The Netaji S.C.Bose Gomoh–Hatia line is a railway line connecting
NSC Bose Gomoh and in the Indian state of
Jharkhand. It is under the jurisdiction of
East Central Railway and
South Eastern Railway.
History
The -wide
narrow-gauge Purulia–Ranchi line was opened by
Bengal Nagpur Railway in 1907.
In 1907 was connected to the
Grand Chord at
Gomoh
Gomoh (better known as Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Junction Gomoh) is a census town in Topchanchi CD Block Dhanbad Sadar subdivision of Dhanbad district in the Indian state of Jharkhand. It has a major railway junction, which was renamed ...
with a wide
broad gauge">broad-gauge line. The construction of the 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.
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The narrow-gauge Purulia–Kotshila sector was converted to broad gauge in 1992.
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Electrification
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.
Loco sheds
Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Gomoh railway station">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 prestigious Howrah Rajdhani Express.[
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Railway reorganisation
In 1952, Eastern Railway was formed with a portion of East Indian Railway Company, east of Mughalsarai and Bengal Nagpur Railway.[ East Central Railway was created in 1996–97.]Purushottam Express
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*Ranchi Rajdhani Express
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* Bhubaneswar Rajdhani Express
* Howrah–Ranchi Shatabdi Express
* Odisha Sampark Kranti Express
*Jharkhand Sampark Kranti Express
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Service
Twice weekly from Ranchi to New Delhi, the capital of India, via the Gra ...
*Sambalpur–Jammu Tawi Express
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Service
The 18309/Samb ...
* Jharkhand Swarna Jayanti Express
*Tatanagar–Amritsar Jallianwalla Bagh Express
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* Ahmedabad–Kolkata Express
*Shaktipunj Express
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*Howrah–Bhopal Weekly Express
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* Ranchi–New Delhi Garib Rath Express
* Sambalpur–Varanasi Express
* Ranchi–Kamakhya Express
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
External links
Trains at NSC Bose GomohTrains at Bokaro Steel CityTrains at MuriTrains at Ranchi
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Rail transport in Jharkhand
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