Bhojudih railway station

Bhojudih
Bhojudih
Adra–Netaji S.C.Bose Gomoh branch line; Bhojudih–Sudamdih link to the; Railways in Jharia Coalfield
Platforms	2
Construction
Structure type	Standard (on-ground station)
Parking	Yes
Bicycle facilities	No
Other information
Status	Functioning
Station code	BJE
Division(s)	Adra
History
Opened	1907
Electrified	1965–66
Services
Location
	Bhojudih Location of Bhojudih railway station in Jharkhand

Bhojudih is a railway station on the

Adra–Netaji S.C.Bose Gomoh branch line, just south of the Damodar River and links to Sudamdih, north of the Damodar, and on the Railways in Jharia Coalfield. It is located in Bokaro district in the Indian state of Jharkhand

. This Station is an important hub for freight train operation in South Eastern Railway. Proper examination an maintenance work of railway wagons are done at this station. Freight trains with good quality wagons are assemble here and dispatched to various sidings of Jharia Coalfield for loading and transportation of coal in various parts of India.

History

The Bengal Nagpur Railway extended its then mainline, the Nagpur–Asansol line, to Netaji S.C.Bose Gomoh, on East Indian Railway's main line, in 1907. The Mohuda–Chandrapura branch line was opened in 1913.^[1] The Kharagpur–Gomoh section of BNR was opened up to Bhojudih in February 1903.^[2]

Electrification

The Anara–Rukni–Santaldih and Santaldih–Pathardih–Sudamdih–Jamadoba sectors were electrified in 1965–66.^[3]

Passenger movement

Bhojudih railway station serves around 2000 passengers every day.^[4]

Inspectors Group of Bhojudih

Bhojudih Railway station is managed by a group ofsupervisors, popularly known as "Inspectors Group of Bhojudih". This Group includes the following members:- Ratan Sahay- Ch.DTI- Supervisor of Operating Department, C.M.Jha- Supervisor of Signal Department, Shishupal Ahirwar-Supervisor of Engineering Department, R.K.Jha- Supervisor of Traction Department, Arup Basu- Supervisor of Wagon repair and maintenance Department, S.Dutta- Officer In-charge of Railway Protection Force, S.Mudi-Supervisor of Works Department, Rajiv Kumar- Supervisor of Telecom Department, Dipak Maji- Supervisor of Electric Department.

References

^ "Major Events in the Formation of S.E. Railway". South Eastern Railway. Archived from the original on 1 April 2013. Retrieved 25 April 2013.
^ R.P. Saxena. "Indian Railway History timeline". IRFCA. Archived from the original on 14 July 2012. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
^ "History of Electrification". IRFCA. Retrieved 20 April 2013.
^ "Bhojudih (BJE)". Indian Rail Enquiry. Retrieved 16 July 2013.

External links

Trains at Bhojudih

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[1] "Major Events in the Formation of S.E. Railway". South Eastern Railway. Archived from the original on 1 April 2013. Retrieved 25 April 2013.

[timeline-2] R.P. Saxena. "Indian Railway History timeline". IRFCA. Archived from the original on 14 July 2012. Retrieved 22 September 2018.

[3] "History of Electrification". IRFCA. Retrieved 20 April 2013.

[4] "Bhojudih (BJE)". Indian Rail Enquiry. Retrieved 16 July 2013.

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