Hazaribagh Road railway station

Hazaribagh Road is a railway station on the Grand Chord line of East Central Railway.^[1] The place is locally known as Sariya (or Suriya), in Sariya CD Block in Bagodar-Saria subdivision in Giridih district in the Indian state of Jharkhand.^[2]

Hazaribagh Road
Indian Railways station
Hazaribagh Road railway station platform
General information
Location	Sariya, Giridih district, Jharkhand India
Coordinates	24°10′28″N 85°53′30″E
Elevation	330 metres (1,080 ft)
Line(s)	Grand Chord Asansol–Gaya section Howrah–Gaya–Delhi line Howrah–Allahabad–Mumbai line
Platforms	4
Connections	Bus service to Hazaribagh
Construction
Structure type	Standard (on-ground station)
Parking	Available
Other information
Status	Functioning
Station code	HZD
Zone(s)	East Central Railway
Division(s)	Dhanbad
History
Opened	1906
Electrified	1961–62
Previous names	East Indian Railway, Eastern Railway
Location Hazaribagh Road railway station Location in Jharkhand

v t e Dhanbad–Koderma line
Legend
km to Asansol–Gaya section of the Grand Chord to Tilaiya (under construction) 56 Koderma to Hazaribagh & Barkakana to Giridih & Madhupur 8 Hirodih 16 Samatanr 21 Jadudih 25 Parsabad Barakar River 36 Chaube 47 Hazaribagh Road 57 Chichaki 65 Chaudhuribandh to New Giridih (proposed) 74 Parasnath Parasnath Hill 1350 m 1476 yd NH 2 Grand Trunk Road 82 Nimiaghat 92 Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Gomoh to Barkakana and Hatia 101 Matari 106 Nichitpur to Katrasgarh ( Jharia Coalfield rail network ) 112 Tetulmari 117 Bhuli halt to Jharia ( Jharia Coalfield rail network ) 121 Dhanbad to Asansol–Gaya section of the Grand Chord km
Sources: Google maps Indian Railway Time Table (Indiarailinfo) Hatia-Bardhaman Passenger 53062 Gomoh-Barkakana Passenger 461EC

Geography

Hazaribagh Road or Saria is located at 24°10′28″N 85°53′30″E.

Bagodar on National Highway 19 (old numbering NH 2) / Grand Trunk Road is 13 kilometres (8.1 mi) and Hazaribagh is 64 kilometres (40 mi) 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, Giridih was connected to Madhupur on the Howrah–Delhi main line, through a branch line. Giridih served as the railhead for Hazaribagh 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 Hazaribagh Road and Koderma 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. Now that Hazaribagh town is on Indian Railways map after the completion of Koderma–Hazaribagh–Barkakana–Ranchi line, there have been demands to rename Hazaribagh Road railway station as "Sariya" railway station.^[3][4]

Electrification

The Gomoh–Koderma sector was electrified in 1961–62.^[5]