′7″N 86°31′39″E﻿ / ﻿24.43528°N 86.52750°E﻿ / 24.43528; 86.52750. It is in the Dhanbad railway division of the East Central Railway zone. Grand Chord rail-line that connects Howrah and New Delhi passes through Koderma Junction. Other 3 lines have been connected with Koderma making it a junction namely 1)Koderma–Hazaribagh–Barkakana–Ranchi line, 2)Koderma–Giridih–Madhupur line and 3)Koderma–Tilaiya line(Under construction) by which koderma junction is directly connected with Nawada, Rajgir & biharsarif and also the new route to go patna. It has an elevation of 398 metres (1,306 ft). Koderma has a rail connectivity with the other major parts of the country such as Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Lucknow, Patna, Ranchi, Jamshedpur, Varanasi, Bhubaneshwar, Ahmedabad, Indore, Gwalior, Jabalpur, Jaipur, Nagpur, Ajmer, Secunderabad, Amritsar etc.

## History

The Grand Chord was opened in 1906.

## Electrification

The Gomoh–Koderma sector was electrified in 1961–62.

## Facilities

The station houses all the major facilities like Waiting rooms, Computerized reservation facility, ATVM machine, Food plaza, Foot Overbridge, Separate Car and bike parking etc. Currently new Hi-tech building (with various facilities) is under construction.

## Trains

Koderma station's location on the Grand Chord makes it served by several superfast, express and passenger trains from all over the country. Following are some of the premium train services:
* Bhubaneswar Tejas Rajdhani Express
* Ranchi Rajdhani Express
* Sealdah–Bikaner Duronto Express
* Patna - Ranchi Vande Bharat Express
* Ranchi–Varanasi Vande Bharat Express
* Tatanagar–Patna Vande Bharat Express
* Howrah–Gaya Vande Bharat Express
* Patna - Ranchi Jan Shatabdi Express
* Jharkhand Sampark Kranti Express
* Howrah–Gwalior Chambal Express

## Originating trains

* [ 03370 ] Koderma – Madhupur Passenger
* [ 03606 ] Koderma – Maheshmunda Passenger
* [ 03371 ] Koderma– Barkakana Passenger
* [ 03607 ] Koderma –Barkakana Passenger

## Terminating trains

* [ 03369 ] Madhupur – Koderma Passenger
* [ 03605 ] Maheshmunda – Koderma Passenger
* [ 03372 ] Barkakana– Koderma Passenger
* [ 03608 ] Barkakana –Koderma Passenger

## Nearest airports

The nearest airports to Koderma station are:
* Gaya Airport - 106 kilometres (66 mi)
* Giridih Airport - 104 kilometres (65 mi)
* Deoghar Airport - 155 kilometres (96 mi)
* Bokaro Airport - 155 kilometres (96 mi)
* Birsa Munda Airport, Ranchi - 158 kilometres (98 mi)
* Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Airport, Patna - 179 kilometres (111 mi)