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
Route map Template:Hatia–Rourkela line

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

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. 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.

Electrification

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.