Koderma Junction railway station

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, Koderma, the headquarters of Koderma district in the Indian state of Jharkhand.

Geography
Koderma is located at 24.43528°N, 86.5275°W. 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 Koderma–Hazaribagh–Barkakana–Ranchi line, Koderma–Giridih–Madhupur line and Koderma–Tilaiya line. It has an elevation of 398 m. Koderma has a rail connectivity with the other major parts of the country such as Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Ahmedabad, Indore, Bhopal, Gwalior,  Jabalpur, Jaipur, Nagpur, Pune, Guwahati 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, bookshop, etc.

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:


 * Patna - Ranchi Vande Bharat Express
 * Bhubaneswar Rajdhani Express
 * Ranchi Rajdhani Express
 * Jharkhand Sampark Kranti Express
 * Patna - Ranchi Jan Shatabdi Express

Nearest airports
The nearest airports to Koderma station are:
 * 1) Gaya Airport - 106 km
 * 2) Deoghar Airport - 148 km
 * 3) Birsa Munda Airport, Ranchi - 158 km
 * 4) Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Airport, Patna - 179 km