The Dumka–Bhagalpur line is an Indian railway line connecting on the

Jasidih–Dumka–Rampurhat line Jasidih–Dumka–Rampurhat line is a single broad gauge track from Jasidih in Deoghar District in Santhal Pargana division of Jharkhand state to Rampurhat in Birbhum District of West Bengal state. The line connects the cultural capital of Jhar ...

with on the

Sahibganj loop The Sahibganj loop is a railway line connecting Khana Junction and Kiul Junction. Originally a part of the Howrah–Delhi main line, it was opened to traffic in 1866. With the construction of a shorter railway line for a part of the route, th ...

. This track is under the jurisdiction of

Malda Division Malda Division is an administrative division within the Indian state of West Bengal. This division was earlier a part of Jalpaiguri division and was carved out from it in 2016. The headquarters and the largest city of the Malda Division is Malda ...

of Eastern Railway.

History

The Bhagalpur-Mandar Hill branch line was constructed in 189

The construction of a new Dumka–Bhagalpur railway line was taken up as an associated project of

to connect Dumka with Bhagalpur. The new railway line branches off from Dumka towards the north and connects with

Bhagalpur Bhagalpur, historically known as Champapuri, Champa Nagari, is a city in the Indian state of Bihar, situated on the southern bank of the Ganges river. It is the Bihar#Government and administration, third largest city of Bihar by population and ...

railway junction. The 51 km railway line from Bhagalpur to Banka and Mandar Hill already existed. The railway was extended from Mandar Hill to Hansdiha was inaugurated on 22 December 2012. The 14 km line from Dumka to Barapalasi station was commissioned in February 2014.''Passenger Train''
Times of India The remaining section from Barapalasi to

Hansdiha Hansdiha is a village in the Community development block of Saraiyahat in the Dumka Sadar subdivision of the Dumka district, Jharkhand state of India. Geography Location Hansdiha is located in the northeast region of Jharkhand and located ...

was opened for passenger trains on 28 September 2016. This line will serves as second alternative option for railway traffic to Howrah and Bhagalpur and decreases distance between Bhagalpur and Howrah by nearly 70 kilometres.

Trains

Passenger train services exist from to , and Godda. One express train named ''Kaviguru Express'' runs between and via Dumka. Banka–Rajendra Nagar Terminal Intercity Express and

Deoghar–Agartala Weekly Express The Deoghar–Agartala Weekly Express is an Express train belonging to Northeast Frontier Railway zone that runs between Deoghar Junction in Jharkhand, India and Agartala in Tripura, India. It is currently being operated with 15625/15626 train ...

run on Deoghar–Banka–Bhagalpur line. Godda–New Delhi

Humsafar Express Humsafar Express is a fully premium service with AC-3 Tier and Sleeper class accommodation having all the modern facilities designed and operated by Indian Railways. "Humsafar" is an Urdu word meaning "co-passenger" The first service was inaugu ...

is the only premium train which runs on this route and Ranchi Godda Exp runs as a triweekly service on this route, connecting Santhal Parganas to the national capital and Jharkhand's capital.

Further extension

The -long Jasidih–Hansdiha–Pirpainti line is under construction. As of April 2021, work is under progress on Mohanpur–Hansdiha and Godda–Pirpainti sections. The Hansdiha–Godda section was inaugurated on 8 April 2021 and a

runs weekly from Godda to New Delhi. This line is considered important to connect the

Godda district Godda district is one of the twenty-four districts of Jharkhand state in eastern India. It lies in the northeastern part of the state. The geographical area that now comprises Godda district used to be part of the erstwhile Santhal Parganas dis ...

in the

Santhal Pargana division Santhal Pargana division constitutes six district administration units known as the divisions of Jharkhand state in eastern India. Origin of name Santal Pargana derives its name from two words: " Santal", a major inhabited tribe in the region an ...

Jharkhand Jharkhand (; ) is a States and union territories of India, state in East India, 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 ...

with the rest of India. The Godda–Pakur line is also planne

References

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