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
LocationSariya, Giridih district, Jharkhand
India
Coordinates24°10′28″N 85°53′30″E
Elevation330 metres (1,080 ft)
Line(s)Grand Chord
Asansol–Gaya section
Howrah–Gaya–Delhi line
Howrah–Allahabad–Mumbai line
Platforms4
ConnectionsBus service to Hazaribagh
Construction
Structure typeStandard (on-ground station)
ParkingAvailable
Other information
StatusFunctioning
Station codeHZD
Zone(s) East Central Railway
Division(s) Dhanbad
History
Opened1906
Electrified1961–62
Previous namesEast Indian Railway, Eastern Railway
Location
Hazaribagh Road railway station
Location in Jharkhand

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 Hazaribngh 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.[3][4]

Electrification

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

References
  1. "Hazaribagh Road Railway Station". india9.com. Retrieved 17 April 2010.
  2. "Jharkhand gets five new sub-divisions". HT Ranchi. Hindustan Times, 4 March 2014. Retrieved 6 October 2014.
  3. "Hazaribagh District (1918)". IRFCA. Retrieved 17 April 2010.
  4. "IR History – Part III (1900–1947)". IRFCA. Retrieved 23 April 2013.
  5. "History of Electrification". IRFCA. Retrieved 20 April 2013.
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