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Howrah–Ranchi Shatabdi Express
The Howrah–Ranchi Junction Shatabdi Express is a Shatabdi category train of Indian Railways that connects the capital of West Bengal, Kolkata with that of the capital of Jharkhand, Ranchi. The train belongs to the Howrah Division of Eastern Railways and runs on all the days, except that on Sundays. The train was announced in the railway budget for the fiscal year 1995-96 and subsequently commenced its maiden journey from Howrah Junction on 4 July 1995. On 28 October 2001, the 2019 UP / 2020 DN (number of that time) Howrah – Bokaro Steel City Shatabdi Express had its route extended to Ranchi. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shatabdi Express
Shatabdi Express () are a series of fast passenger trains operated by Indian Railways. Shatabdi Express are day trains and mostly return to their origin station the same day. The trains run at a maximum permissible speed of depending on the infrastructures of parts of routes with the Rani Kamalapati–New Delhi Shatabdi Express achieving the maximum permissible speed of between Tughlakabad and Bilochpura Agra. History The name "Shatabdi" means century in Sanskrit and the first Shatabdi Express train was announced on 10 July 1988 by then Railways Minister Madhavrao Scindia to commemorate the birth centenary of Jawaharlal Nehru, the first Prime Minister of India and plied between New Delhi and Virangana Lakshmibai Jhansi Junction (then Jhansi Junction). The first Shatabdi, then the fastest train of the country used to run at 140 kmph (km per hour) maximum permissible speed and it was the speed of the time of its introduction and the first Shatabdi Express was extended to B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raniganj Railway Station
Raniganj is a railway station on the Bardhaman–Asansol section. It is located in Asansol, Paschim Bardhaman district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It lies in the heart of Raniganj Coalfield and serves the neighbourhood of Raniganj Raniganj is a neighbourhood in Asansol of Paschim Bardhaman district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is governed by Asansol Municipal Corporation. Geography Location Raniganj is located at . It has an average elevation of 91 me ... in Asansol, and the surrounding mining-industrial area of Asansol. Overview Mining-industry zone "The entire belt between Durgapur (158 km from Howrah), and all the way up to Dhanbad and beyond is industrialized. Apart from factories, there are many coalmines, some closed now, and some with fires burning deep in the mineshafts. The mining area extends for a large area, mostly to the south of the tracks. Quite a portion of the track passes through cuttings, where the surrounding area is higher ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rail Transport In Jharkhand
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Shatabdi Express Trains
Shatabdi means "one-hundrer years" or a "century" in Sanskrit. It may refer to : People * Shatabdi Roy, Indian Bengali actress * Shatabdi Wadud, Bangladeshi actor Trains *Shatabdi Express, a series of Express trains, operated by Indian Railways *Jan Shatabdi Express, a series of Express trains, operated by Indian Railways *Habibganj – New Delhi Shatabdi Express, an express train of Shatabdi Express, operated by Indian Railways * Howrah – Puri Shatabdi Express, an express train of Shatabdi Express, operated by Indian Railways * Howrah Ranchi Shatabdi Express, an express train of Shatabdi Express, operated by Indian Railways * New Jalpaiguri Howrah Shatabdi Express, an express train of Shatabdi Express, operated by Indian Railways *Pune Secunderabad Shatabdi Express Pune ( ; , ISO: ), previously spelled in English as Poona ( the official name until 1978), is a city in the state of Maharashtra in the Deccan plateau in Western India. It is the administrative headquarters ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
WAP-7
The Indian locomotive class WAP-7 is a class of 25 kV AC electric locomotives that was developed in 1999 by Chittaranjan Locomotive Works (CLW) for Indian Railways. The model name stands for broad gauge (W), AC Current (A), Passenger traffic (P) locomotive, 7th generation (7). They entered service in 2000. A total of 1909 WAP-7 have been built, with more units being built at CLW, Banaras Locomotive Works (BLW) and Patiala Locomotive Works (PLW). The WAP-7 has been serving passengers for Indian Railways since their introduction in 1999. It is a passenger variant of the WAG-9 freight locomotive with a modified gear ratio to pull lighter loads at higher speeds. With an output of 6,125 hp, it is the most powerful passenger locomotive in the Indian Railways fleet, and the most numerous passenger locomotive in India. The WAP-7 is capable of hauling 24 coach trains at speeds . It also capable of hauling 26 coaches trains at speeds of 130 km/h. History The WAP-7 is largely used b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
WAP-5
The Indian locomotive class WAP-5 is a class of electric locomotives used by Indian Railways. The first ten locomotives were imported from Adtranz in Switzerland in 1995 and later manufactured by Chittaranjan Locomotive Works in India. On 3 July 2014, a WAP-5 set an Indian speed record by hauling a train between Delhi and Agra at a speed of . The locomotive has regenerative braking, flexible gear coupling, wheel-mounted disc brakes, and a potential for speed enhancement to . Braking systems include regenerative brakes, disc brakes, automatic train air brakes and a charged spring parking brake. Locomotive sheds Last updated:- June 2025 Variants In October 2015, a WAP-5A locomotive (no. 30086) was rolled-out with a gear ratio of 59:35:19 capable of speeds up to for trial runs. In March 2018, a WAP-5 locomotive (no. 30136) with an enhanced power output of was released which was later adopted as a standard based on successful trials. Some locomotives of this class are equip ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Electric Loco Shed, Howrah
Electric Loco Shed, Howrah is a motive power depot performing locomotive maintenance and repair facility for electric locomotives of the Indian Railways, located at Howrah of the Eastern Railway zone in West Bengal, India. It is one of the two electric locomotive sheds of the Eastern Railway, the others being at Asansol Junction railway station, Asansol (ASN). History Steam locomotive sheds used to exist at Howrah until the late 1970s. After Eastern Railway set a deadline to eliminate all steam locomotive operations by 1990, a push was given towards establishing electric locomotion as the primary motive power, and the steam locomotive sheds was decommissioned. To meet the needs of exponentially increasing rail traffic on the new continuous broad-gauge lines from Kolkata to rest of India with the completion of gauge conversion, the Howrah was selected by Indian Railways for a new electric locomotive shed. New electric locomotive shed was inaugurated in the late 2001s with In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Muri Junction Railway Station
Muri Junction, station code MURI, is the railway station serving the remote town of Muri in the Ranchi district in the Indian state of Jharkhand. Muri Junction belongs to the Ranchi division of the South Eastern Railway zone of the Indian Railways. History The Purulia–Ranchi line was opened as a narrow-gauge railway of BNR in 1907. In 1927, Bengal Nagpur Railway opened the Chandil–Barkakana section to traffic. The construction of the -long Chandrapura–Muri–Ranchi–Hatia line started in 1957 and was completed in 1961. Further extension The railways have proposed a Silli–Iloo line bypassing Muri after construction of which trains from can run to and without locomotive reversal at Muri, thus avoiding a delay of more than 30 minutes for an engine change at Muri. Facilities The major facilities available are waiting rooms, retiring room, computerized reservation facility, reservation counter, vehicle parking, etc. The vehicles are allowed to enter the station p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bokaro Steel City Railway Station
Bokaro Steel City Railway Station (station code:- BKSC) is a railway station on the Gomoh–Muri branch line and Adra–Bokaro Steel City branch line under Adra division of South Eastern Railways. It is located in Bokaro district in the Indian state of Jharkhand. It lies at the edge of Jharia Coalfield and serves Bokaro Steel City Bokaro, officially known as Bokaro Steel City (), is a large and Planned community, planned city in Jharkhand, India. It is the List of cities in Jharkhand by population, fourth most populous city in the state and one of the first planned cities ..., and the surrounding mining-industrial area. History The railway station and the surrounding areas were earlier called Marafari, in what was then Hazaribagh district. The surrounding areas are still referred to as Marafari. With the construction of the Bokaro Steel Plant, the railway station was renamed Bokaro Steel City. The construction of the long Chandrapura–Muri–Ranchi–Hatia line starte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chandrapura Junction Railway Station
Chandrapura is a census town in the Chandrapura CD block in the Bermo subdivision of the Bokaro district in the Indian state of Jharkhand. It is situated on the northern banks of the river Damodar. The town is well known for the Chandrapura Thermal Power Station, a thermal-coal based power generation unit of Damodar Valley Corporation (DVC) and De Nobili school which was established by Roberto de Nobili. The school is one of 16 schools supported by Damodar Valley Corporation, an Indian state-owned corporation. Chandrapura Thermal Power Station The Chandrapura Thermal Power Station has an installed power generation capacity of 500 MW.The power station earlier consisted of 3 units of 140MW each, constructed by General Electric (GE), now completely dismantled. At present only two units of 250 MW each, constructed by Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) are in working. The two new units were installed as a part of the expansion program of DVC's Power Project. BHEL had been co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dhanbad Junction Railway Station
Dhanbad Junction railway station, station code DHN, is a railway station of the Indian railway serving the city of Dhanbad, the headquarters of Dhanbad district in the Indian state of Jharkhand. It is the largest railway station in Jharkhand, handling over 100 trains and 100000+ passengers every day. It is one of the Top 100 booking stations of Indian Railways. Dhanbad is also the headquarters of the Dhanbad Rail Division of the East Central Railway zone. Grand Chord rail-line that connects Howrah and New Delhi passes through Dhanbad junction. Dhanbad is located at . It has an elevation of . One of the largest and busiest railway junctions, it is one of the most important stations on the Grand Chord. CIC rail line starts from Dhanbad and ends at Singrauli in Madhya Pradesh. Besides the CIC section there was a direct line to Ranchi which goes through Bokaro and Chandrapura. Most trains bound for Ranchi take this route. Dhanbad has a rail connectivity with the other major ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
