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Central Indian Coalfields Railway

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The '''Central Indian Coalfields Railway''' was owned by the Government of India.
The '''Central Indian With the development of ‘[[South Karanpura Coalfield]]’, the broad gauge([[Rail_gauge#Broad_Gauge|BG]]) ‘Central India Coalfields''' Railway Railway’ was owned created , constructed by the Government of India‘[[Bengal-Nagpur Railway]]’(BNR),.
With The section from [[Chandrapura]] to [[Bermo]], 11½ miles(19km) had opened in 1915, ''presumably as part of the development of South Karanpura CoalfieldBNR system''. The extension from [[Bermo]] via Danca to [[Barkakana]], the Central India Coalfields Railway 43 miles(71km) opened a in 1926-2. This line from Gomoh was transferred to Barkakana the EIR in Apr 1928 <ref name=Hist>[https://ia801605.us.archive.org/30/items/in 1927 .ernet.dli.2015.36650/2015.36650.India-Railway-Board-History-Of-Indian-Railways-Constructed-And-In-Progress.pdf US Archive .org pdf download of ‘History Of Indian Railways, constructed and in progress’, 31 March 1937 by ‘The Government of India - Railway Department’ page 84 pdf113 ]; Retrieved 24 Jul 2020</ref>. A further extension by the EIR from [[Barkakana ]] to Daltonganj in 1929. Later these lines were amalgamated with [[East India RailwayDaltonganj]], 113 miles(EIR182km)opened in 1929 <ref>[https://indianrailwaynotes.files.wordpress.com/2010/07/south-eastern-railway.pdf Indian Railway Line History by Keith Scholey]; Retrieved 10 Dec 2015</ref><ref>‘Symphony of Progress – The History of Easternn Eastern Railways’ by Pradeep Kumar and Soumitra Majumdar. Page , page 23.</ref>.
The section from Anuppur to Chirimiri was worked by the [[Bengal Nagpur Railway]](BNR) and was absorbed by that railway on 1st October 1944.
 
==Coalfields and Collieries Served ==
The railway provided communication to the following:-
* ‘[[South Karanpura Coalfield]]’
* ‘[[North Karanpura Coalfield]]’
* ‘[[Bhurkunda Colliery]]’
* ‘[[Bokaro_Ramgarh_Coalfields_Railways#The_Coalfields|Bokaro Coalfield]]’
* ‘[[Bokaro_Ramgarh_Coalfields_Railways#The_Coalfields|Ramgarh Coalfield]]’
==External Links==
[[Category:State Railways]]
[[Category:Industrial Railways]]
[[Category:Coalfield/Colliery Railways]]
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