Koderma–Hazaribagh–Barkakana–Ranchi line

Koderma–Hazaribagh–Barkakana–Ranchi line
Hazaribagh Town, an important railway station on Koderma–Hazaribagh–Barkakana–Ranchi line
Overview
Status	Operational (up to Ranchi)
Owner	Indian Railways
Locale	Jharkhand
Termini	Koderma Junction Ranchi
Service
Type	Electric line
Operator(s)	South Eastern Railway, East Central Railway
History
Opened	2015 onwards
Technical
Track length	211 km
Track gauge	5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) broad gauge
Electrification	Yes
Operating speed	100 km/h (62 mph)
Route map km Hatia–Rourkela line Ranchi–Tori line to Tori 211 Ranchi Junction 207 Namkon to Kandra (planned) Asansol–Tatanagar–Kharagpur line 200 Tatisilwai Netaji S.C.Bose Gomoh–Hatia line 191 Mesra 183 Hundur Halt 177 Jhanjhitoli Halt 170 Shanki 156 Daridag Tunnel T1 147 Hehal Tunnel T2 Tunnel T3 143 Sidhwar Barkakana–Muri–Chandil line 137 Barkakana Junction Barkakana–Son Nagar line Damodar River 134 Arigada Gomoh–Barkakana branch line 123 Kuju NH 20 113 Mandu NH 20 107 Charhi 90 Bes Bandag Siding 80 Hazaribagh Town 73 Kansar Nawada 56 Katkamsandi Barkakana–Son Nagar line Ranchi–Tori line to Ranchi ' 0 Tori Barkakana–Son Nagar line 7 Biratoli 15 Kusmahi 19 Balumath 27 Bukru 32 Phulbasia 37 Manatu 42 Shivpoor under construction 50/87 Kathautia 43 Kurhagada 35 Padma 23 Barhi NH 19 Barakar River 14 Urwan 8 Pipradih Asansol–Gaya section Madhupur–Giridih–Koderma line 0 Koderma Junction Asansol–Gaya section to Tilaiya (under construction) Source: Google Maps Koderma–Barkakana Passenger

The Koderma–Hazaribagh–Barkakana–Ranchi line is an Indian railway line connecting Koderma Junction in the Asansol–Gaya section with Hazaribagh Town, Barkakana and Ranchi. This 211-kilometre (131 mi) track is under the jurisdiction of South Eastern Railway and 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.^[1]

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.^[2] As the line passes through a coal mining belt it will carry a lot of coal, in addition to passenger traffic.^[3]

Special passenger train service started^[4] on 31 March 2017^[5] from Barkakana Junction to Sidhwar station of Barkakana–Ranchi new line^[6] 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.^[7]

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]}

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

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.^[8]

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.^[9] 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.^[10]

See also

• Hazaribagh Town railway station
• Koderma Junction railway station
• Barkakana Junction railway station
• Patna - Ranchi Vande Bharat Express

References

1. "Hazaribagh Town railway station opens". 20 February 2015. Retrieved 21 February 2015.
2. "Hazaribagh-Barkakana railway line opened for traffic". Business Standard India. Press Trust of India. 7 December 2016.
3. "Hazaribagh–Barkakana line opened for traffic". Business Standard. Press Trust of India. 7 December 2016. Retrieved 7 January 2019.
4. "Archived copy". im22-c75.kxcdn.com. Archived from the original on 3 April 2017. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
5. "Archived copy". im23-c75.kxcdn.com. Archived from the original on 3 April 2017. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
6. "Archived copy". im23-c75.kxcdn.com. Archived from the original on 3 April 2017. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
7. "Trial run of passenger train between Tatisliwai and Shanki". Ramgarh Hindustan Hindi Epaper mepaper.livehindustan.com.
8. "Tori–Shivpur rail link to speed up coal evacuation from Jharkhand mines". Business line. 10 July 2018.
9. "Modi to flag off Hazaribagh–Koderma Passenger Train from Hazaribagh Station on Feb 20". Retrieved 11 March 2015.
10. "PM TO INAUGURATE KODERMA–HAZARIBAGH RAIL LINE TODAY". Retrieved 11 March 2015.