Dhanbad–Chandrapura line

Dhanbad–Chandrapura line
Dhanbad–Chandrapura line
	Chandrapura railway station, the ending point of Dhanbad–Chandrapura rail line
Overview
Status	Restarted from 6th of February 2019
Owner	Indian Railways
Locale	Jharkhand
Termini	Dhanbad; Chandrapura;
Service
Type	Regional rail
Operator(s)	East Central Railway, South Eastern Railway
History
Opened	1894
Closed	2017
Reopened	2019
Technical
Track length	34 km (21 mi)
Number of tracks	2
Track gauge	5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) broad gauge
Electrification	1960–61 onwards with 25 kV AC overhead
Operating speed	80 kilometres per hour (50 mph)
Route map
Route map
	Barkakana–Netaji
	S.C.Bose Gomoh line
	to
	Barkakana
	Netaji S.C.Bose
	Gomoh–Hatia line
	to
	Bokaro
	50
	0
	34
	17
	Dhanbad-Chandrapura
	line
	Malkera–Kharkhari
	defunct loop line
	Asansol–Tatanagar–
	Kharagpur line
	to
	Talgaria
	Malkera-Katrasgarh
	defunct colliery line
	Kusunda–Jharia branch
	line (dismantled)
	Dhanbad–Jharia line
	former diamond crossing
	Madhupur–Giridih–Koderma line
	to New Giridih
	(under construction)
	Pradhankhunta–Pathardih
	line
	Dhanbad–Jharia–Pathardih
	line (dismantled)
	16
	3
	Asansol–Tatanagar–
	Kharagpur line
	to
	Bhojudih
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Dhanbad–Chandrapura line is a railway passing through Railways in Jharia Coalfield lying between the Dhanbad line on the north and the Chandrapura in the south. It remained temporarily closed due to fire and subsidence in Jharia & Raniganj Coal Fields. It was initially started as Dhanbad–Katras rail line and was extended up to Chandrapura in 1930. The first train in this route ran from Dhanbad to Katrasgarh. The rail line was laid late nineteenth century by extending the Grand Chord to Katrasgarh via Dhanbad in 1894. This line was opened in 1930.

The Netaji SC Bose Gomoh-Chandrapura-Dhanbad sector was electrified in 1986–87. The line was closed due to a mine fire reaching the tracks, thus making it unsafe for use. The railway also suspended good traffic on the line which has nine loading side of Bharat Coking Coal Limited. However, the line was reopened on 24 February 2019 due to agitations & protests by the people of the region.