Barkakana–Muri–Chandil line

Barkakana–Muri–Chandil line
	Muri Junction, an important railway station on Barkakana–Muri–Chandil line
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	Broad gauge 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Electrification	1996–97 with 25 kV AC overhead line
Route map
	to Gomoh/
	Koderma
	Barkakana–Ranchi line
	to Ranchi
	Netaji S.C.Bose Gomoh–Hatia line
	to Gomoh
	Netaji S.C.Bose Gomoh–Hatia line
	to Hatia
	Jharkhand
	West Bengal
	West Bengal
	Jharkhand
	37
	30
	Asansol–Tatanagar–
	Kharagpur line

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

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

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

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

"Number 1 Down Mail". Railways of the Raj. Retrieved 10 November 2012.
"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. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
"History of Electrification". IRFCA. Retrieved 24 April 2013.

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[1] "Number 1 Down Mail". Railways of the Raj. Retrieved 10 November 2012.

[ser2-2] "Major Events in the Formation of S.E. Railway". South Eastern Railway. Archived from the original on 1 April 2013. Retrieved 2012-11-10.

[3] "Subarnarekha Project – Singhbhum's Sorrow". 28: 2194–2196. JSTOR 4400253. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)

[4] "History of Electrification". IRFCA. Retrieved 24 April 2013.