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	==History==		==History==
	This line was announced in rail budget 1999 under the rule of [[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]]. The Koderma–Hazaribagh Town section was completed on 20 February 2015. It was inaugurated by Prime Minister [[Narendra Modi]] along with Jharkhand Governor Syed Ahmad, Chief Minister Raghubar Das, Union Railways Minister Suresh Prabhu, Union Minister of State for Railways Manoj Sinha, Union Minister of State for Finance and Hazaribagh MP Jayant Sinha.<ref>{{cite web\|url = http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-others/pm-narendra-modi-flags-off-hazaribagh-koderma-dmu-train/\| title= Hazaribagh Town railway station opens\| access-date = 21 February 2015}}</ref>		This line was announced in rail budget 1999 under the rule of [[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]]. The Koderma–Hazaribagh Town section was completed on 20 February 2015. It was inaugurated by Prime Minister [[Narendra Modi]] along with Jharkhand Governor [[Syed Ahmad]], Chief Minister [[Raghubar Das]], Union Railways Minister [[Suresh Prabhu]], Union Minister of State for Railways [[Manoj Sinha]], Union Minister of State for Finance and Hazaribagh MP [[Jayant Sinha]].<ref>{{cite web\|url = http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-others/pm-narendra-modi-flags-off-hazaribagh-koderma-dmu-train/\| title= Hazaribagh Town railway station opens\| date= 20 February 2015\| access-date = 21 February 2015}}</ref>

	The 57 km-long Hazaribagh Town–Barkakana section was opened for passenger trains on 7 December 2016 by Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu in the presence of Chief Minister Raghubar Das.<ref>http://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/hazaribagh-barkakana-railway-line-opened-for-traffic-116120701202_1.html</ref>		The 57 km-long Hazaribagh Town–Barkakana section was opened for passenger trains on 7 December 2016 by Railway Minister [[Suresh Prabhu]] in the presence of Chief Minister [[Raghubar Das]].<ref>{{Cite news\|url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/hazaribagh-barkakana-railway-line-opened-for-traffic-116120701202_1.html\|title = Hazaribagh-Barkakana railway line opened for traffic\|newspaper = Business Standard India\|date = 7 December 2016\|agency = Press Trust of India}}</ref> As the line passes through a coal mining belt it will carry a lot of coal, in addition to passenger traffic.<ref>{{cite news\| url = https://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/hazaribagh-barkakana-railway-line-opened-for-traffic-116120701202_1.html \|title = Hazaribagh–Barkakana line opened for traffic \|work= Business Standard\|date=7 December 2016 \| access-date = 7 January 2019 \|agency = Press Trust of India }}</ref>

	Work is in progress on the Barkakana–Ranchi sector. The state government is bearing half of the project cost. As the line passes through a coal mining belt it will carry a lot of coal, in addition to passenger ~~traffic.~~<ref>{{cite web\| url = https://~~www~~.~~business~~-~~standard~~.com/~~article~~/~~pti~~-~~stories~~/~~hazaribagh~~-~~barkakana~~-~~railway~~-~~line~~-~~opened~~-~~for~~-~~traffic~~-~~116120701202_1~~.~~html~~ \|~~title~~ = ~~Hazaribagh–Barkakana~~ line ~~opened for traffic~~ \|~~work~~= ~~Business Standard~~\|~~date~~=~~7 December 2016~~ \| access-date = 7 January ~~2019~~ }}</ref>		Special passenger train service started<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://im22-c75.kxcdn.com/0/2216755/0/d210041038.jpg \|title=Archived copy \|website=im22-c75.kxcdn.com \|access-date=17 January 2022 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170403015059/https://im22-c75.kxcdn.com/0/2216755/0/d210041038.jpg \|archive-date=3 April 2017 \|url-status=dead}}</ref> on 31 March 2017<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://im23-c75.kxcdn.com/0/2216337/0/img20170330191603.jpg \|title=Archived copy \|website=im23-c75.kxcdn.com \|access-date=17 January 2022 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170403015128/https://im23-c75.kxcdn.com/0/2216337/0/img20170330191603.jpg \|archive-date=3 April 2017 \|url-status=dead}}</ref> from Barkakana Junction to Sidhwar station of Barkakana–Ranchi new line<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://im23-c75.kxcdn.com/0/2216337/0/img20170330191609.jpg \|title=Archived copy \|website=im23-c75.kxcdn.com \|access-date=17 January 2022 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170403015339/https://im23-c75.kxcdn.com/0/2216337/0/img20170330191609.jpg \|archive-date=3 April 2017 \|url-status=dead}}</ref> section.

	~~Special~~ passenger train ~~service started<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20170403015059/https://im22-c75.kxcdn.com/0/2216755/0/d210041038.jpg ]</ref> on~~ 31 ~~March 2017<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20170403015128/https://im23-c75~~.~~kxcdn.com/0/2216337/0/img20170330191603.jpg ]</ref> from Barkakana Junction to Sidhwar station~~ of ~~Barkakana–Ranchi~~ new line<ref>~~[https~~://~~web~~.~~archive~~.~~org~~/~~web/20170403015339/https://im23~~-~~c75~~.~~kxcdn~~.com~~/0/2216337/0/img20170330191609.jpg ]~~</ref> ~~section.~~		Trial run of passenger train between Tatisilwai and Shanki railway station (31.4 km) of Ranchi–Barkakana new rail line done on 17 January 2018.<ref>{{cite web\|title=Trial run of passenger train between Tatisliwai and Shanki\|url=http://mepaper.livehindustan.com/?mainedition=Jharkhandkhand&edname=Ramgarh&pgdate1=2018-01-17&edcode=130&strmmode=1&Page=5#\|website=Ramgarh Hindustan Hindi Epaper mepaper.livehindustan.com}}</ref>

	~~Trial run of passenger train~~ between Tatisilwai and ~~Shanki railway station (31~~.~~4 km) of Ranchi Barkakana~~ new ~~rail line done on 17 January 2018.<ref>{{cite web\|title=Trial run~~ of passenger ~~train~~ between ~~Tatisliwai~~ and ~~Shanki\|url=http://mepaper~~.~~livehindustan.com/?mainedition=Jharkhandkhand&edname=Ramgarh&pgdate1=2018-01-17&edcode=130&strmmode=1&Page=5#~~\|~~website~~=~~Ramgarh Hindustan Hindi Epaper mepaper.livehindustan.com~~}}~~</ref>~~		New Railway line between Tatisilwai and Sanki was inaugurated by CM [[Raghubar Das]] on 29 August 2019. Two new pairs of passenger trains between Hatia and Sanki station started on 29 August 2019.{{citation needed\|date=November 2019}}

	~~New Railway line between Tatisilwai and~~ Sanki was ~~inaugurated by CM Ragubar Das~~ on ~~29 August 2019~~. ~~Two new pairs of passenger trains between Hatia~~ and ~~Sanki station started~~ on ~~29 August 2019~~.~~{{citation needed\|date=November 2019}}~~		Trial run on the newly constructed remaining Sidhwar-Sanki 27 kilometer rail section was successful on 18 November 2022. 4 tunnels, 32 curves and five major bridges have been constructed in this 27 km long rail section. Currently [[Patna - Ranchi Vande Bharat Express]] runs on this route, which was inaugurated on 27 June 2023 by [[Narendra Modi]] through video conferencing from [[Bhopal]].

	==Branch line==		==Branch line==
	The Tori–Shivpur–Kathuatia line connecting the Hazaribagh–Kodarma line, was planned in 1998 to speed up coal evacuation in the [[North Karanpura Coalfield]]. Currently the Tori–Shivpur sector is operationalised with work in the Shivpoor–Kathutia sector under progress.<ref>{{cite web\|title=Tori–Shivpur rail link to speed up coal evacuation from Jharkhand mines\|url=https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/tori-shivpur-rail-link-will-speed-up-coal-evacuation-from-jharkhand-mines/article24381669.ece\|website=Business line}}</ref>		The Tori–Shivpur–Kathuatia line connecting the Hazaribagh–Kodarma line, was planned in 1998 to speed up coal evacuation in the [[North Karanpura Coalfield]]. Currently the Tori–Shivpur sector is operationalised with work in the Shivpoor–Kathutia sector under progress.<ref>{{cite web\|title=Tori–Shivpur rail link to speed up coal evacuation from Jharkhand mines\|url=https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/tori-shivpur-rail-link-will-speed-up-coal-evacuation-from-jharkhand-mines/article24381669.ece\|website=Business line\|date=10 July 2018 }}</ref>

			==Cost of the project==
			The project estimated cost for the full stretch between Koderma–Hazaribagh–Barkakana–Ranchi (total length of 200 kilometers) has an estimated cost of INR 3,000 crores. The railway stretch between Hazaribagh to Koderma, a 79.7 kilometer distance, incurred cost of INR 936 crores.<ref>{{cite web\| url = http://irctc-co.in/indian-railways/modi-flag-off-hazaribagh-koderma-passenger-train-hazaribagh-station-feb-20/1731\| title = Modi to flag off Hazaribagh–Koderma Passenger Train from Hazaribagh Station on Feb 20\| access-date = 11 March 2015\| archive-date = 2 April 2015\| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150402115050/http://irctc-co.in/indian-railways/modi-flag-off-hazaribagh-koderma-passenger-train-hazaribagh-station-feb-20/1731\| url-status = dead}}</ref> During the inception of project in the year 1999, the estimated cost was around INR 332 crores, however over the period of time, the cost has been escalated to nearly INR 936 crores.<ref>{{cite news\|url=http://www.dailypioneer.com/state-editions/ranchi/pm-to-inaugurate-koderma-hazaribagh-rail-line-today.html\|title = PM TO INAUGURATE KODERMA–HAZARIBAGH RAIL LINE TODAY\| access-date = 11 March 2015}}</ref>

			==See also==
			* [[Hazaribagh Town railway station]]
			* [[Koderma Junction railway station]]
			* [[Barkakana Junction railway station]]
			* [[Patna - Ranchi Vande Bharat Express]]

	==References==		==References==
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	\|{{Railways in Eastern India}}		{{Railways in Eastern India}}

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The '''Koderma–Hazaribagh–Barkakana–Ranchi line''' is an Indian railway line connecting {{stnlnk|Koderma Junction}} in the [[Asansol–Gaya section]] with {{stnlnk|Hazaribagh Town}}, {{stnlnk|Barkakana}} and {{stnlnk|Ranchi}}. This {{convert|211|km||adj=on|abbr=}} track is under the jurisdiction of [[South Eastern Railway zone|South Eastern Railway]] and [[East Central Railway zone|East Central Railway]].

==History==
This line was announced in rail budget 1999 under the rule of [[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]]. The Koderma–Hazaribagh Town section was completed on 20 February 2015. It was inaugurated by Prime Minister [[Narendra Modi]] along with Jharkhand Governor Syed Ahmad, Chief Minister Raghubar Das, Union Railways Minister Suresh Prabhu, Union Minister of State for Railways Manoj Sinha, Union Minister of State for Finance and Hazaribagh MP Jayant Sinha.<ref>{{cite web|url = http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-others/pm-narendra-modi-flags-off-hazaribagh-koderma-dmu-train/| title= Hazaribagh Town railway station opens| access-date = 21 February 2015}}</ref>

The 57 km-long Hazaribagh Town–Barkakana section was opened for passenger trains on 7 December 2016 by Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu in the presence of Chief Minister Raghubar Das.<ref>http://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/hazaribagh-barkakana-railway-line-opened-for-traffic-116120701202_1.html</ref>

Work is in progress on the Barkakana–Ranchi sector. The state government is bearing half of the project cost. As the line passes through a coal mining belt it will carry a lot of coal, in addition to passenger traffic.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/hazaribagh-barkakana-railway-line-opened-for-traffic-116120701202_1.html |title = Hazaribagh–Barkakana line opened for traffic |work= Business Standard|date=7 December 2016 | access-date = 7 January 2019 }}</ref>

Special passenger train service started<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20170403015059/https://im22-c75.kxcdn.com/0/2216755/0/d210041038.jpg ]</ref> on 31 March 2017<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20170403015128/https://im23-c75.kxcdn.com/0/2216337/0/img20170330191603.jpg ]</ref> from Barkakana Junction to Sidhwar station of Barkakana–Ranchi new line<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20170403015339/https://im23-c75.kxcdn.com/0/2216337/0/img20170330191609.jpg ]</ref> section.

Trial run of passenger train between Tatisilwai and Shanki railway station (31.4 km) of Ranchi Barkakana new rail line done on 17 January 2018.<ref>{{cite web|title=Trial run of passenger train between Tatisliwai and Shanki|url=http://mepaper.livehindustan.com/?mainedition=Jharkhandkhand&edname=Ramgarh&pgdate1=2018-01-17&edcode=130&strmmode=1&Page=5#|website=Ramgarh Hindustan Hindi Epaper mepaper.livehindustan.com}}</ref>

New Railway line between Tatisilwai and Sanki was inaugurated by CM Ragubar Das on 29 August 2019. Two new pairs of passenger trains between Hatia and Sanki station started on 29 August 2019.{{citation needed|date=November 2019}}

==Branch line==
The Tori–Shivpur–Kathuatia line connecting the Hazaribagh–Kodarma line, was planned in 1998 to speed up coal evacuation in the [[North Karanpura Coalfield]]. Currently the Tori–Shivpur sector is operationalised with work in the Shivpoor–Kathutia sector under progress.<ref>{{cite web|title=Tori–Shivpur rail link to speed up coal evacuation from Jharkhand mines|url=https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/tori-shivpur-rail-link-will-speed-up-coal-evacuation-from-jharkhand-mines/article24381669.ece|website=Business line}}</ref>

==References==
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|{{Railways in Eastern India}}

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