The Ondal-Baboissola Railway was constructed by the Tarkessur Railway Company in 1863 and was opened to traffic on 1864. The lines were worked upon by East Indian Railway Company till 1914 before the Tarkessur Railway Company was acquired by the State in 1915 & incorporated with EIR following which this line became a part of the EIR network. The original line opened from Andal (Ondal) to Tapasi via Baboissola (Babuisol, near Andal) & Mangalpur on 1863. This was further extended to Rupnarayanpur on the Howrah–Delhi main line via Ikrah, Churulia & Gaurangdi on 1894–95.[1]
The Tapasi-Barabani Chord line was completed between 1908–15 to serve the numerous collieries in the area.[1]
Post independence, the Ikrah-Churulia-Gaurangdi-Rupnarayanpur section suffered heavy losses due to which services were withdrawn by Eastern Railway in 1988. The line was scrapped by iron mafias and a mine was setup by dismantling the tracks in 1995.
Branch linesedit
There are two branch lines in this section. The first is the Tapasi-Barabani Chord section. This primarily serves the coalfields of the Sripur Area & Satgram Area and is used by freight trains, The other is the Ikrah-Churulia-Gaurangdi-Rupnarayanpur section. This track was dismantled. A new line was proposed in the railway budget of 2011 between Barabani & Churulia.[2]
Electrificationedit
Electrification of the Andal-Barabani-Sitarampur section was sanctioned in the rail budget for 2011–12, and was completed in 2017.[3][4]
Referencesedit
^ abc"Administration Report on Railways 1918 page 54". Retrieved 23 September 2021.
^"Speech of Mamata Banerjee introducing the Railway Budget 2011-12 25th February 2011" (PDF). (PDF) from the original on 9 July 2020. Retrieved 23 September 2021.
^"Electrification of new rail sections". Press Information Bureau. Retrieved 28 November 2011.
^"CAG Report on Railways pg 22" (PDF). Retrieved 23 September 2021.
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andal, sitarampur, loop, line, railway, line, connecting, andal, sitarampur, bardhaman, asansol, section, howrah, delhi, main, line, with, each, other, this, kilometres, track, under, jurisdiction, eastern, railway, this, track, primarily, serves, northern, co. The Andal Sitarampur loop line is a railway line connecting Andal amp Sitarampur on the Bardhaman Asansol section of the Howrah Delhi main line with each other This 41 kilometres 25 mi track is under the jurisdiction of Eastern Railway This track primarily serves the northern coalfield areas of the Paschim Bardhaman district in the Indian state of West Bengal Andal Sitarampur loop lineOverviewStatusOperationalOwnerIndian RailwaysLocaleWest BengalTerminiAndalSitarampur JunctionStations10ServiceTypeElectricSystemBroad gaugeOperator s Eastern RailwayHistoryOpened1864TechnicalLine length41 km 25 mi Track gauge5 ft 6 in 1 676 mm broad gaugeElectrificationYesOperating speedup to 100 km h 62 mph Route mapLegendkmBardhaman Asansol sectionAndal Marshalling Yard0 AndalBardhaman Asansol sectionNH 19Andal Sainthia branch line8 SonacharaParasea CollieryBahula CollieryChora CollieryBanshra SidingKunustoria CollieryBelbaid Colliery12 TapasiSuper Smelters Ltd SidingsSripur CollieryAdjoy II CollieryBhanora Colliery15 Ikra Junction20 Jamuriaformer Ikrah Churulia Rupnarayanpur line dismantled Barabani Churulia line planned 27 Barabani33 ChinchuriaBardhaman Asansol section41 SitarampurAsansol Gaya sectionAsansol Patna sectionChuruliaGaurangdidismantled connectionto Gaurangdi53 RupnarayanpurAsansol Patna sectionkm Contents 1 History 2 Branch lines 3 Electrification 4 ReferencesHistory editThe Ondal Baboissola Railway was constructed by the Tarkessur Railway Company in 1863 and was opened to traffic on 1864 The lines were worked upon by East Indian Railway Company till 1914 before the Tarkessur Railway Company was acquired by the State in 1915 amp incorporated with EIR following which this line became a part of the EIR network The original line opened from Andal Ondal to Tapasi via Baboissola Babuisol near Andal amp Mangalpur on 1863 This was further extended to Rupnarayanpur on the Howrah Delhi main line via Ikrah Churulia amp Gaurangdi on 1894 95 1 The Ikrah Barabani branch line opened on 1894 This further extended to Sitarampur on the Bardhaman Asansol section in 1902 1 The Tapasi Barabani Chord line was completed between 1908 15 to serve the numerous collieries in the area 1 Post independence the Ikrah Churulia Gaurangdi Rupnarayanpur section suffered heavy losses due to which services were withdrawn by Eastern Railway in 1988 The line was scrapped by iron mafias and a mine was setup by dismantling the tracks in 1995 Branch lines editThere are two branch lines in this section The first is the Tapasi Barabani Chord section This primarily serves the coalfields of the Sripur Area amp Satgram Area and is used by freight trains The other is the Ikrah Churulia Gaurangdi Rupnarayanpur section This track was dismantled A new line was proposed in the railway budget of 2011 between Barabani amp Churulia 2 Electrification editElectrification of the Andal Barabani Sitarampur section was sanctioned in the rail budget for 2011 12 and was completed in 2017 3 4 References edit a b c Administration Report on Railways 1918 page 54 Retrieved 23 September 2021 Speech of Mamata Banerjee introducing the Railway Budget 2011 12 25th February 2011 PDF Archived PDF from the original on 9 July 2020 Retrieved 23 September 2021 Electrification of new rail sections Press Information Bureau Retrieved 28 November 2011 CAG Report on Railways pg 22 PDF Retrieved 23 September 2021 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Andal Sitarampur loop line amp oldid 1177367001, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
