Chopan railway station

Chopan railway station
Indian Railways station
General information
Location	State Highway 5A, Chopan, Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh India
Coordinates	24.5135°N 83.0266°E / 24.5135; 83.0266
Elevation	194 metres (636 ft)
Owned by	Indian Railways
Operated by	East Central Railway
Platforms	5
Tracks	8
Construction
Structure type	Standard (on-ground station)
Parking	Yes
Bicycle facilities	No
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Status	Functioning
Station code	CPU
Zone(s)	East Central Railway
Division(s)	Dhanbad
History
Electrified	Yes
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Chopan railway station (station code: CPU) is a major railway station located in the Sonbhadra district of the Indian state Uttar Pradesh which primarily serves Chopan town and its surrounding areas. The station consists of five platforms and the platforms are well sheltered and well equipped with all the basic amenities.^[1]

The station connects 'Sonbhadra district' to major cities such as Jammu, Amritsar, Jalandhar, Ludhiana, Chandigarh, New Delhi, Kanpur, Prayagraj, Varanasi, Lucknow, Bareilly, Pilibhit, Tanakpur, Dhanbad, Asansol, Howrah, Kolkata, Gaya, Patna, Ranchi, Jamshedpur, Kharagpur, Sambalpur, Jabalpur, Bhopal, Ajmer and Ahmedabad.

Ranchi Rajdhani Express, Jharkhand Swarna Jayanti Express, Muri Express, Shaktipunj Express and Triveni Express are some popular trains halts at this station.^[2][3][4][5]

References

1. "Which are the 508 railway stations to be revamped? See full list here". Hindustan Times. 6 August 2023. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
2. "CPU/Chopan". India Rail Info.
3. Chopan railway station GRP clueless in bogie burning case
4. Suresh Prabhu announces new amenities for Railway passengers
5. "Goods train derails in Bihar, traffic disrupted on Mughalsarai". Archived from the original on 7 September 2017. Retrieved 7 September 2017.