Kurwa railway station (station code KURV) is at Kurwa village city in

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

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on the Jasidih–Rampurhat section. It is in the Howrah Division of the

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of the

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. It has an average elevation of . The railway line has single

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track from Jasidih junction in

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in Santhal Pargana division of

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. This railway track to

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 ...

is a boon for Santhal Pargana Division. The Kurwa railway station provides rail connectivity to the nearby villages Ramidinda, Khayerbani, Rampur, Andipur, Guhiajori.

History

Kurwa railway station became operational in 2014. The segment from

became operational on 30 June 2014.

Station layout

Trains

One passenger train running between Jasidih Junction and Rampurhat stops at Kurwa railway station.

Gallery

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Track layout

References

External links

Ministry of Railways. (Official site)
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Official website of the Dumka district
{{Santhal Pargana Division topics Railway stations in Dumka district Howrah railway division Railway stations in India opened in 2014