Ranchi Junction railway station

Ranchi Junction railway station, station code RNC, is the A category railway station serving the capital city of Ranchi in the Ranchi district in the Indian state of Jharkhand. Ranchi station is also the headquarters of the Ranchi division of the South Eastern Railway zone of the Indian Railways. The Ranchi Junction railway station is connected to most of the major cities in India by the railway network.

Ranchi has trains running to Delhi, Kolkata, Dhanbad, Varanasi, Hyderabad, Bangalore, Mumbai, Pune, Chennai, Kamakhya, Deoghar, Bhagalpur, Jammu, Surat, Eranakulam and Patna. The city is a major railway hub and has four major stations: Ranchi Junction, Hatia, Tatisilwai and Namkon. It is one of the top hundred booking stations.

The total number of trains that pass through Ranchi (RNC) junction is 120.

History
In November 1907, Ranchi was brought onto India's railway map with the Purulia–Ranchi narrow-gauge line. First train whistle for Purulia was blown in 1907, now 60 thousand passengers travel every day.

In 1911, it was extended up to Lohardaga.

In 2003, the Ranchi division was carved out from the existing Adra railway division of the South Eastern Railway zone. As of 2012 Ranchi station is being renovated and developed in the lines of Jaipur railway station. The facade of the Ranchi station has been improved in February 2012. In Feb 2012 two new platforms were added to the Ranchi station along with mechanical interlocking system.

Platforms
There are six platforms in Ranchi Junction. The platforms are interconnected with two foot overbridges (FOB) and an escalator.

Connections
Ranchi Junction is located close to the bus terminal and domestic airport providing transport to important destinations of Jharkhand. Automatic ticket vending machines have been installed to reduce the queue for train tickets on the station. The railway medical unit provides health facilities is located near Muri Junction. Ranchi–New Giridih Intercity Express, the only train running with a Vistadome coach in the state of Jharkhand, terminates at Ranchi. The nearest airports to Ranchi Junction are:


 * Birsa Munda Airport, Ranchi 5 km
 * Gaya Airport 179 km
 * Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Airport, Patna 420 km
 * Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport, Kolkata 365 km
 * Kazi Nazrul Islam Airport, Durgapur 243 Kilometres (150.9 mi)
 * Deoghar Airport, Deoghar 247 Kilometres (153.4 mi)
 * Sonari Airport, Jamshedpur 122 Kilometres (75.8 mi)
 * Bokaro Airport, Bokaro Steel City 105 Kilometres (65.2 mi) (Under Construction)