Barkakana–Netaji S.C.Bose Gomoh line

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Barkakana-Netaji S.C.Bose Gomoh line
broad gauge
Operating speedup to 130 km/h
Route map

Legend
km
Up arrow
Barkakana–Ranchi line
 Left arrow
Barkakana–Muri–Chandil line
105
Barkakana
 Right arrow
Barkakana–Son Nagar line
Damodar River
103
 Arigada
Right arrow
Koderma–Barkakana line
97
 Ranchi Road
NH20-IN.svg NH 20
88
 Digwar Halt
85
 Karmahat
80
 Chainpur
75
 Jogeshwar Bihar
Bokaro River
67
 Danea
Tenughat Thermal Power Station
56
 Dumri Bihar
Indian Explosives Limited
49
 Gomia
Gomia Airport
Konar River
44
 Bokaro Thermal
Bokaro Thermal
Power Station B
38
 Jarangdih
35
 Bermo
32
 Amlo
Kargali colliery and washery
29
 Phusro
24
 Bhandaridah
Left arrow
Netaji S.C.Bose Gomoh–Hatia line
Chandrapura Thermal
Power Station
17
0
Chandrapura
4
 Dugda Halt
Left arrow
Adra–Gomoh branch line
9
 Telo
5
 Kochargara
Jamunia River
 UpperLeft arrow
Adra–Gomoh line
0
N.S.C Bose Gomoh
Left arrow Asansol Jn. · Gaya Jn. Right arrow

The Barkakana–Netaji S.C.Bose Gomoh line is a

Adra
.

History

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.[1]

The

Adra. In 1907 Adra was connected to the Grand Chord at Gomoh.[2]

The construction of the 143-kilometre long (89 mi) Chandrapura–Muri–Ranchi–Hatia line started in 1957 and was completed in 1961.[3]

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.[2]

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.[4]

On the Gomoh–Barkakana 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.[4]

Loco sheds

Howrah Rajdhani Express.[5]

Bokaro Steel City has a diesel loco shed with WDM-2 and WDM-3A locos. It has a large yard for Bokaro Steel Plant.[5]

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.[6] East Central Railway was created in 1996–97.[7]

References

  1. ^ "As the traffic continued to grow even beyond the capacity of the". Tripod. Retrieved 20 November 2011.
  2. ^ a b Saxena, R.P. "Indian Railway History Time line". Irse.bravehost.com. Archived from the original on 29 February 2012. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
  3. ISBN 81-7022-089-0
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  4. ^ a b "History of Electrification". IRFCA. Retrieved 24 April 2013.
  5. ^ a b "Sheds and Workshops". IRFCA. Retrieved 10 April 2013.
  6. ^ "Geography: Railway Zones". IRFCA. Retrieved 28 March 2014.
  7. ^ "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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