Andal Junction railway station


Andal Junction is a railway station on the Bardhaman-Asansol line. The Andal-Sainthia and Andal-Sitarampur branch lines both include colliery siding and start from Andal. The station is located in Paschim Bardhaman district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It serves Andal and the surrounding mining-industrial areas.

Electrification

The Waria-Asansol sector was electrified in 1960–61.

Facilities

Locomotive shed

Andal has a diesel locomotive shed. It houses WDS-6, WDM-2, WDM 3A and WDG-3A locomotives. The first WDM-2 manufactured by Diesel Locomotive Works is in Andal locomotive shed.

Marshalling yard

Andal Yard is one of the largest in the Eastern Railway section. Coal loaded at various colliery sidings is hauled to the yard by diesel locomotives. Coal is supplied in rakes to thermal power plants at Bakreshwar, Farrakka and Sagardighi. Substantial amounts of coal are dispatched to destinations on Northeast Frontier Railway as well.