Barkakana–Muri–Chandil line
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Barkakana–Muri–Chandil line | |||
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Overview | |||
Status | Operational | ||
Owner | Indian Railways | ||
Locale | Jharkhand | ||
Termini | Chandil Barkakana | ||
Service | |||
Type | Rail line | ||
Operator(s) | South Eastern Railway | ||
History | |||
Opened | 1927 onwards | ||
Technical | |||
Track length | 126 km | ||
Track gauge | 5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) broad gauge | ||
Electrification | 1996–97 with 25 kV AC overhead line | ||
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The Barkakana–Muri–Chandil line is an Indian railway line connecting Barkakana and Muri with Chandil on the Asansol–Tatanagar–Kharagpur line. This 126-kilometre (78 mi) track is under the jurisdiction of South Eastern Railway.
History[edit]
The Bengal Nagpur Railway was formed in 1887 for the purpose of upgrading the Nagpur Chhattisgarh Railway and then extending it via Bilaspur to Asansol, in order to develop a shorter Howrah–Mumbai route than the one via Allahabad.[1] The Bengal Nagpur Railway main line from Nagpur to Asansol, on the Howrah–Delhi main line, was opened for goods traffic on 1 February 1891.[2]
The Chandil–Barkakana line was opened for traffic in 1927.[2]
Route diversion[edit]
With the construction of the Chandil Dam as a part of the Subarnarekha Multpurpose project, the traffic between Chandil and Tiruldih was diverted to a newly constructed line via Haslang & Bakarkudi in 1990 as the older route via Pakridih & Ichhadih became submerged in the dam waters.[3]
Electrification[edit]
The Chandil–Gondabihar, Gondabihar–Tiruldih and Barkakana–Ramgarh Halt sectors were electrified in 1996–97. The Tiruldih–Ramgarh sector was electrified in 1997–98.[4]
References[edit]
- ↑ "Number 1 Down Mail". Railways of the Raj. Retrieved 10 November 2012.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Major Events in the Formation of S.E. Railway". South Eastern Railway. Archived from the original on 1 April 2013. Retrieved 2012-11-10.
- ↑ "Subarnarekha Project – Singhbhum's Sorrow". 28: 2194–2196. JSTOR 4400253.
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(help) - ↑ "History of Electrification". IRFCA. Retrieved 24 April 2013.
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