Hazaribagh Town railway station

Hazaribagh Town railway station (station code HZBN) serves the city of Hazaribagh in the state of Jharkhand. It belongs to East Central Railway of Dhanbad division and is located on NH100, Kumhar Toli in Hazaribagh district of Jharkhand state.

Hazaribagh Town
Indian Railways station
Hazaribagh Town railway station building
General information
Location	NH-100, Kud–Rewali, Hazaribagh, Jharkhand India
Coordinates	23°59′01″N 85°20′25″E / 23.9837°N 85.3402°E / 23.9837; 85.3402
Elevation	610 m (2,001 ft)
Owned by	Indian Railways
Operated by	East Central Railway
Line(s)	Koderma–Hazaribagh–Barkakana–Ranchi line
Platforms	3
Tracks	6
Construction
Parking	Available
Other information
Status	Functioning
Station code	HZBN
Zone(s)	East Central Railway
Division(s)	Dhanbad railway division
History
Opened	20 February 2015
Electrified	yes
Location
Hazaribagh Town railway station Location in Jharkhand

Geography

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Hazaribagh City
CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre, T: tourist centre, C: educational centre, F: facility
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly

Location

Hazaribagh Town railway station is located at 23°59′01″N 85°20′25″E / 23.9837°N 85.3402°E / 23.9837; 85.3402.

Railways around Hazaribagh
Legend
km   to Gaya on Asansol–Gaya section   0 Koderma     to Madhupur–Giridih–Koderma line Pipradih 8       5 Larbad Block Hut Urwan 14     9 Hirodih Barhi 23     17 Sarmantr Padma 35     21 Yadudih Kurhagada 42     26 Parsabad Kathautia 50     33 Dasara Katkamasandi 56     38 Chaube Kansar Nawadah 73     43 Keshwari Hazaribagh Town 80     48 Hazaribagh Road to Barkakana on Koderma–Barkakana line     to Dhanbad on Asansol–Gaya section

v t e Koderma–Hazaribagh–Barkakana-Ranchi line
Legend
km     Hatia–Rourkela line           Ranchi–Tori line to Tori   211 Ranchi Junction   207 Namkon       to Kandra (planned)   200 Tatisilwai       Netaji S.C.Bose Gomoh–Hatia line   191 Mesra   183 Hundur Halt   177 Jhanjhitoli Halt   170 Shanki   156 Daridag   Tunnel T1   147 Hehal   Tunnel T2   Tunnel T3   143 Sidhwar       Barkakana–Muri–Chandil line   137 Barkakana Junction         Barkakana–Son Nagar line     Damodar River   134 Arigada       Gomoh–Barkakana branch line   123 Kuju     NH 20   113 Mandu     NH 20   107 Charhi   90 Bes     Bandag Siding   80 Hazaribagh Town   73 Kansar Nawada     56 Katkamsandi         Barkakana–Son Nagar line           Ranchi–Tori line to Ranchi '       0 Tori         Barkakana–Son Nagar line     7 Biratoli     15 Kusmahi     19 Balumath     27 Bukru     32 Phulbasia     37 Manatu     42 Shivpoor     under construction       50/87 Kathautia   43 Kurhagada   35 Padma   23 Barhi     NH 19   Barakar River   14 Urwan   8 Pipradih         Asansol–Gaya section           Madhupur–Giridih–Koderma line       0 Koderma Junction         Asansol–Gaya section     to Tilaiya (planned)
Source: Google Maps Koderma–Barkakana Passenger

History

This line was announced in Railway Budget 1999 under the rule of Atal Bihari Vajpayee. After a 16 years, this dream was fulfilled on 20 February 2015. It was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi along with Jharkhand Governor Syed Ahmad, Chief Minister Raghubar Das, Union Railways Minister Suresh Prabhu, Union Minister of State for Railways Manoj Sinha, Union Minister of State for Finance and Hazaribagh MP Jayant Sinha.^[1] 57 km long Hazaribagh–Barkakana section was opened for passenger trains on 7 December 2016 by Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu in the presence of Chief Minister Raghubar Das.^[2] With this now 137 km section of Koderma–Hazaribagh–Ranchi rail project is functional up to Barkakana and only 66 km long Barkakana–Ranchi section remains incomplete which is expected to complete by end of 2020.

Cost of the Project

The project estimated cost for the full stretch between Koderma–Hazaribagh–Barkakana–Ranchi (total length of 200 kilometers) has an estimated cost of INR 3,000 crores. The railway stretch between Hazaribagh to Koderma, a 79.7 kilometer distance, incurred cost of INR 936 crores.^[3] During the inception of project in the year 1999, the estimated cost was around INR 332 crores, however over the period of time, the cost has been escalated to nearly INR 936 crores.^[4]

Future plans

The Hazaribagh Town railway station is an important railway station of Koderma Barkakana section. The deadline for project completion is set to be March 2018 deadline for Barkakana–Ranchi section. Amid security concerns in the Maoist-hit Ramgarh district the project has been provided with 24-hour security. Also a railway coal siding line has been constructed from Hazaribagh Town to Bandag.

References

1. "Hazaribagh Town railway station opens". 20 February 2015. Retrieved 21 February 2015.
2. "Hazaribagh-Barkakana railway line opened for traffic". Business Standard India. Press Trust of India. 7 December 2016.
3. "Modi to flag off Hazaribagh–Koderma Passenger Train from Hazaribagh Station on Feb 20". Retrieved 11 March 2015.
4. "PM TO INAUGURATE KODERMA–HAZARIBAGH RAIL LINE TODAY". Retrieved 11 March 2015.

External links

• Hazaribagh Town railway station at the India Rail Info
• Rail construction on track amid security

Preceding station	Indian Railways			Following station
Kanasar Nawada towards ?		East Central Railway zone Koderma–Ranchi section		Bes towards ?