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	==History==		==History==
	The Purulia–Ranchi line was opened as a {{track gauge\|2ft6in}}-wide [[narrow-gauge railway]] in 1907. It was named Ranchi–Purulia Railway and operated by [[Bengal Nagpur Railway]].<ref>{{cite web\| url = http://www.irfca.org/faq/faq-history3.html\|title = IR History: Part – III (1900–1947) \| publisher=IRFCA \| access-date = 20 July 2013}}</ref>		The Purulia–Ranchi line was opened as a {{track gauge\|2ft6in}}-wide [[narrow-gauge railway]] in 1907. It was named Ranchi–Purulia Railway and operated by [[Bengal Nagpur Railway]].<ref>{{cite web\| url = http://www.irfca.org/faq/faq-history3.html\|title = IR History: Part – III (1900–1947) \| publisher=IRFCA \| access-date = 20 July 2013}}</ref>
	The Kotshila–Ranchi sector was converted to {{~~track~~ gauge\|~~1676mm~~}}~~-wide~~ [[~~Indian gauge\|~~broad gauge]] in 1962 and the Purlia–Kotshila sector in 1992.<ref>{{cite web\| url = http://indianrailwaynotes.files.wordpress.com/2010/07/south-eastern-railway.pdf \|title = Indian Railways Line History: 1. South Eastern Railway\| publisher= Indian Railway Notes\| access-date = 20 July 2013}}</ref>		The Kotshila–Ranchi sector was converted to {{Track gauge\|5ft6in\|lk=on}} [[broad gauge]] in 1962 and the Purlia–Kotshila sector in 1992.<ref>{{cite web\| url = http://indianrailwaynotes.files.wordpress.com/2010/07/south-eastern-railway.pdf \|title = Indian Railways Line History: 1. South Eastern Railway\| publisher= Indian Railway Notes\| access-date = 20 July 2013}}</ref>

	==Electrification==		==Electrification==

>Colonies Chris: minor fixes, replaced: | type = Indian Railway Station → | type = Indian Railways station, Asansol-Tatanagar-Kharagpur → Asansol–Tatanagar–Kharagpur (2), narrow gauge railway → narrow-gauge railway,

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minor fixes, replaced: | type = Indian Railway Station → | type = Indian Railways station, Asansol-Tatanagar-Kharagpur → Asansol–Tatanagar–Kharagpur (2), narrow gauge railway → narrow-gauge railway,

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{{short description|Railway station in West Bengal}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2016}}
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2016}}
{{Infobox station
| name = Gourinathdham
| type = [[Indian Railways]] station
| style = Indian Railways
| image =
| image_caption =
| address = NH 32, Gourinathdham, Purulia district, West Bengal
| country = India
| coordinates = {{Coord|23.3958|86.2746|type:railwaystation_region:IN|display=inline,title}}
| elevation = {{convert|277|m|ft}}
| line = [[Purulia–Kotshila line]]
| other =
| structure = Standard at ground
| parking = No
| bicycle = No
| opened = 1907
| closed =
| rebuilt =
| electrified = 1998–99
| ADA =
| code = {{Indian railway code
| code = GTD
| zone =
| division = Adra
}}
| owned = [[Indian Railways]]
| operator = [[South Eastern Railway zone|South Eastern Railway]]
| status =
| former = [[Bengal Nagpur Railway]]
| passengers =
| pass_year =
| pass_percent =
| pass_system =
| map_type = India West Bengal#India
| map_caption = Location in West Bengal##Location in India
| map_dot_label =
}}
'''Gourinathdham railway station''' serves Gourinathdham and surrounding areas in [[Purulia district|Purulia]] district in the Indian state of [[West Bengal]].

==The railway station==
The railway station is on [[National Highway 18 (India)|NH 18]]. It is located at an altitude of {{convert|277|m|ft}} above sea level. It has a single platform and track doubling work is going on from middle of the year 2018 and also a new platform built then it has 2 platforms. The railway station was allotted the station code of GTD and is under the jurisdiction of Adra railway division of [[South Eastern Railway zone|South Eastern Railway]].<ref>{{cite web| url = http://indiarailinfo.com/station/map/gourinathdham-gtd/4273|title = GTD / Gourinathdham | publisher=India Rail Info| access-date = 20 July 2013}}</ref>

==History==
The Purulia–Ranchi line was opened as a {{track gauge|2ft6in}}-wide [[narrow-gauge railway]] in 1907. It was named Ranchi–Purulia Railway and operated by [[Bengal Nagpur Railway]].<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.irfca.org/faq/faq-history3.html|title = IR History: Part – III (1900–1947) | publisher=IRFCA | access-date = 20 July 2013}}</ref>
The Kotshila–Ranchi sector was converted to {{track gauge|1676mm}}-wide [[Indian gauge|broad gauge]] in 1962 and the Purlia–Kotshila sector in 1992.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://indianrailwaynotes.files.wordpress.com/2010/07/south-eastern-railway.pdf |title = Indian Railways Line History: 1. South Eastern Railway| publisher= Indian Railway Notes| access-date = 20 July 2013}}</ref>

==Electrification==
The Purulia–Kotshila sector was electrified in 1998–99.<ref name=electric>{{cite web|url= http://irfca.org/docs/electrification-history.html| title= History of Electrification | publisher= IRFCA| access-date = 19 July 2013}}</ref>

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://indiarailinfo.com/arrivals/gourinathdham-gtd/4273 Trains at Gourinathdham]

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{{s-rail|title=Indian Railways}}
{{s-line|system=Indian Railways|previous= Purulia|next= Chas Road|line=South Eastern Railway zone|branch= [[Purulia–Kotshila line]] |rows1=1}}
{{end}}

{{Purulia topics}}
{{Railway stations in West Bengal}}

[[Category:Adra railway division]]
[[Category:Railway stations in Purulia district]]
[[Category:Railway stations opened in 1907]]
[[Category:1907 establishments in India]]

{{WestBengal-railstation-stub}}

Gourinathdham railway station - Revision history

>Vatsmaxed: infobox updated

>Colonies Chris: minor fixes, replaced: | type = Indian Railway Station → | type = Indian Railways station, Asansol-Tatanagar-Kharagpur → Asansol–Tatanagar–Kharagpur (2), narrow gauge railway → narrow-gauge railway,