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Netaji S.C.Bose Gomoh–Hatia line

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Railway route in India

Netaji S.C.Bose Gomoh–Hatia main line

Bokaro Steel City is an important Railway Station on Netaji S.C.Bose Gomoh–Hatia line

Overview

Status

Operational

Owner

Indian Railways

Locale

Jharkhand,West Bengal

Termini

Service

System

Double Electrified

Operator(s)

East Central Railway,South Eastern Railway

Rolling stock

WAP-7 ofTatanagar shed andHowrah shed,WAP-4 of Howrah shed,WAM-4 of Tatanagar Shed andBokaro Shed andWDM-3A of Bokaro shed

History

Opened

1961

Technical

Line length

152 km (94 mi)

Track gauge

5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm)broad gauge

Electrification

Yes

Operating speed

110 km/h (68 mph) km/h

Highest elevation

628 metres above the sea level

Route map

Legend

Hatia–Rourkela line

156

150

Hatia

Ranchi–Tori line
toTori Jn.

151

146

Argora

149

144

Ranchi

145

140

Namkom

Kandra–Namkom line
(planned)

Hadap

Ulida

Bundu

Tamar

Rangamati

Palgam

Asansol–Tatanagar–
Kharagpur line

Kandra

Asansol–Tatanagar–
Kharagpur line

138

133

Tatisilwai

Koderma–Hazaribagh-
–Barkakana–Ranchi line

133

128

Gangaghat

tracks split on
hilly terrain

117

Kherwa Kocha

114

Jonha

(

towardsMuri
DN trains only
)

121

Heslabera

113

Gautamdhara

(

towardsRanchi
UP trains only
)

tracks split on
hilly terrain

106

Burwadag

Kita

Silli

Barkakana–Muri–Chandil line
toChandil

Muri

Barkakana–Muri–Chandil line
toBarkakana

to Purulia

Damrughutu

Pundag

Bokaro Steel Plant

Adra–Bokaro Steel City line

Tupkadih

Damodar River

Rajabera

Barkakana–Gomoh line

Chandrapura Thermal

Power Station

Chandrapura

Dugda

Dhanbad–Chandrapura line

Telo

Kochargara

Jamunia River

Adra–Gomoh line

N.S.C Bose Gomoh

Asansol Jn. ·Gaya Jn. Right arrow

TheNetaji S.C.Bose Gomoh–Hatia line is a railway line connectingNSC Bose Gomoh andHatia in the Indian state ofJharkhand. It is under the jurisdiction ofEast Central Railway andSouth Eastern Railway.

History

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The2 ft 6 in (762 mm)-widenarrow-gauge Purulia–Ranchi line was opened byBengal Nagpur Railway in 1907.^[1]^[2]

In 1907Adra was connected to theGrand Chord atGomoh with a1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) wide [[5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm)broad gauge|broad-gauge]] line.^[3] 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.^[2]^[4]

The narrow-gauge Purulia–Kotshila sector was converted to broad gauge in 1992.^[5]

Electrification

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The Gomoh–Chandrapura–Phusro sector was electrified in 1957–58, Rajabera-Bokaro Steel City in 1986–87, Bokaro Steel City yard in 1988–89, Radhagaon–Muri–Kita in 1998–99, Kita–Namkom in 2000–2001, Namkum–Ranchi–Hatia in 2001–2002, Purulia–Kotshila in 1998–99.^[6]

Loco sheds

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Netaji SC Bose Gomoh has an electric loco shed with capacity to hold 125+ locos. Locos housed at the shed include WAG-7, WAG-9, WAG-9I, WAP-7. WAP-7 locos serve the prestigiousHowrah Rajdhani Express.^[7]

Bokaro Steel City has a diesel loco shed with WDM-2 and WDM-3A locos. It has a large yard forBokaro Steel Plant.^[7]

Railway reorganisation

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In 1952, Eastern Railway was formed with a portion ofEast Indian Railway Company, east of Mughalsarai andBengal Nagpur Railway.^[8] In 1955,South Eastern Railway was carved out of Eastern Railway. It comprised lines mostly operated by BNR earlier.^[8]^[9] East Central Railway was created in 1996–97.^[10]

Some major trains on this route:-

Rail sections of this route:-

Hatia–Ranchi section
Ranchi–Johna section and Ranchi–Gautamdhara section (tracks split due to hilly terrain)
Johna-Muri section and Gautamdhara–Muri section (tracks meet in Muri)
Muri–Kotshila section
Kotshila–Bokaro Steel City section
Bokaro Steel City–Chandrapura section
Chandrapura-Gomoh section

References

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^"IR History: Part - III (1900 - 1947)". IRFCA. Retrieved15 May 2014.
^^a ^bManning, Ian."From Bengal towards Nagpur: Ranchi". IRFCA. Retrieved15 May 2014.
^R. P. Saxena, Indian Railway Time Table.
^Moonis Raza & Yash Aggarwal (1986).Transport Geography of India: Commodity Flow and the Regional Structure of Indian Economy. Concept Publishing Company, A-15/16 Commercial Block, Mohan Garden, New Delhi – 110059.ISBN 81-7022-089-0. Retrieved15 May 2014.{{cite book}}:|work= ignored (help)
^"Indian Railways Line History: 1. South Eastern Railway"(PDF). Indian Railway Notes. Retrieved15 May 2014.
^"History of Electrification". IRFCA. Retrieved15 May 2014.
^^a ^b"Sheds and Workshops". IRFCA. Retrieved15 May 2014.
^^a ^b"Geography – Railway Zones". IRFCA. Retrieved15 May 2014.
^"IR History: Part - IV (1947 - 1970)". IRFCA. Retrieved15 May 2014.
^"East Central Railway". ECR. Retrieved15 May 2014.

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Other lines/sections

Interstate	Asansol–Gaya section Asansol–Patna section Asansol–Tatanagar–Kharagpur line Barauni–Gorakhpur, Raxaul and Jainagar lines Barkakana–Son Nagar line Barsoi–New Farakka section Barsoi–Radhikapur branch line Dumka–Bhagalpur line Gaya–Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Junction section Hatia–Rourkela line Jasidih–Dumka–Rampurhat line Jharsuguda–Vizianagaram line Katihar–Siliguri line Kharagpur–Puri line Khurda Road–Visakhapatnam section Kothavalasa–Kirandul line New Jalpaiguri–Alipurduar–Samuktala Road line New Jalpaiguri–New Bongaigaon section Tatanagar–Bilaspur section
Bihar	Bakhtiyarpur–Tilaiya line Barauni–Katihar section Barauni–Samastipur section Fatuha–Tilaiya line Gaya–Kiul line Jogbani–Katihar line Mansi–Saharsa line Mokama–Barauni section Muzaffarpur–Gorakhpur line (via Hajipur, Raxaul and Sitamarhi) Muzaffarpur–Gorakhpur main line Muzaffarpur–Sitamarhi section Muzaffarpur–Hajipur section Narkatiaganj–Bhikhna Thori branch line Neora–Daniyawan–Bihar Sharif–Sheikhpura line Patna–Gaya line Patna–Mughalsarai section Patna–Sonepur–Hajipur section Saharsa–Purnia line Saharsa–Forbesganj line Samastipur–Muzaffarpur section
Jharkhand	Barkakana–Netaji S.C.Bose Gomoh line Barkakana–Muri–Chandil line Dhanbad–Chandrapura line Railways in Jharia Coalfield Koderma–Hazaribagh–Barkakana–Ranchi line Madhupur–Giridih–Koderma line Netaji S.C.Bose Gomoh–Hatia line
Odisha	Khurda Road–Bolangir line Cuttack–Sambalpur line
West Bengal	Ahmadpur–Katwa line Alipurduar–Bamanhat branch line Andal–Sainthia branch line Andal–Sitarampur loop line Bandel–Howrah Line Bandel–Katwa line Bankura–Masagram line Bardhaman–Asansol section Bardhaman–Katwa line Barharwa–Azimganj–Katwa loop Darjeeling Himalayan Railway Eklakhi–Balurghat branch line Haldibari–New Jalpaiguri line Howrah–Barddhaman main line Howrah–Bardhaman chord Howrah–Kharagpur line Kharagpur–Bankura–Adra line New Mal–Changrabandha–New Cooch Behar line Santragachi–Amta branch line Sealdah Main and North section Calcutta Chord link line Kolkata Circular Railway Sealdah–Bangaon line Sealdah–Ranaghat–Gede line Ranaghat–Krishnanagar City–Lalgola line Sealdah South section Sheoraphuli–Bishnupur branch line

Suburban
rail transport

Monorail

Defunct lines

Revived/ Under revival	Ahmedpur–Katwa Railway Bankura–Damodar Railway Barasat–Basirhat Light Railway Burdwan–Katwa Railway Bakhtiarpur–Bihar Light Railway Futwah–Islampur Light Railway
Inactive	Bengal Provincial Railway East Coast State Railway Kalighat Falta Railway Mayurbhanj State Railway Dehri Rohtas Light Railway Patna–Digha Ghat line Parlakimedi Light Railway

Zones & Divisions

Eastern	Asansol Howrah Malda Sealdah
East Central	Danapur Dhanbad Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Samastipur Sonpur
East Coast	Sambalpur Khurda Road Waltair
North Eastern	Varanasi
Northeast Frontier	Katihar Alipurduar
South Eastern	Adra Chakradharpur Kharagpur Ranchi

Production units/
workshops

Transit points
with Bangladesh

Active	Haldibari–Chilahati Singhabad–Rohanpur Radhikapur–Biral Gede–Darshana Petrapole–Benapole
Defunct	Mahisasan–Shahbajpur Changrabandha–Burimari New Gitaldaha–Mogalhat

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near India–Nepal border

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