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Hatia–Rourkela line
| Hatia–Rourkela line | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Rourkela railway station the starting station of Hatia–Rourkela line | |||
| Overview | |||
| Status | Operational | ||
| Owner | Indian Railways | ||
| Locale | Jharkhand, Odisha | ||
| Termini | Hatia Rourkela | ||
| Stations | 25 | ||
| Service | |||
| Type | Rail line | ||
| Services | 1 | ||
| Operator(s) | South Eastern Railway | ||
| History | |||
| Opened | 1965 onwards | ||
| Technical | |||
| Track length | 165 km | ||
| Track gauge | 5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) broad gauge | ||
| Electrification | 2001–02 with 25 kV AC overhead line | ||
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The Hatia–Rourkela line is an Indian railway line connecting Hatia on the Netaji S.C.Bose Gomoh–Hatia line in Jharkhand with Rourkela on the Tatanagar–Bilaspur section in Odisha. This 165-kilometre (103 mi) track is under the jurisdiction of South Eastern Railway.
History[edit]
In 1907 Adra was connected to the Grand Chord at Gomoh with a 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) wide 5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) broad gauge line.[1] The construction of the 143 kilometres (89 mi)-long broad-gauge Chandrapura–Muri–Ranchi–Hatia line was started in 1957 and was completed in 1961. The construction of this line included the conversion of the narrow-gauge Kotshila–Ranchi line to broad gauge. The Ranchi–Hatia–Bondamunda section was opened in 1965.[2][3]
Electrification[edit]
The electrification of Bondamunda Yard–Dumetra–Bangurkela link lines was done in 1998–99. The Bondamunda–Orga, Orga–Tati and Tati–Hatia sectors were electrified in 2001–02.[4]
References[edit]
- ↑ R. P. Saxena, Indian Railway Time Table.
- ↑ Manning, Ian. "From Bengal towards Nagpur: Ranchi". IRFCA. Retrieved 15 May 2014.
- ↑ Moonis Raza & Yash Aggarwal (1986). Transport Geography of India: Commodity Flow and the Regional Structure of Indian Economy. ISBN 81-7022-089-0. Retrieved 15 May 2014.
{{cite book}}:|work=ignored (help) - ↑ "History of Electrification". IRFCA. Retrieved 24 April 2013.