Asansol–Gaya section

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Asansol–Gaya section
broad gauge
ElectrificationYes
Operating speed130 km/h
Route map

Legend
km
 
Gaya–Mughalsarai section
of
Up arrow
Howrah–Allahabad–Mumbai line
0
 Gaya Junction
Right arrow
Patna–Gaya line
Falgu River
3
 Saheed Iswar Choudhery
(halt)
5
 Manpur
Right arrow
Gaya–Kiul line
12
 Bandhua
19
 Tankuppa
25
 Bansinala
32
 Paharpur
34
 Gurpa
39
 Dilwa
Jharkhand
Bihar
border
46
 Gujhandi
56
Koderma
Left arrow
to Hazaribagh &
Barkakana
Right arrow
to
Madhupur
64
 Hirodih
72
 Samatanr
77
 Jadudih
81
 Parsabd
Barakar River
92
 Chaube
103
 Hazaribagh Road
113
 Chichaki
121
 Chaudhuribandh
130
 Parasnath
Parasnath Hill (
1350 m
1476 yd
)
NH19-IN.svg
NH 19
Grand Trunk Road
138
 Nimiaghat
148
Netaji Subhas Chandra
Bose Gomoh
Left arrow
to Bokaro & Barkakana
 
Up arrow
Tatanagar-Barkakana section
72
Barkakana
Right arrow
to
Son Nagar
Right arrow
to Hazaribagh
Damodar River
69
 Argada
63
 Ranchi Road
NH33-IN.svg NH 33
55
 Karmahat
51
 Chainpur
46
 Jogeshwar
Bokaro River
38
 Danea
Tenughat Thermal Power Station
27
 Dumari
Indian Explosives Limited
20
 Gomia
Gomia Airport
Konar River
15
 Bokaro (Thermal)
Bokaro Thermal Power Station B
(Damodar Valley Corporation)
9
 Jarangdih
6
 Bermo
3
 Amlo
(halt)
 Kargali colliery and washery
0
 Phusro
5
 Bhandaridah
Up arrow
Netaji S.C.Bose Gomoh–Hatia line
Bokaro airport
Bokaro Steel Plant
(Steel Authority of India Limited)
0
 Bokaro Steel City
Left arrow
Adra-Bokaro Steel City branch line
5
 Tupkadih
Damodar River
12
 Rajabera
Chandrapura TPS
(Damodar Valley Corporation)
16
12
Chandrapura
 Dugda
Left arrow
Adra–Gomoh branch line
23
 Telo
Jamunia River
33
Netaji Subhas Chandra
Bose Gomoh
157
 Matari
162
 Nichitpur
Left arrow
to Katrasgarh (
Jharia Coalfield
rail network
)
168
 Tetulmari
173
 Bhuli
(halt)
Left arrow
to Jharia (
Jharia Coalfield
rail network
)
177
 Dhanbad Junction
182
 Dokra
(halt)
Left arrow
to Katrasgarh (
Jharia Coalfield
rail network
)
187
 Pradhankhunta
Left arrow
to Pathardih (
Jharia Coalfield
rail network
)
193
 Chota Ambana
202
 Kalubathan
206
 Thapar Nagar
212
 Mugma
Grand Trunk Road
216
 Kumardhubi
Barakar River
Jharkhand
West Bengal
border
219
 Barakar
222
 Kulti
Right arrow
to
Howrah–Delhi main line
227
Sitarampur
231
 Barachak
Left arrow
Asansol–Tatanagar–Kharagpur line
236
 Asansol Junction
Down arrow
Bardhaman–Asansol section
km

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This diagram:

The Asansol–Gaya section is a

Adra
.

History

Main line

The Bardhaman–Asansol line was first extended to Barakar in 1858 and then in 1894 East Indian Railway Company extended the line to Jharia and Katras, opening up the Jharia Coalfield. Dhanbad emerged as a premier coal loading area.[1] One railway-related source says that the line from Sitarampur to Dhanbad was built in 1880.[2]

Gurpa-Gujhandi

Once the rail link from Howrah to Delhi was completed in 1866, the East Indian Railway was making constant endeavour to reduce the distance of the

Son River at Dehri, and tunnelling and ghat line construction between Gurpa and Gujhandi.[2]

The 22-kilometre (14 mi) Gujhandi (altitude 370 m)–Gurpa (altitude 193 m) section, 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) west of

Koderma Plateau sloping down to the Gaya plain.[3]

The Grand Chord was opened on 6 December 1906 by

Governor General of India with a function at Gujahandi. The Viceroy and Lady Minto travelled to Gaya, from where they travelled in a special observation car to Gujhandi. Two special trains, running from Howrah, carried the invitees. The Viceroy screwed on a silver bolt with a silver spanner to formally complete the line.[2]

A repeat of the historic event was organized by East Central Railway on 6 December 2006, with a special heritage train "Grand Chord ki Rani", pulled by a 1965 steam engine, carrying the guests from Gaya to Gujhandi.[4]

Branch lines

Several years before the Grand Chord was built, a connection from the Howrah–Delhi main line to Gaya was developed in 1900 (presumably the Patna–Gaya line) and the South Bihar Railway Company (operated by EIR) had laid a line from

Railway Budget for 2010–2011.[5]

The

Adra. In 1907 Adra was connected to the Grand Chord at Gomoh.[1]

The construction of the 143-kilometre long (89 mi) Chandrapura–Muri–Ranchi–Hatia line started in 1957 and was completed in 1961.[6]

In 1902, a branch line of EIR was opened from Sone East Bank (later renamed

Barkakana in 1927 and from Barkakana to Daltonganj in 1929. These lines were subsequently taken over by EIR.[1]

Electrification

Electrification of the stretch of mainline of this section from

Asansol to Netaji SC Bose Gomoh was completed in 1960–61. Electrification of the stretch from Netaji SC Bose Gomoh to Gaya was completed in 1961–62.[7]

On the Gomoh–Barkakana branch line electrification was done from both ends: Gomoh to Phusro in 1986–87, Barkakana to Danea in 1996–97, Danea to Gomia and Gomia to Jarandih in 1997–98.[7]

In 1965, Asansol–Bareilly Passenger was the first long-distance train on Eastern Railway to be hauled by an AC loco.[8]

The Gaya–Jahanabad sector was electrified in 2002–2003.[7] Completion of electrification of the 97-kilometre long (60 mi) Patna–Gaya rail route before the end of 2003 was announced by the railway minister Nitish Kumar.[9]

Loco sheds

Asansol is home to the oldest electric loco shed of Indian Railways. It houses WAG-5 and WAM-4 electric locomotives.[10]

Howrah Rajdhani Express.[10]

Bokaro Steel City has a diesel loco shed with WDM-2 and WDM-3A locos. It has a large yard for Bokaro Steel Plant.[10]

Speed limits

Most of the Asansol–Gaya section is classified as ‘A’ class line where trains can run up to 160 km per hour but in certain sections speeds may be limited to 120–130 km per hour. The Howrah Rajdhani (between Howrah and New Delhi) travels at an average speed of 85.8 km per hour and the Sealdah Rajdhani (between Sealdah and New Delhi) travels at an average speed of 84.70 km per hour.[11][12]

Railway reorganisation

In 1952, Eastern Railway, Northern Railway and North Eastern Railway were formed. Eastern Railway was formed with a portion of East Indian Railway Company, east of Mughalsarai and Bengal Nagpur Railway. Northern Railway was formed with a portion of East Indian Railway Company west of Mughalsarai, Jodhpur Railway, Bikaner Railway and Eastern Punjab Railway. North Eastern Railway was formed with Oudh and Tirhut Railway, Assam Railway and a portion of Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway.[13] East Central Railway was created in 1996–97.[14]

References

  1. ^ a b c d Saxena, R. P. "Indian Railway History Time line". Irse.bravehost.com. Archived from the original on 29 February 2012. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
  2. ^ a b c "As the traffic continued to grow even beyond the capacity of the". Tripod. Retrieved 20 November 2011.
  3. ^ "Satellite Map of Koderma railway station". India Rail Info. Retrieved 18 November 2011.
  4. The Telegraph. Kolkata. Archived from the original
    on 4 January 2013.
  5. ^ "Rain Budget 2010-2011: Bihar's gain". Jai Bihar. 25 February 2010. Retrieved 20 November 2011.[dead link]
  6. ISBN 81-7022-089-0
    . Retrieved 20 April 2013 – via Google Books.
  7. ^ a b c "History of Electrification". IRFCA. Retrieved 24 April 2013.
  8. ^ "IR History Part IV (1947–1970)". IRFCA (Indian Railways Fan Club). Retrieved 12 November 2011.
  9. ^ "Patna–Gaya rail electrification by end of 2003". The Times of India. 15 February 2002. Archived from the original on 10 July 2012. Retrieved 20 November 2011.
  10. ^ a b c "Sheds and Workshops". IRFCA. Retrieved 10 April 2013.
  11. ^ "Track Classifications: Permanent Way". IRFCA. Retrieved 15 January 2012.
  12. ^ "Trivia: Highest speed sections of track". IRFCA. Retrieved 15 January 2012.
  13. ^ "Geography: Railway Zones". IRFCA. Retrieved 28 March 2014.
  14. ^ "East Central Railway". ECR. Archived from the original on 19 May 2016. Retrieved 28 March 2014.

External links

External videos
video icon Gurpa Gajhandi Ghat Section (Part I)
video icon Gurpa Gajhandi Ghat Section (Part II)

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