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{{Use Indian English|date=May 2018}}
{{Infobox rail line
| box_width = 28em
| name = Dhanbad–Chandrapura line
| color =
| logo =
| logo_width =
| image = [[File:Chandrapura rail station.JPG |100px]]
| image_width =
| caption = Chandrapura railway station the starting point of Dhanbad–Chandrapura line
| type = [[Regional rail]]
| system =
| status = Restarted from 6th of February 2019
| locale = [[Jharkhand]]
| start = {{stnlnk|Dhanbad}}
| end = {{stnlnk|Chandrapura}}
| stations =
| routes =
| daily_ridership =
| open = 1894
| close = 2017
| reopen = 2019
| owner = [[Indian Railways]]
| operator = [[Eastern Railway zone|Eastern Railway]], [[South Eastern Railway zone|South Eastern Railway]]
| character =
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| stock =
| linelength =
| tracklength = {{convert|34|km|mi|0|abbr=on}}
| tracks = 2
| gauge = {{Track gauge|5ft6in|lk=on}} [[broad gauge]]
| old_gauge =
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| racksystem =
| electrification = 1960–61 onwards with 25 kV AC overhead
| speed = {{convert|80|km/h}}
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| website =
| map = {{Railways in Jharia Coalfield|inline=1}}
| map_state = collapsed
}}

It was initially started as Dhanbad Katras rail line and was extended up to [[Chandrapura]] in 1930. The first train in this route ran from Dhanbad to [[Katras]]garh. '''Dhanbad–Chandrapura line''' was a railway passing through [[Railways in Jharia Coalfield]] lying between the [[Dhanbad]] line on the north and the [[Chandrapura]] in the south.<ref>{{cite web| url=https://im22-c75.kxcdn.com/0/2315723/0/img20170611wa0002141859.jpg| title=Closure of Railway line from Dhanbad to Chandrapura due to fire and subsidence in Jharia & Raniganj Coal Field| first=Anil Kumar| last=Lahoti| date=10 June 2017| publisher=Railway Board| archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170801200042/https://im22-c75.kxcdn.com/0/2315723/0/img20170611wa0002141859.jpg| archivedate=1 August 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url=http://indianexpress.com/article/india/dhanbad-chandrapura-coal-mine-rail-tracks-closed-security-tightened-4704790/| title=Dhanbad-Chandrapura coal mine rail tracks closed, security tightened| website=Indian Express| first=Prashant| last=Pandey| date=15 June 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.firstpost.com/india/jharkhand-mine-fire-railway-board-cancels-19-trains-diverts-seven-in-dhanbad-chandrapur-segment-3566573.html| title=Railway Board cancels 19 trains, diverts seven in Dhanbad-Chandrapura segment| date=12 June 2017| author=PTI| website=Firstpost}}</ref> The rail line was laid late nineteenth century by extending the [[Grand Chord]] to Katrasgarh via [[Dhanbad]] in 1894. This line was opened in 1930.

The Netaji SC Bose Gomoh-Chandrapura-Dhanbad sector was electrified in 1986–87. The line closed due to a mine fire had reached tracks, thus making it unsafe for use. The railway also suspended good traffic on the line which has nine loading side of [[Bharat Coking Coal Limited]].<ref>{{cite web| url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/railways-to-stop-operation-on-dhanbad-chandrapura-section/articleshow/59088522.cms| title=Railways to stop operation on Dhanbad-Chandrapura section| website=Times of India| first=Kumod| last=Verma| date=11 June 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/rlys-to-cancel-19-trains-divert-7-from-tomorrow/articleshow/59133215.cms| title=Rlys to cancel 19 trains, divert 7 from tomorrow| website=Times of India| first=Kumod| last=Verma| date=14 June 2017}}</ref> The line was reopened on 24 February 2019 due to agitations & protests by the people of the region.<ref>{{cite web| url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ranchi/train-service-resumes-on-dhanbad-chandrapura-line/articleshow/68142801.cms| title=Train service resumes on Dhanbad–Chandrapura line| website=Times of India| first=Bhupendra| last=Srivastava| date=25 February 2019}}</ref>

== Trains ==

* [[Howrah–Ranchi Shatabdi Express]]
* [[Secunderabad–Darbhanga Express]]
* [[Dhanbad–Alappuzha Express]]
* [[Patna–Hatia Patliputra Express]]
* [[Ranchi–Dumka Intercity Express]]
* Dhanbad–Dumka Intercity Express
* [[Vananchal Express]]
* [[Jaynagar–Ranchi Express]]
* [[Howrah–Ranchi Intercity Express]]
* [[Dhanbad–Bhubaneswar Garib Rath Express]]
* Ranchi–Bhagalpur Express
* [[Ranchi–Kamakhya Express]]
* Ranchi–New Jalpaiguri Express
* [[Surat–Malda Town Express]]
* Jhargram–Dhanbad MEMU
* Dhanbad Muri Passenger
* Bokaro Steel City Howrah Fast Passenger
* Dhanbad–Ranchi Passenger

== See also ==

* [[Railways in Jharia Coalfield]]

==References==
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|{{Railways in Eastern India}}
{{North Chotanagpur Division topics}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Dhanbad - Chandrapura line}}
[[Category:5 ft 6 in gauge railways in India]]
[[Category:Dhanbad railway division|*]]
[[Category:Adra railway division|*]]
[[Category:Rail transport in Jharkhand]]
[[Category:Coal mining in India]]
[[Category:Mining in Jharkhand]]
[[Category:Transport in Dhanbad]]
[[Category:1930 establishments in India]]
[[Category:Railway lines opened in 1930]]
[[Category:Closed railway lines in India]]
[[Category:2017 disestablishments in India]]
[[Category:Railway lines closed in 2017]]
[[Category:Railway lines opened in 2019]]

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