Parasnath railway station

Parasnath railway station (station code: PNME), is a railway station located in Isri in the Giridih district of the Indian state of Jharkhand. It lies on the Asansol–Gaya section of the Grand Chord and comes under the Dhanbad railway division of the East Central Railway of Indian Railways. The station serves the town of Isri and provides rail connectivity to Parasnath Hill or Shikharji, the highest peak in Jharkhand with an elevation of 1,365 metres (4,478 feet) which is also one of the most important Jain pilgrimage sites in India.

There are plans from the Railway ministry to connect Parasnath with New Giridih via Madhuban, for the convenience of the Jain pilgrims visiting Shikharji. Construction of which was sanctioned and the project included in the Union Budget 2018-19 at a cost of ₹902.86 crore (US$110 million) on a 50:50 cost sharing basis between the Government of Jharkhand and Indian Railways. The foundation stone for construction was laid in 2019. The 49-km long railway line will have two crossing stations and a couple of halts. During the financial year 2022–23, Indian Railways had allotted ₹50 Crores for the above project for early starting of the project. In a land acquisition application submitted to DLAO/Giridih by DyCE/Con/HZME office, ₹78.27 Crores were demanded for Raiyati land of 26 villages and payment for land acquisition is yet awaited for deposition of fund from Government of Jharkhand.