The Durg railway station (station code Durg) is a junction on the Mumbai- Howrah line in the South East Central Railway’s Bilaspur Division in Chhattisgarh. The station began functioning in 1891 as part of the Bengal-Nagpur Railway, when the Nagpur-Asansol line was opened. The Howrah-Nagpur-Mumbai line across the country was inaugurated in 1900. The Durg Junction assumed more importance after the launch of the Bhilai Steel Plant in 1959 at Bhilai nearby. The Bilaspur-Bhilai and Bhilai-Durg sections were electrified in 1970-71, and the Durg-Paniajob section in 1989-90.

Facilities at the Durg Railway Station

The Durg station has six platforms and as many as 162 trains pass from the station every day. Many of these trains originate or terminate at the Durg Junction. The station is among the top hundred booking stations in the country. The cleanliness level of the station is excellent and so is the performance of the porters and escalators at the station. The food served at the station is good and the transportation available is excellent. The lodging and sightseeing aspects are good while the safety aspect is taken well care of. The station has seven non-ac and two AC retiring rooms. While the non-ac rooms cost Rs300, the AC room costs Rs500. Durg has the computerized booking and reservation counters and a good parking facility. The station has drinking water facility and book stalls. The other facilities at the station include a medical shop, tourist information centre, STD/PCO booth, waiting room, vegetarian and non-vegetarian refreshment rooms, and light refreshment stalls.

Restaurants near the Durg Railway Station

TravelKhana, a food-in-train service, offers exquisite food to train passengers at their seat in the train at the Durg station. They can choose from veg delux thali, royal thali and Jain thali. Or they can opt for delectable vegetables, pizzas, non-veg preparations, Chinese food, South Indian dishes, lentils, breads, beverages or rotis. TravelKhana helps the passengers not to compromise on food quality. The traveller has to place the order an hour before the train reaches the Durg station and receive their dishes at their seat. They should provide the numbers of their train, bogie and the seat.

The restaurants close to the Durg Junction include Tripti Restaurant, Comesum The Food Junction, Hotel Vrindavan, Al Zaika Restaurant, Apna Ghar, Flavours Restaurant, The 4 Season Restaurant, Sonali Restaurant, Krazy Kool, Jalaram Restaurant & Sweet Home, Vrinda Restaurant, Friends Veg Tadka, Samrat Bar & Restaurant, Veggie India, Hotel Central Park, Arihant Restaurant, Green Hotel, Mast Punjabi Pure Veg Restaurant, Dwarika Restaurant, The Chocolate Story, Billoo & Bunty Restaurants, and Annapurna Thali Restaurant. Among the good restaurants near the Durg Junction are Hotel Ansari Biryani Center, Atithi, Ashwani, Mahaveer Thali & Restaurant, Dashmesh Restaurant, Soice Gallery, Sai Aanandam and Anjali Restaurant.

Famous food of Durg

The Arhar dal and the bafauri, made of chana dal are favourites in the Durg region. Rice, wheat, jowar and maize form the staple diet. Most of the pulses are often eaten in combination with green and leafy vegetables. Rakhia badi curry tops the vegetables list. It is made with rakhia fruit, coriander, green chilli, ginger and slit black gram. Jalebi is perhaps the most popular sweet dish. Cashew burfi, khurma, moong dal ka halwa and petha are the other common sweets. The mahuwa brew is quite a rage among the people. Tribals in the region like red ants, pork, squirrels, rats and mushrooms.

Trains Passing through Durg Railway Station –