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Namkom Station

Indian Railway Station
Namkom railway station.jpg
Location
Ranchi, Ranchi district, Jharkhand
 India
Coordinates
23°21′6″N 85°22′34″E / 23.35167°N 85.37611°E / 23.35167; 85.37611Coordinates: 23°21′6″N 85°22′34″E / 23.35167°N 85.37611°E / 23.35167; 85.37611
Elevation 612 metres (2,008 ft)
Platforms 5
Construction
Parking Available
Other information
Status Functional
Station code NKM
Zone(s) South Eastern Railway
Division(s) Ranchi Division

Namkom Station, station code NKM, is the railway station serving the capital city of Ranchi in the Ranchi district in the Indian state of Jharkhand. Namkom Station belongs to the Ranchi division of the South Eastern Railway Zone of the Indian Railway.


Ranchi has trains running frequently to Delhi and Kolkata. The city is a major railway hub and has four major stations: Ranchi Junction, Hatia Station, Namkon Station, and Tatisilwai Station. Many important trains start from Ranchi Junction as well.




Contents






  • 1 Facilities


    • 1.1 Platforms




  • 2 Trains


  • 3 Nearest airports


  • 4 See also


  • 5 References


  • 6 External links





Facilities


The major facilities available are waiting rooms, vehicle parking, etc. The vehicles are allowed to enter the station premises. Security personnel from the Government Railway police (G.R.P) are present for security.



Platforms


There are three platforms which are interconnected with foot over bridge (FOB).



Trains


Several electrified local passenger trains also run from Ranchi to neighbouring destinations on frequent intervals. Many passenger and express trains serve Namkon Station.[1][2]



Nearest airports


The nearest airports to Namkon Station are:




  1. Birsa Munda Airport, Ranchi 7 kilometres (4.3 mi)


  2. Gaya Airport, Gaya 180 kilometres (110 mi)


  3. Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Airport, Patna 281 kilometres (175 mi)


  4. Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport, Kolkata 361 kilometres (224 mi)



See also




  • Ranchi

  • Lodhma railway station

  • Piska railway station



References





  1. ^ "Trains at Namkon Station". India Rail Info. Retrieved 1 April 2012..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}


  2. ^ "Namkon Railway Station Details". indiantrains.org. Retrieved 1 April 2012.




External links







  • Namkon Station Map

  • Official website of the Ranchi district










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