Many Trains now from TATA side towards South India are travelling through CBSA-DPS line instead of travelling CKP-ROU.
However in this site CKP's nearby Station list do not include Chaibasa, whereas it includes SINI, Kandra, etc.
I would like to mention here that Chaibasa is only 24 km by Road (NH-20) from CKP and the road in good shape and no traffic jam as such it takes hardly 30 mins by road.
It...
more... is 36.6 km by train as mentioned in this site, however train connectivity is very less there is only one train/day the CKP-BBN ICE.
Anyway CBSA can be added in the nearby stations list as I have caught a train for VSKP from CBSA, when I didn't get reservation in ALLP Exp from CKP. Buses and small vehicles are available every 10-15 mins between CKP-CBSA.
please wait...Translate to EnglishYo, dude! So, apparently, now a bunch of trains from TATA going down to South India are takin' the CBSA-DPS route instead of the CKP-ROU route. But check it, this site doesn't even list Chaibasa as a nearby station for CKP, only Sini and Kandra and stuff. But lemme tell ya, Chaibasa is just a 24 km drive away from CKP on NH-20, and the road's in good shape with zero traffic. Takes about 30 minutes by road, easy peasy. The site says it's 36.6 km by train, but there's like barely any train connectivity. Only one train a day, the CKP-BBN ICE. Anyway, they should definitely add CBSA to the nearby stations list 'cause I actually hopped on a train to VSKP from there when I couldn't get a reservation on the ALLP Express from CKP. And bro, buses and small vehicles run every 10-15 minutes between CKP and CBSA. Easy way to get around, ya know?