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The Asansol–Adra–Tatanagar–Kharagpur line is part of
History
The
The closing years of the 19th century and the opening years of the 20th century were momentous for the area. 800 miles of East Coast Railway was built and opened for traffic between 1893 and 1896. The most vital sections of Bengal Nagpur Railway, Sini–Kharagpur–Kolaghat and Kharagpur–Cuttack, were opened to traffic in 1898–99. The Purulia–Ranchi branch was opened for traffic on 15 November 1907. BNR lines were extended to Gomoh, on EIR's main line, in 1907. The Mohuda–Chandrapura branch line was opened in 1913.[3]
A 40-mile branch line from Tatanagar to Gorumahisani was opened to traffic in 1911 mainly for transportation of iron ore.[3]
The Purulia–Ranchi line was opened as a narrow-gauge railway of BNR in 1907.[5]
Railway reorganization
The Bengal Nagpur Railway was nationalized in 1944.[3]Eastern Railway was formed on 14 April 1952 with the portion of East Indian Railway Company east of Mughalsarai and the Bengal Nagpur Railway.[6] In 1955, South Eastern Railway was carved out of Eastern Railway. It comprised lines mostly operated by BNR earlier.[6][7]
Steel plants and freight traffic
India's first integrated steel plant,
Although the
With four steel plants served by these lines South Eastern Railway transports bulk of the raw materials like coal and iron ore used by the steel industry. It loaded 61.24 million tonnes during the period April to September 2012.[12][13] Indian Railway handled 456 million tonnes of coal in 2011–12. It was the single largest item of freight traffic. It handled 104.71 million tonnes of iron ore in 2011–12.[14]
Electrification
The Asansol–Purulia, Purulia–Chakradharpur, Kandra–Gamharria and Sini–Adityapur sectors were electrified in 1961–62. The Tatanagar–Kharagpur sector was electrified in 1962–63.[15] The Tatanagar-Gorumahisani-Aunlajori sector of the Tatanagar-Gorumahisani-Aunlajori-Badampahar line was electrified in 2020-21.[16]
Passenger movement
References
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- ^ "Number 1 Down Mail". Railways of the Raj. Retrieved 19 February 2012.
- ^ a b c d "Major Events in the Formation of S.E. Railway". South Eastern Railway. Archived from the original on 1 April 2013. Retrieved 19 February 2012.
- ^ R. P. Saxena. "Indian Railway History Time line". Irse.bravehost.com. Archived from the original on 29 February 2012. Retrieved 4 January 2014.
- ^ "IR History: Part - III (1900 - 1947)". IRFCA. Retrieved 12 November 2012.
- ^ a b "Geography – Railway Zones". IRFCA. Retrieved 21 November 2012.
- ^ "IR History: Part - IV (1947 - 1970)". IRFCA. Retrieved 21 November 2012.
- ^ "A Century of Trust". Tata Steel. Archived from the original on 25 October 2012. Retrieved 10 November 2012.
- ^ "IISCO Steel Plant". Steel Authority of India Limited. Archived from the original on 7 November 2012. Retrieved 10 November 2012.
- ^ "Durgapur Steel Plant". Steel Authority of India Limited. Archived from the original on 7 November 2012. Retrieved 10 November 2012.
- ^ "Bokaro Steel Plant". Steel Authority of India Limited. Archived from the original on 7 November 2012. Retrieved 10 November 2012.
- ^ "South Eastern Railway reports 2.34% growth in freight loading in April-September 2012". The Economic Times. 4 October 2012. Retrieved 10 November 2012.
- ^ "Iron ore helps South Eastern Rly cross freight target". The Hindu Business Line, 19 August 2012. Retrieved 10 November 2012.
- ^ Sanyal, Santanu. "Coal continues to top Railway's freight list". The Hindu Business Line, 9 May 2012. Retrieved 10 November 2012.
- ^ "History of Electrification". IRFCA. Retrieved 24 April 2013.
- ^ "Electrification work in full swing in Tatanagar-Badampahar Section".
- ^ "Indian Railways Passenger Reservation Enquiry". Availability in trains for Top 100 Booking Stations of Indian Railways. IRFCA. Archived from the original on 10 May 2014. Retrieved 30 December 2012.