Chittaranjan Locomotive Works (CLW), located in the land of Viswa Bharati , a great educational and cultural seat in the world, is the premier electric loco producer in this country. Situated at the border of West Bengal and Jharkhand, it is about 32 kms away from Asansol and 237 kms from Kolkata, the state capital. The place where CLW is situated today was a small unknown hamlet of Santhals in the pre-industrialization era. Once the construction of the loco unit started, a wave of all round development reached this distant place and gradually it has become a modern railway township equipped with all modern facilities. Spread over an area of 18.34 sq. kms , CLW houses workshops, offices, schools college, staff quarters, cinema hall, indoor stadium and auditorium.
By Road: Asansol is situated on NH19 at about 212 Kms from Kolkata. Chittaranjan is about another 30 kms from Asansol. Govt. as well as private buses are quite frequently/easily available between Kolkata and Asansol. From Asansol buses or taxies are readily available for Chittaranjan.
By Train: Chittaranjan falls on the Howrah Patna main line of Eastern Railway. Almost all train running on this route have stoppage at Chittaranjan. However the Grand chord line and main line meets at asansol and all train have stoppage over there. Chittaranjan can also be reached from Asansol by Passenger or Mail train.
By Air: The nearest civilian airport is Kazi Nazrul Islam Airport at Andal which is around 60Kms from Chittaranjan. After reaching Kazi Nazrul Islam Airport, Andal one can easily reach Chittaranjan by taxi.
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