Haldia dock complex handled 31.015 million tonnes of traffic in 2011–12.[8] Haldia Refinery, one of the eight operating refineries of Indian Oil Corporation, was commissioned in 1975.[9]Haldia Petrochemicals, a modern naphtha based petrochemical complex and the second-largest project of its kind in India, has been a catalyst for the development of a large number of downstream industries.[10]
Historyedit
Bengal Nagpur Railway opened to traffic its main line from Nagpur to Asansol in 1891. Sini, on the Nagpur–Asansol line, was connected to Kharagpur and Kolaghat in 1898–99. The Kharagpur-Cuttack section was also opened the same year. The Kolaghat-Howrah track was completed in 1899–1900. Kharagpur was connected to Howrah with the opening of the Rupnarayan bridge on 19 April 1900.[11]
The Panskura–Durgachak line was opened in 1968, at a time when Haldia Port was being constructed. It was subsequently extended to Haldia. Haldia Dock Complex, a part of Kolkata Port Trust, was commissioned in 1977.[11][12]
The Howrah–Kharagpur line was electrified in 1967–69. The Panskura–Haldia line was electrified in 1974–76. Santragachi–Bankaranayabaj sector was electrified in 1984–85. All lines were electrified with 25 kV AC overhead system.[14] EMU train services between Panskura and Haldia introduced in 1976 and direct EMU services between Howrah and Haldia in 1979.[11]
New linesedit
Indian Railways propose to lay a new line connecting Sealdah and Haldia, with the distance being shorter by 70 km than the Howrah–Haldia track.[15]
There is a plan to connect Digha to Jaleswar on the Kharagpur–Puri line.[16]
The Howrah–Kharagpur stretch has three lines.[17] There is a plan to build a fourth line for the Santragachi–Panskura–Kharagpur stretch.[16]
Car and loco shedsedit
There are EMU car sheds at Tikiapara (for Howrah), Panskura and Kharagpur. Kharagpur has a diesel loco shed which houses WDM-2, WDM-3A and WDM-3B locos. Nimpura (for Kharagpur) has an electric loco shed. Santragachi has an electric loco shed and also an outstation trip shed. It houses WAP-4 and WAP-7 locos and can take in 50+ locos. Santragachi also has arrangements for rake maintenance. Kharagpur has workshops for loco, carriage and wagon overhaul.[18]
Speed limitsedit
The main line is classified as a "Group A" line which can take speeds up to 160 km/h. The branch lines have speed limits within 100 km/h.[19]
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External linksedit
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The Howrah Kharagpur line is part of the Howrah Nagpur Mumbai line Howrah Chennai main line and Kolkata Suburban Railway Howrah Kharagpur line including Tamluk Digha amp Tamluk Haldia branch lines EMU train running on Howrah Kharagpur lineOverviewStatusOperationalOwnerIndian RailwaysLocaleWest BengalTerminiHowrahKharagpurServiceServicesHowrah Nagpur Mumbai line and Howrah Chennai main line Kolkata Suburban RailwayOperator s South Eastern RailwayDepot s Tikiapara Santragachi Panskura KharagpurHistoryOpened1900TechnicalTrack lengthMain line 115 km 71 mi Branch lines Mecheda Haldia 81 km 50 mi Tamluk Digha 94 km 58 mi Number of tracks3 Howrah Panskura 3 Panskura Kharagpur 2 Panskura Rajgoda Track gauge5 ft 6 in 1 676 mm broad gaugeElectrificationMain line 25 kV AC overhead system in 1967 69Operating speedMain line 130 km h 81 mph Route mapLegend km Asansol Tatanagar Kharagpur line Kharagpur Puri line Kharagpur Bankura Adra line Kalaikunda Kharagpur Bankura Adra line Nimpura Nimpura Through Yard Nimpura Goods Yard Girimaidan Hijli Kharagpur Puri line 0 Kharagpur NH 60 7 Jakpur 13 Madpur 19 Shyam Chak 24 Balichak 27 Duan 30 Radhamohanpur 35 Haur 39 Khirai km Kangsabati River 44 Panskura Raghunathbari 20 to Ghatal planned Rajgoda 28 48 Narayan Pakuria Murail Saheed Matangini 33 51 Bhogpur Tamluk 360 0 54 Nandaigajan Nandakumar 10 57 Mecheda Nandakumar Balaipandanew line planned 43 Keshabpur Chak Simulia 49 Satish Samanta Halt Bargoda 51 Mahishadal Moyna 60 Barda Balaipanda 66 Basulya Sutahata NH 41 Haldia Energy Power Station Haldi River 71 Durgachak Lavan Satyagrah Smarak 21 HPCL Siding Deshapran 33 Indorama Checmicals Siding Deshapran Kendamarinew line planned Gholpukur 74 Durgachak Town New Krishnanagar 77 Silpaprabesh Hampigram Haldia Industrial Belt Nandigram Kendamari Henria 39 Haldia Dock Complex Nachinda 52 Kanthi 63 79 Bandar ICF Haldia Sitalpur 69 81 Haldia Sujalpur 71 Ashapurna Devi 76 Kolaghat ThermalPower Station Badalpur 78 60 Kolaghat Kanthi Egra newline planned Rupnarayan River Raipur 64 Deulti Satmile 67 Ghoraghata Paschimbatya 70 Bagnan Balighai Bagnan Amtaline planned Egra Damodar River Bhatda 78 Kulgachia Dubda 79 Bir Shibpur Paniparul Road Pujali Uluberialine planned Depal 83 Uluberia Champa River 85 Phuleswar Ramnagar Bengal 86 88 Chengel Egra Digha newline planned Fort Gloster Jute Mill Tikra 88 91 Bauria Digha Jaleswarline planned 95 Nalpur Digha 94 Ambuja Cement 97 Abada Sankrail Goods yard 99 Sankrail Delta Jute Mill 103 Andul 105 Mourigram Santragachi Amtabranch line Hindustan Industriesand Engineering 108 Santragachi Padmapukur NH 12 Kona Expressway Guest Keen Williams 109 Ramrajatala 111 Dasnagar Shalimar Shalimarrail yard 112 Tikiapara Howrah Bardhaman main line amp Howrah Bardhaman chord 115 Howrah km Sources 1 2 3 4 Contents 1 Geography 2 History 2 1 Electrification 3 New lines 4 Car and loco sheds 5 Speed limits 6 Railway reorganization 7 Passenger movement 8 References 9 External linksGeography editThe line runs through the plains of West Bengal From Howrah it is first the Gangetic Plains and then the basins of the Damodar Rupnarayan and Kangsabati thereby traversing Howrah Purba Medinipur and Paschim Medinipur districts 5 6 Kolaghat Thermal Power Station with its six tall chimneys one for each of the 210 MW units is a landmark on this line 7 Haldia dock complex handled 31 015 million tonnes of traffic in 2011 12 8 Haldia Refinery one of the eight operating refineries of Indian Oil Corporation was commissioned in 1975 9 Haldia Petrochemicals a modern naphtha based petrochemical complex and the second largest project of its kind in India has been a catalyst for the development of a large number of downstream industries 10 History editBengal Nagpur Railway opened to traffic its main line from Nagpur to Asansol in 1891 Sini on the Nagpur Asansol line was connected to Kharagpur and Kolaghat in 1898 99 The Kharagpur Cuttack section was also opened the same year The Kolaghat Howrah track was completed in 1899 1900 Kharagpur was connected to Howrah with the opening of the Rupnarayan bridge on 19 April 1900 11 The Panskura Durgachak line was opened in 1968 at a time when Haldia Port was being constructed It was subsequently extended to Haldia Haldia Dock Complex a part of Kolkata Port Trust was commissioned in 1977 11 12 The Tamluk Digha line was opened in 2004 13 Electrification edit The Howrah Kharagpur line was electrified in 1967 69 The Panskura Haldia line was electrified in 1974 76 Santragachi Bankaranayabaj sector was electrified in 1984 85 All lines were electrified with 25 kV AC overhead system 14 EMU train services between Panskura and Haldia introduced in 1976 and direct EMU services between Howrah and Haldia in 1979 11 New lines editIndian Railways propose to lay a new line connecting Sealdah and Haldia with the distance being shorter by 70 km than the Howrah Haldia track 15 There is a plan to connect Digha to Jaleswar on the Kharagpur Puri line 16 The Howrah Kharagpur stretch has three lines 17 There is a plan to build a fourth line for the Santragachi Panskura Kharagpur stretch 16 Car and loco sheds editThere are EMU car sheds at Tikiapara for Howrah Panskura and Kharagpur Kharagpur has a diesel loco shed which houses WDM 2 WDM 3A and WDM 3B locos Nimpura for Kharagpur has an electric loco shed Santragachi has an electric loco shed and also an outstation trip shed It houses WAP 4 and WAP 7 locos and can take in 50 locos Santragachi also has arrangements for rake maintenance Kharagpur has workshops for loco carriage and wagon overhaul 18 Speed limits editThe main line is classified as a Group A line which can take speeds up to 160 km h The branch lines have speed limits within 100 km h 19 Railway reorganization editThe Bengal Nagpur Railway was nationalized in 1944 11 Eastern Railway was formed on 14 April 1952 with the portion of East Indian Railway Company east of Mughalsarai and the Bengal Nagpur Railway 20 In 1955 South Eastern Railway was carved out of Eastern Railway It comprised lines mostly operated by BNR earlier 20 21 Amongst the new zones started in April 2003 were East Coast Railway and South East Central Railway Both these railways were carved out of South Eastern Railway 20 Passenger movement editHowrah and Kharagpur on this line are amongst the top hundred booking stations of Indian Railway 22 References edit Google Maps Kharagpur Howrah Local 38606 Indiarailinfo Howrah Haldia Local 68689 38089 Indiarailinfo Santragachi Digha EMU 78001 68687 Indiarailinfo Howrah District 1909 IRFCA Retrieved 10 April 2013 Guha Abhijit 2007 Land Law and the Left The Saga of Disempowerment of the Peasantry in the Era of Colonisation Concept Publishing Company New Delhi ISBN 9788180693984 Retrieved 10 April 2013 a href Template Cite book html title Template Cite book cite book a work ignored help Kolaghat Thermal Power Station The West Bengal Power Development Corporation Limited Retrieved 10 April 2013 Cargo Statistics Kolkata Port Trust Archived from the original on 5 September 2013 Retrieved 10 April 2013 Haldia Refinery near Kolkata West Bengal Indian Oil Corporation Retrieved 10 April 2013 Haldia Archived from the original on 3 December 2013 Retrieved 10 April 2013 a b c d Major events in formation of S E Railway South Eastern Railway Archived from the original on 1 April 2013 Retrieved 10 April 2013 Haldia PDF Indian Railways Archived from the original PDF on 21 January 2013 Retrieved 10 April 2013 Digha Trip Report IRFCA Retrieved 10 April 2013 History of Electrification IRFCA Retrieved 10 February 2013 Rail survey on new port route The Telegraph 28 June 2011 Archived from the original on 3 July 2011 Retrieved 10 April 2013 a b Upcoming projects in South Eastern Railway South Eastern Railway Archived from the original on 1 April 2013 Retrieved 10 April 2013 Howrah Pune AC Duronto Express India Rail Info Archived from the original on 18 November 2015 Retrieved 10 April 2013 Sheds and Workshops IRFCA Retrieved 10 April 2013 Chapter II The Maintenance of Permanent Way Archived from the original on 3 December 2013 Retrieved 10 April 2013 a b c Geography Railway Zones IRFCA Retrieved 10 April 2013 IR History Part IV 1947 1970 IRFCA Retrieved 10 April 2013 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 10 April 2013 External links editTrains at Howrah Trains at Panskura Trains at Kharagpur Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Howrah Kharagpur line amp oldid 1199577136, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
