Gonda Junction railway station
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Gonda Junction | |||||
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Indian Railway Station | |||||
General information | |||||
Location | Gonda, Uttar Pradesh India | ||||
Coordinates | 27°09′15″N 81°58′38″E / 27.1543°N 81.9771°E | ||||
Elevation | 110 metres (360 ft) | ||||
Owned by | Indian Railways | ||||
Operated by | North Eastern Railway | ||||
Platforms | 4 | ||||
Tracks | 8 | ||||
Connections | Auto stand, Escalator, Elevator | ||||
Construction | |||||
Structure type | at grade | ||||
Parking | Yes | ||||
Bicycle facilities | Yes | ||||
Other information | |||||
Status | Double Electric-Line | ||||
Station code | GD | ||||
Zone(s) | North Eastern Railway | ||||
Division(s) | Lucknow | ||||
History | |||||
Electrified | Yes | ||||
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Gonda Junction Railway Station is a very big railway station in Devipatan division, Gonda district, Uttar Pradesh. Its code is GD. It serves Gonda city. The station consists of five platforms.[1] It has good connectivity via roadways. It has various facilities like Escalator, Elevator, Free Wi-Fi, ATVM, Dormitory, Food Stall, Parking.
Loco Shed
Diesel Shed Gonda was established in year 1982 with a small holding of 22 WDM1 locomotives. In the past 31 years, it has witnessed many technological changes and has emerged one of the major diesel shed for maintenance of BG locomotives. Gonda shed has distinction of maintaining wide range of rolling stocks starting from WDM1 locomotives, YDM4 locomotives, shunting locomotives, AC/DC WDM2 locomotives, WDM2 -2600 HP, WDM3A-3100 HP locomotives and latest WDM3D3300 HP locomotives and high adhesion WDG3A locomotive. As of date, Diesel shed is homing 160 BG locomotives against the berthing capacity of 130 locos. Diesel shed had also extended technical assistance to Chhapra Satellite Shed. Diesel shed Gonda is also maintaining the 140 Ton crane stabled at GKP.
Shed Loco Holdings -
WDM 3A – 94 locos,
WDM 3D – 15 locos,
WDG 3A – 05 locos,
WDS 6 – 04 locos,
WDP-4D – 12 locos,
Gonda also has a newly-inaugurated electric loco shed that holds 33 locos, which include 30 WAG 7 locos and 10 WAP 4 locos.
References
- ^ "GD/Gonda Junction". India Rail Info.