Ranchi Junction railway station (station code: RNC) is the NSG-2 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, Rourkela, 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, , and . 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 was renovated and developed along the lines of Jaipur railway station. The facade of the Ranchi station has been improved in February 2012. In February 2012 two new platforms were added to the Ranchi station along with a 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 queues for train tickets at the station. The railway medical unit provides health facilities is located near . Ranchi– 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 Gaya Airport Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Airport, Patna Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport, Kolkata 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)
Trains Ranchi junction is served by several superfast, express, intercity and passenger trains from different cities, Following are some of the premium train services: Podanur - Dhanbad Amrit Bharat Express Dhanbad - Alappuzha Express Ranchi Rajdhani Express Patna - Ranchi Vande Bharat Express Ranchi–Varanasi Vande Bharat Express Ranchi–Howrah Vande Bharat Express Ranchi–New Delhi Garib Rath Express Howrah–Ranchi Shatabdi Express Patna - Ranchi Jan Shatabdi Express Jharkhand Sampark Kranti Express Jharkhand Swarna Jayanti Express
See also
Ranchi Indian Railways
References
External links
Ranchi Junction map Official website of the Ranchi district