Dumka railway station (station code DUMK) is a railway station serving the city of

Dumka Dumka ( Santali: ᱫᱩᱢᱠᱟᱹ), the headquarters of the Dumka district and Santhal Pargana region, is a city in the state of Jharkhand, India. It was made the headquarters of the Santhal Pargana region, which was carved out of the Bha ...

Dumka district Dumka district is one of the twenty-four districts of Jharkhand state in eastern India. Dumka is the administrative headquarters of this district. This district covers an area of 3716.02 km. This district has a population of 1,321,442 (2011 ...

in the Indian state of

Jharkhand Jharkhand (; ; ) is a state in eastern India. The state shares its border with the states of West Bengal to the east, Chhattisgarh to the west, Uttar Pradesh to the northwest, Bihar to the north and Odisha to the south. It has an area of . It ...

on the Jasidih–Rampurhat section. It is in the Asansol division of the

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of the

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. It has an average elevation of . The railway station has a single

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track from in

Deoghar district Deoghar district (pronounced, ''Devo ka ghar'') is one of the twenty-four districts of Jharkhand state in eastern India. Deoghar, the central city of the district, is also its administrative headquarters. This district is known for the Baidyanat ...

Santhal Pargana division Santhal Pargana division constitutes one of the five district administration units known as the divisions of Jharkhand state in eastern India. Origin of name Santhal Pargana derives its name from two words: "Santhal", a major tribe of India a ...

to in

Birbhum district Birbhum district () is an District#India, administrative unit in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is the northernmost district of Burdwan division—one of the five Divisions of West Bengal, administrative divisions of West Bengal. The distr ...

West Bengal West Bengal (, Bengali: ''Poshchim Bongo'', , abbr. WB) is a state in the eastern portion of India. It is situated along the Bay of Bengal, along with a population of over 91 million inhabitants within an area of . West Bengal is the fourt ...

and a single track to

Bhagalpur Bhagalpur is a city in the Indian state of Bihar, situated on the southern banks of the river Ganges. It is the 2nd largest city of Bihar by population and also the headquarters of Bhagalpur district and Bhagalpur division. Known as the Silk ...

via Mandar Hill and

Hansdiha Hansdiha is a village in the Saraiyahat community development block which is an administrative division in the Dumka Sadar subdivision of the Dumka district, Jharkhand state of India. Geography Location Hansdiha is located in the northeast ...

History

Trains started from Dumka railway station when the 72 km track from

Jasidih Jasidih is a satellite town of Deoghar in the Deoghar subdivision of the Deoghar district in the Indian state of Jharkhand. This town's railway station connects Deoghar to other cities. Geography Location Jasidih is a Hill Station located ...

became operational on 12 July 2011. The railway line was sanctioned in 1997–98

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but the land acquisition work started after 2002 and major construction started after 2007. The first freight train came to Dumka on 12 December 2010. First intercity express between Dumka and

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started on 24 September 2012. It runs every day. Construction of the track from Dumka to Rampurhat was completed in early 2015 and became operational on 4 June 2015 when a passenger train operated from Dumka to Rampurhat. New train connections between West Bengal and Bihar via Dumka became feasible. The 130 km railway line via Dumka reduced the distance between

and

Rampurhat Rampurhat is a city and a municipality in Birbhum district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is the headquarters of the Rampurhat subdivision. According to Census 2011 Rampurhat is the third most populous city in Birbhum district and 82 ...

by 140 km from 270 km via

Asansol Asansol is a (Tier-II) metropolitan city in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is the second largest and most populated city of West Bengal and the 33rd largest urban agglomeration in India. Asansol is the district headquarters of Paschim Bar ...

. A new railway line to connect Dumka to Bhagalpur directly was constructed. First, the

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track from

to Mandar Hill was converted to broad gauge. Then a new railway line from Mandar Hill to Hansdiha became operational on 23 December 2012. The further 30 km extension to Dumka became operational in 2015.

Facilities

The major facilities available at Dumka station are waiting rooms, computerised reservation facility, drinking water, reservation counter and vehicle parking. The station also has toilets, refreshment room, a tea stall and a book stall.

Platforms

There are 3 platforms and 5 tracks. The platforms are connected by

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. These platforms are built to accumulate 24 coaches express trains. The platforms are equipped with modern facility like display board of arrival and departure of trains. Dumka railway station has a separate platform for receiving and unloading freight (goods) trains.

Station layout

Trains

Passenger train services exist from Dumka to Jasidih, Rampurhat, Bhagalpur and Godda. One intercity express train runs daily between

and

. An express train ''Kaviguru Express'' runs between Howrah and Jamalpur via Dumka; its first run was on 10 November 2018.

Nearest airport

The nearest airports are

Deoghar Airport Deoghar Airport is a domestic airport serving Deoghar in the state of Jharkhand, India. It is situated approximately 12 kilometres (7.4 mi) from the city centre. The airport has been primarily developed to serve the region of North-Easter ...

Deoghar Deoghar (pronounced ''Devaghar'') is a major city in Jharkhand, India. It is a holy sacred place of Hinduism. It is one of the 12 ''Jyotirlinga''s sites of Hinduism (Baidyanath Temple). The sacred temples of the city make this a place for pil ...

and

Kazi Nazrul Islam Airport Kazi Nazrul Islam Airport , is a domestic airport serving the cities of Durgapur and Asansol. It is located at Andal, Paschim Bardhaman, West Bengal, India. It is named after Bengali poet Kazi Nazrul Islam. The airport is roughly from Durgapur ...

Durgapur Durgapur () is a planned tier-II urban agglomeration and a major industrial city in Paschim Bardhaman district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is the fourth largest urban agglomeration after Kolkata, Asansol and Siliguri in West Bengal ...

Gallery

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References

External links

Dumka Station Junction Map

Official website of the Dumka district
{{Railways in Eastern India Railway stations in Dumka district Asansol railway division Railway stations in India opened in 2011