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 Bokaro district is one of the most industrialized zones in India. It is one of the twenty-four districts of the Jharkhand state, India. It was established in 1991 by carving out one subdivision consisting of two blocks from Dhanbad District a ...

in the Indian state of

Jharkhand Jharkhand (; ; ) is a state in eastern India. The state shares its border with the states of West Bengal to the east, Chhattisgarh to the west, Uttar Pradesh to the northwest, Bihar to the north and Odisha to the south. It has an area of . I ...

. It lies at the edge of Jharia Coalfield and serves Bokaro Steel City, and the surrounding mining-industrial area.

History

The railway station and the surrounding areas were earlier called Maraphari, in what was then Hazaribagh district. The surrounding areas are still referred to as Maraphari. With the construction of the Bokaro Steel Plant, the railway station was renamed Bokaro Steel City. Amongst the railway lines earlier laid in the area was the

Grand Chord Grand Chord is part of the Howrah–Gaya–Delhi line and Howrah–Allahabad–Mumbai line. It acts as a link between Sitarampur, (Asansol), (West Bengal) and Pt. Deen Dayal Upadhyay Junction, Uttar Pradesh, previously known as Mughalsarai Ju ...

East Indian Railway Company The East Indian Railway Company, operating as the East Indian Railway (reporting mark EIR), introduced railways to East India and North India, while the Companies such as the Great Indian Peninsula Railway, South Indian Railway, Bombay, Barod ...

which was opened in 1906. With the opening up of coalfields in the area between Gomoh and Barkakana, came the Gomoh–Barkakana line in 1927. The

Bengal Nagpur Railway The Bengal Nagpur Railway was one of the companies which pioneered development of the railways in eastern and central India. It was succeeded first by Eastern Railway and subsequently by South Eastern Railway. History The opening of the ...

built the line from Nagpur to Asansol and opened it for goods traffic in 1891. The line was extended to Gomoh in 1907 and the Mohuda–Chandrapura link came in 1913. The construction of the long Chandrapura–Muri–Ranchi–Hatia line started in 1957 and was completed in 1961.

Distance

It takes 20 minutes to travel from Bokaro Steel City Railway Station to City Centre. Approximate driving distance between Bokaro Steel City Railway Station and City Centre is 20 km. Travel time refers to the time taken if the distance is covered by a car.

Electrification

Railway lines in the Bokaro area (including Bokaro Steel City Yard) were electrified in 1986–89.

Loco shed and yard

Diesel Loco Shed, BKSC - Also large yard for Bokaro Steel Plant, having

WDM-2 The Indian locomotive class WDM-2 is a class of diesel-electric locomotive that was developed in 1962 by American Locomotive Company (ALCO) for Indian Railways. The model name stands for broad gauge (W), Diesel (D), Mixed traffic (M) engine, ...

WDM-3A The Indian locomotive class WDM-3A is a class of diesel–electric locomotive that was developed in 1993 by Banaras Locomotive Works (BLW), Varanasi for Indian Railways. The model name stands for broad gauge (W), Diesel (D), Mixed traffic (M ...

WDG-3A The Indian locomotive class WDG-3A is a class of diesel-electric locomotive that was developed in 1994 by Banaras Locomotive Works (BLW),Varanasi for Indian Railways. The model name stands for broad-gauge (W), Diesel (D), Goods traffic (G) engin ...

WDS-6 The Indian locomotive class WDS-6 is a diesel-electric locomotive used by the Indian Railways mainly for shunting and also for performing departmental duties. The model name stands for broad gauge (W), Diesel (D), Shunting (S) engine, 6th genera ...

loco. Loco spotted in a distinctive green/red livery. Current holding of 66 (WDM2-29, WDM3A-20, WDG3A-21, WDS6-12) locos (10/13) for

Bokaro Steel Plant Bokaro Steel Plant (BSL) is located in the Bokaro district of Jharkhand. It is the fourth integrated public sector steel plant in India built with Soviet help. It was incorporated as a limited company in 1964. It was later merged with the state ...

and other purpose. Electric Loco Shed, Bokaro Steel City - New shed commissioned in 2011 with WAG-5 transferred from other sheds. Holds a few WAG-7 as well. Current holding capacity is 100 (

WAG-7 The Indian locomotive class WAG-7 is a class of 25 kV AC electric locomotives that was developed in 1990 by Chittaranjan Locomotive Works for Indian Railways. The model name stands for broad gauge (W), alternating current (A), goods traffic (G ...

-66,

WAG-9 The Indian locomotive class WAG-9 is a class of 25 kV AC electric locomotives that was developed in 1995 by ABB Group (ABB) for Indian Railways. The model name stands for broad gauge (W), AC Current (A), Goods traffic (G), 9th generation (9) ...

-44) Locos.

Amenities

*Bokaro Steel City railway station has 5 double-bedded non-AC retiring rooms and a four-bedded dormitory. *On platform 1, IRCTC has opened a new food court. *Bokaro station has a fully air-conditioned upper class waiting hall and non-ac second class waiting hall at platform no.1. *Vegetarian and Non-vegetarian canteen on platform no.1. *Cloak Room in parcel office adjacent to platform no.1. *Mobile charging points on all platforms. *Cold water booth on all platforms. *PCO/STD/ISD on all platforms.

Trains

Mail/Express *20839/40 Ranchi Rajdhani Express *22823/24

Bhubaneswar Rajdhani Express ''Bhubaneswar Rajdhani Express'' is a Rajdhani Express train starting from Bhubaneswar, the capital and largest city of the Indian state of Odisha to the final destination of New Delhi, which serves as the capital of India. Currently, there ar ...

*12019/20

Howrah–Ranchi Shatabdi Express The 12019 / 20 Howrah–Ranchi Junction Shatabdi Express is a Superfast Express train of the Shatabdi Express category belonging to Indian Railways – Eastern Railway zone that runs between and in India. It operates as train number 12019 fr ...

*12831/32 Dhanbad–Bhubaneswar Garib Rath Express *12365/66 Ranchi–Patna

Jan Shatabdi Express The Jan Shatabdi Express is a more affordable and economical version of the Shatabdi Express''.'' The word 'Jan' refers to common people. Being an economical version of the Shatabdi Express, it provides the passenger with Air Conditioned Chair ...

*12801/02 Puri–New Delhi Purushottam Express *12875/76 Puri–Delhi Anand Vihar

Neelachal Express The 12875 / 12876 Neelachal Express is a tri-weekly train which runs between in Odisha and Anand Vihar Terminal railway station. It is one of the oldest train that connects Puri to Anand Vihar Terminal. The main towns along the route are Bhub ...

*22805/06 Bhubneshwar–New Delhi Superfast Express *13351/52

Dhanbad–Alappuzha Express The 13351 / 13352 Dhanbad–Alappuzha Express is an Express train belonging to East Central Railway zone that runs between and in India. It is currently being operated with 13351/13352 train numbers on a daily basis, earlier it runs between Bo ...

*18103/04 Tatanagar–Amritsar Jallianwalabagh Express *12817/18 Hatia–Delhi Anand Vihar Terminal Jharkhand Swarna Jayanti Express *12825/26 Ranchi–New Delhi Jharkhand Sampark Kranti Express *12365/66 Patna–Ranchi Jan Shatabdi Express *17005/06 Raxaul–Hyderabad Express *17007/08 Darbhanga–Secunderabad Express *18609/10 Ranchi–Mumbai LTT Express *18621/22 Hatia–Patna Patliputra Express *18623/24 Hatia–Patna–Islampur Express *18625/26 Hatia–Patna–Purnia Court Express *18627/28 Ranchi–Howrah Intercity Express *15027/28 Hatia–Gorakhpur

Maurya Express The 15027 / 15028 Maurya Express is an Express train belonging to North Eastern Railway zone that runs between and in India. It is currently being operated with 15027/15028 train numbers on a daily basis. Due to the closure of Dhanbad–Cha ...

*18618/19 Ranchi–Dumka Intercity Express *15660/61 Kamakhya–Ranchi Express *13425/26 Surat–Malda Town Express *13304/05 Ranchi–Dhanbad Intercity Express *13403/04 Ranchi–Bhagalpur

Vananchal Express The Vananchal Express is an Express trains in India, Express train belonging to Eastern Railway zone that runs between and in India. It is currently being operated with 13403/13404 train numbers on a daily basis. this train is also remembered ...

*18603/04 Ranchi–Bhagalpur Express *18605/06 Ranchi–Jaynagar Express *13319/20

Deoghar–Ranchi Intercity Express The 13319 / 20 Dumka - Ranchi Junction Intercity Express is a Intercity express train belonging to Indian Railways East Central Railway zone that runs between and in India. It operates as train number 13319 from to and as train number 13320 ...

Passenger train *58014/15

Bokaro Steel City–Howrah Fast Passenger Bokaro may refer to: * Bokaro Steel City, an industrial city in Jharkhand, India * Bokaro district, in Jharkhand, India * Bokaro (Thermal), a census town of Bokaro in Jharkhand, India * Bokaro (Vidhan Sabha constituency) * Bokaro River, a river in t ...

*63591/92

Bokaro Steel City–Asansol MEMU Bokaro may refer to: * Bokaro Steel City, an industrial city in Jharkhand, India * Bokaro district, in Jharkhand, India * Bokaro (Thermal), a census town of Bokaro in Jharkhand, India * Bokaro (Vidhan Sabha constituency) * Bokaro River, a river in t ...

*63595/96

*58033/34 Bokaro Steel City–Ranchi Passenger *53341/42 Dhanbad–Muri Passenger *68019/20 Jhargram–Chandrapura MEMU *53061/62 Barddhaman–Hatia Passenger *53335/36 Dhanbad–Ranchi Passenger

References

External links

Trains at Bokaro Steel City
{{North Chotanagpur Division topics Railway stations in Bokaro district Adra railway division Bokaro Steel City