Netaji S.C.Bose Gomoh–Hatia line

The Netaji S.C.Bose Gomoh–Hatia line is a railway line connecting NSC Bose Gomoh and Hatia in the Indian state of Jharkhand. It is under the jurisdiction of East Central Railway and South Eastern Railway.

Netaji S.C.Bose Gomoh–Hatia main line
Netaji S.C.Bose Gomoh–Hatia line passes through Bokaro Steel City
Overview
Status	Operational
Owner	Indian Railways
Locale	Jharkhand, West Bengal
Termini	NSC Bose Gomoh Hatia
Service
System	Double Electrified
Operator(s)	East Central Railway, South Eastern Railway
Rolling stock	WAP-7 of Tatanagar shed and Howrah shed, WAP-4 of Howrah shed, WAM-4 of Tatanagar Shed and Bokaro Shed and WDM-3A of Bokaro shed
History
Opened	1961
Technical
Line length	152 km (94 mi)
Track gauge	5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) broad gauge
Electrification	Yes
Operating speed	110 km/h (68 mph) km/h
Highest elevation	628 metres above the sea level
Route map Legend km Hatia–Rourkela line 156 150 Hatia Ranchi–Tori line to Tori Jn. 151 146 Argora 149 144 Ranchi 145 140 Namkom Kandra–Namkom line (planned) Hadap Ulida Bundu Tamar Rangamati Palgam Asansol–Tatanagar– Kharagpur line Kandra Asansol–Tatanagar– Kharagpur line 138 133 Tatisilwai Koderma–Hazaribagh- –Barkakana–Ranchi line 133 128 Gangaghat tracks split on hilly terrain 117 Kherwa Kocha 114 Jonha ( towards Muri DN trains only ) 121 Heslabera 113 Gautamdhara ( towards Ranchi UP trains only ) tracks split on hilly terrain 106 Burwadag 98 Kita 90 Silli Barkakana–Muri–Chandil line to Chandil 84 Muri Barkakana–Muri–Chandil line to Barkakana Subarnarekha River Jharkhand West Bengal 79 Tulin 72 Jhalida 66 Begunkodor 60 Kotshila to Purulia 55 Damrughutu 49 Pundag West Bengal Jharkhand 39 Radhagaon 32 Bokaro Steel City Bokaro Steel Plant Adra–Bokaro Steel City line 26 Tupkadih Damodar River 21 Rajabera Barkakana–Gomoh line Chandrapura Thermal Power Station 17 Chandrapura 21 Dugda Dhanbad–Chandrapura line 9 Telo 5 Kochargara Jamunia River Adra–Gomoh line 0 N.S.C Bose Gomoh Asansol Jn. · Gaya Jn. km

History

The 2 ft 6 in (762 mm)-wide narrow-gauge Purulia–Ranchi line was opened by Bengal Nagpur Railway in 1907.^[1][2]

In 1907 Adra was connected to the Grand Chord at Gomoh with a 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) wide [[5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) broad gauge|broad-gauge]] line.^[3] The construction of the 143 kilometres (89 mi) 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.^[2][4]

The narrow-gauge Purulia–Kotshila sector was converted to broad gauge in 1992.^[5]

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.^[6]

Loco sheds

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.^[7]

Bokaro Steel City has a diesel loco shed with WDM-2 and WDM-3A locos. It has a large yard for Bokaro Steel Plant.^[7]

Railway reorganisation

In 1952, Eastern Railway was formed with a portion of East Indian Railway Company, east of Mughalsarai and Bengal Nagpur Railway.^[8] In 1955, South Eastern Railway was carved out of Eastern Railway. It comprised lines mostly operated by BNR earlier.^[8][9] East Central Railway was created in 1996–97.^[10]

Some major trains on this route:-

• Purushottam Express
• Ranchi Rajdhani Express
• Bokaro Steel City–Bhubaneswar Garib Rath Express
• Bhubaneswar Rajdhani Express
• Howrah–Ranchi Shatabdi Express
• Odisha Sampark Kranti Express
• Jharkhand Sampark Kranti Express
• Sambalpur–Jammu Tawi Express
• Jharkhand Swarna Jayanti Express
• Tatanagar–Amritsar Jallianwalla Bagh Express
• Ahmedabad–Kolkata Express
• Shaktipunj Express
• Howrah–Bhopal Weekly Express
• 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