Hazaribagh Road is a railway station on the
Grand Chord
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line of
East Central Railway
The East Central Railway (abbreviated ECR) is one of the 19 railway zones in India. It is headquartered at Hajipur and comprises Sonpur, Samastipur, Danapur, Pt. Deen Dayal Upadhyaya, and Dhanbad divisions.
History
First set up on 8 ...
. The place is locally known as Sariya (or Suriya), in
Sariya CD Block in
Bagodar-Saria subdivision
Bagodar-Saria subdivision is an administrative subdivision of the Giridih district in the state of Jharkhand, India
India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, ...
in
Giridih district
Giridih district is one of the twenty-four districts of Jharkhand state, India, and Giridih is the administrative headquarters of this district. As of 2011 it is the third most populous district of Jharkhand (out of 24), after Ranchi and Dhanba ...
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 ...
.
Geography
Hazaribagh Road or Saria is located at .
Bagodar on
National Highway 19
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* Asian Highway 19
* European route E19
* European route E019
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* Alberta Highway 19
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(old numbering NH 2) /
Grand Trunk Road
The Grand Trunk Road (formerly known as Uttarapath, Sarak-e-Azam, Shah Rah-e-Azam, Badshahi Sarak, and Long Walk) is one of Asia's oldest and longest major roads. For at least 2,500 years it has linked Central Asia to the Indian subcontinent. ...
is and
Hazaribagh
Hazaribagh is a city and a municipal corporation in Hazaribagh district in the Indian state of Jharkhand. It is the divisional headquarters of North Chotanagpur division. It is considered as a health resort and is also popular for Hazaribag ...
is from Hazaribagh Road.
History
With the extension of railways to
Barakar in 1856, that town became the railhead for the vast hinterland that lay beyond it. In 1871, was connected to
Madhupur on the
Howrah–Delhi main line
The Howrah–Delhi main line is a railway line connecting Delhi and Kolkata cutting across northern India. The railway line was opened to traffic in 1866 with the introduction of the "1 Down/2 Up Mail" train.
Sections
The long trunk line, ha ...
, through a branch line. Giridih served as the railhead for
Hazaribagh
Hazaribagh is a city and a municipal corporation in Hazaribagh district in the Indian state of Jharkhand. It is the divisional headquarters of North Chotanagpur division. It is considered as a health resort and is also popular for Hazaribag ...
and other places in the area till the Grand Chord line was laid. Hazaribagh Road station, along with the Grand Chord, was opened in February 1907 (1906 according to some railway related sources). While both Hazaribngh Road and were connected with Hazaribagh by metalled roads and they were about equally distant from what was then the headquarters of a large district. Hazaribagh Road was, however, the station ordinarily used, as it was considerably nearer to Kolkata.
Electrification
The Gomoh–Koderma sector was electrified in 1961–62.
References
External links
Train arrivals at Hazaribagh Road
{{North Chotanagpur Division topics
Dhanbad railway division
Railway stations in Giridih district
Railway stations opened in 1907
Hazaribagh