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Jamshedpur,
also called Tatanagar has its name coming from
the legendary Jamshedji Tata. It was in 1919
that this name was given to the city in
tribute to the founder of Tata Steel.
Jamshedpur can also boast of being the first
planned industrial city of India. Situated at
86.12 degrees East and 22.47 degrees North
Jamshedpur is one of hottest cities of
Jharkhand. It is not only the geographical
local but also the heat generated from the
steel plant which raises the temperature here.
Temperature rises to above 46 degrees celsius in the summers. Jamshedpur has a number of
important industries. The area has abundance
of mineral resources and has some tourist
attractions too. Besides the industrial
importance of Jamshedpur the city can also
boast of excellent facilities for sports and
education. The city is very well connected by
Road and Rail.
TRAIN
CONNECTION
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RAILWAYS (JAMSHEDPUR) ::
|
Train
No.
|
Arr.
|
Dep.
|
Mail
/ Express
|
Train
No.
|
Arr.
|
Dep.
|
| 2810 |
00-05 |
00-10 |
Howrah-Mumbai Mail
|
2809 |
01-45 |
02-50 |
| 8615 |
02-00 |
02-20 |
Howrah-Ranchi-Hatia Express
|
8616 |
01-30 |
01-50 |
| 8034 |
01-20 |
01-25 |
Howrah-Ahemdabad Express
|
8033 |
23-20 |
23-28 |
| 8005 |
02-20 |
02-30 |
Howrah-Sambleshwari
Express |
8006 |
00-05 |
00-15 |
| 8477 |
04-55 |
05-00 |
Puri-Nizamuddin Utkal
Express |
8478 |
21-20 |
21-30 |
| 3302 |
- |
13-00 |
Tata-Dhanbad Subernrekha Express
|
3301 |
12-10 |
- |
| 3287 |
18-10 |
18-55 |
Bilaspur-Tata-Patna Link Express
|
3288 |
07-25 |
07-55 |
| 8189 |
- |
14-40 |
Tata-Alleppy Express |
8190 |
09-50 |
- |
| 8111 |
11-05 |
11-10 |
Howrah-Rourkela Ispat
Express |
8112 |
15-50 |
15-55 |
| 8013 |
21-50 |
- |
Tata-Howrah Steel
Express |
8014 |
- |
06-00 |
| 8181 |
- |
21-15 |
Tata-Chhapra-Katihar
Express |
8182 |
06-50 |
- |
| 2860 |
16-55 |
17-02 |
Howrah-Mumbai Gitanjali Express
|
2859 |
10-20 |
10-30 |
| 8101 |
14-10 |
16-52 |
Tata-Amritsar-Pathankot
Express |
8102 |
12-00 |
- |
| 8183 |
- |
07-30 |
Tata-Danapur Express |
8184 |
17-20 |
- |
| 8030 |
16-10 |
16-20 |
Howrah-Kurla Express |
8029 |
09-30 |
09-45 |
| 2801 |
06-15 |
06-25 |
Puri-New Delhi Purshottam Superfast
Express
|
2802 |
20-25 |
20-25 |
| 8475 |
19-10 |
19-20 |
Puri-New Delhi Neelachal Express
(Up train on
Tue., Fri., & Sun)
(Dn train on
Mon., Wd & Sat)
|
8476 |
08-05 |
08-15 |
| 2021 |
10-33 |
10-38 |
Howrah-Rourkela Sahtabdi Express
(Except Saturday)
|
2022 |
16-40 |
16-50 |
| 2130 |
20-48 |
20-55 |
Howrah-Pune Azad Hind Express
(Up train on
Sun., Mon)
(Dn train on
Sat., Sun., & Tues.)
|
2129 |
22-35 |
22-42 |
| 2102 |
03-05 |
03-10 |
Howrah-Kurla Deluxe
Express
(Up train on
Mon., Thurs., Fri.)
(Dn trains on
Tues., Wed., Sat.) |
2101 |
23-58 |
00-03 |
| 5629 |
04-15 |
14-25 |
Guwahati-Chennai Express
(Up trains on
Wed., & Sat.)
(Dn trains on
Tues., & Sat.) |
5630 |
14-00 |
14-10 |
|
Passenger
|
| 301 |
- |
8-20 |
Tata-Gua Passenger |
302 |
17-45 |
- |
| 1 T.B |
- |
06-00 |
Tata-Badampahar Mixed Passenger
|
2 T.B |
15-30 |
- |
| 351 |
08-10 |
- |
Kharagpur-Tata Passenger |
352 |
- |
18-03 |
| 440 |
08-10 |
- |
Asansol-Tata EMU Local |
439 |
- |
13-35 |
| 353 |
21-00 |
- |
Kharagpur-Tata Emu
Local |
354 |
- |
04-15 |
| 85 |
- |
15-45 |
Tata-Barkakhana Passenger |
86 |
10-50 |
- |
| 327 |
- |
06-10 |
Tata
-Nagpur Passenger |
328 |
04-45 |
- |
| 349 |
12-10 |
- |
Kharagpur-Tata Passenger |
350 |
- |
14-30 |
| 303 |
- |
18-30 |
Chakradharpur-Tata
Passenger |
304 |
07-35 |
- |
| 329 |
- |
17-10 |
Tata-Barbil Passenger |
330 |
10-10 |
- |
| 321 |
- |
17-30 |
Tata-Nagpur Passenger |
322 |
11-15 |
- |
| 345 |
18-00 |
- |
Kharagpur-Tata Passenger |
346 |
- |
07-45 |
Jamshedpur is close to Calcutta
and Ranchi. The railway station is called Tatanagar and is on the main
Calcutta-Mumbai rail route. Tatanagar also comes in between the train links
of Delhi and Puri. It is also on the rail line connecting Ranchi to Calcutta.
All this makes Jamshedpur very well connected to all areas by trains. The
important trains are Howrah - Mumbai Mail and Gitanjali Express, Shatabdi
and Steel Express to Howrah / Rourkela, Howrah - Pune Express, Howrah -
Ahmedabad Express, Howrah - Ranchi Express, Delhi - Puri Purushottam /
Kalinga / Nilanchal Express, Tatanagar - Pathankot and Tatanagar - Patna
Express.
ROADS
The city is on the National
Highway No.33 and connected to main cities of Bihar, Bengal and Orissa.
All this makes accessibility to Jamshedpur very easy. Distances from some
of the major cities are :-
| City |
Distance in KM |
| Ranchi |
140 |
| Dhanbad |
170 |
| Patna |
500 |
| Calcutta |
275 |
| Bhubaneshwar |
300 |
| Rourkela |
215 |
AIR
CONNECTION
The Sonari airport of Jamshedpur
does not offer regular commercial flights as of now. Some years back there
were regular flights between Jamshedpur and Calcutta and Ranchi.
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