Parasnath railway station

.Parasnath railway station is on the Asansol-Gaya section of the Grand Chord and serves the town of Isri in Giridih district in the Indian state of Jharkhand. The Parasnath Hill or Shikharji, located nearby, with a height of 1365m is the highest mountain in the state of Jharkhand.EtymologyThe word Parasnath comes from the 23rd Tirthankara of Jainism, Parshva. Jains refer to the Parasnath Hill as Shikharji, and it is one of the two most prominent Jain pilgrimage centers, the other being Shetrunjaya, located in Gujarat. According to Jain belief, twenty of the twenty-four Tirthankaras (teachers of the Jains) attained Moksha (Nirvana) from Shikharji.HistoryThe Grand Chord was opened in 1906.ElectrificationThe Gomoh-Koderma sector was electrified in 1961-62.ShikharjiIt is a holy place to visit with innumerable temples, shrines and meditation halls in the midst of natural scenery and wildlife.There are two recognized routes to Parasnath Hill. The summit of Parasnath Hill can be reached either from the southern or the northern side.