Chandil Railway Junction
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Chandil is a small town in Seraikela Kharsawan
district of Jharkhand state. The town is surrounded by lush green hills, rich
vegetation, rivers, stream and several scenic locations. It serves to be the place of first sponge iron
plant in India.Chandil is a
railway junction which comes under South East Central Railway, Adra Jn. Chandil Railway Junction is situated on
Sini-Adra rail route. Besides, National Highways no 32 and 33 (NH-32& 32)
run through the town.
There are several
places of attraction situated around the town of Chandil. Chandil Dam is scenic
place visited by a number of tourists from different parts of Jharkhand
state. It is perched on Subarnarekha
River and is beautiful place for picnicking. A museum located near the dam contains 2000 year old scripts. Another
interesting place near Chandil is Dalma Wildlife Sanctuary which is famous for
elephant and deer. The sanctuary also houses numerous other species of animals
and birds.
Chandil is also
known for several places of worship located around it. Jayada temple is one of
them. It is perched on Ranchi–Tata road near Chandil. Dedicated to Lord Shiva,
Jayada temple serves as a major pilgrimage place in Jharkhand. Sai Baba Temple
is another prominent temple situated near the town of Chandil. This beautiful
temple of Sai Baba attracts a large number of devotees round the year.
Chandil is just
about 32 km away from Jamshedpur, the major industrial city of Jharkhand state.
Several trains passing through Chandil Railway Junction connect Chandil to many
other cities of India. Ranchi, the capital city of Jharkhand, is just
about 110 km away from Chandil and is the closest airbase to it.
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Chandausi Railway Junction
Chandausi is a city in Bhimnagar district of
Uttar Pradesh state. It is a railway junction which comes under Northern Railways,
Moradabad Jn. Chandausi Railway Junction
falls on Aligarh–Bareilly rail route and is served with many trains connecting
the town to other parts of the state and country. Chandausi, originally known
as ‘Chaand Si’ meaning moon like in English, is believed to be to have been
created by Valmiki, the author of Ramayana epic.
Chandausi is known for its mint oil production due to the
large scale cultivation of the mint plant in surrounding region of the city. The
city is also famous for its ghee and festival of Ganesh Chaturthi. Procession
of elephants, the representative of Ganesh, is the main highlight the festival
in Chandausi. Chandausi hosts Zonal Railway Training Institute which caters
training needs of railway divisions of Northern and Northern Central
Railways.
Chandausi is home to number of temples which hold great
religious significance among Hindu people. Bade Hanumanji Ka Mandir is the most
famous temple in the city. The temple is about 400 year old and is dedicated to
Hanuman. Rambagh Dham is another prominent place of worship in the city. It
houses an idol of main deity goddess Durga along with idols of other eight
goddesses. Other important temples in Chandausi include Kunj Bihari Temple,
Ganesh Temple, Lord Vishnu Temple, Brahma Devji ka temple, etc.
Many trains pass through Chandausi Railway Junction
connecting it to other cities of India. Besides, National Highway no 93 (NH-93)
connecting Agra- Moradabad also runs through the city. Pantnagar Airport serves
to be the closest airbase to Chandausi, while Agra airport is the nearest major
airport to it.
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Sirhind Railway Junction,Punjab
Sirhind-Fategarh, often simply called as Sirhind, is a city in Fategarh Sahib district of the Indian state of Punjab. Sirhind is served with a railway junction which comes under Ambala Cant Jn of Northern Railway Zone. It is perched on Ambala-Ludhiana rail route and is served with many trains. SIR is the station code of Sirhind Jn. Sirhind is the place where 7 and 9 years old sons of Guru Gobind Singh (the tenth guru of the Sikhs) were entombed alive by Mughal Governor of Sirhind, Wazir Khan. There are several places of interest one can easily access from Sirhind. Patiala, Chandigarh, Fategarh-Sahib, and Rupnagar are some of them.
Trains which pass through Sirhind Railway Junction include, Jhelum Exp (Pune-Jammu Tawi), Delhi-Amritsar Exp, Amritsar-Nanded Exp, Kolkata-Jammu Tawi Exp, Howrah-Amritsar Exp, Delhi-Pathankot Exp, Dhanbad-Firozpur Exp, Dehradun-Amritsar Exp, Katihar-Amritsar Exp, Ambala-Amritsar Exp, etc. Sirhind is also perched on the national highway no 1 (NH-1) connecting Delhi and Atari in Punjab near the Indo-Park border. Chandigarh which is just about 45 km away from Sirhind serves as the closest airbase to it.
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Rohtak Railway Junction,Haryana
Rohtak is a city and the headquarters of Rohtak district in the state of Haryana. It comes under National Capital Region and is just about 70 km north east of Delhi, the capital city of India. Rohtak is a railway junction which belongs to Delhi division of Northern Railway Zone. It is perched on Bhathinda –Delhi rail line. ROK is the station code of Rohtak Jn. Rohtak is an Industrial Model Township developed by Industrial and Infrastructure Development Corporation of Haryana state. Tilyar Lake is a major tourist attraction near Rohtak town. Spread over an area of about 132 acre, Tilyar Lake serves to be a perfect picnic spot for the locals and the visitors as well.
Other places of interest located near Rohtak are Bhiwani, Hansi, Gurgaon/Gurugram, Panipat etc. Punjab Mail (Mumbai CST-Firozpur Cant), Jabalpur-Jammu Tawi Exp, Shri Gangasagar- Delhi Intercity Exp, Nanded-Shri Gangasagar Exp, Gorakhpur-Hisar Exp, Howrah-Shri Gangasagar Exp, Dauldhara Exp (Pathankot-Delhi) and many other trains stop at Rohtak Railway Junction. The town of Rohtak is also connected by several state and national highways to other parts of the country. Indira Gandhi International airport serves to be the nearest major airbase to Rohtak.
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