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The '''Central Indian Coalfields Railway''' was owned by the Government of India.
With the development of ‘[[South Karanpura Coalfield]]’, the broad gauge([[Rail_gauge#Broad_Gauge|BG]]) ‘Central India Coalfields Railway’ was created , constructed by the ‘[[Bengal-Nagpur Railway]]’(BNR),.
The section from [[Chandrapura]] to [[Bermo]], 11½ miles(19km) had opened in 1915<ref name=Hist1937>[https://ia801605.us.archive.org/30/items/in.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>, ''presumably as part of the BNR system''.
The extension from [[Bermo]] via Danca to [[Barkakana]], 43 miles(71km) opened in 1926-2. This line was transferred to the EIR in Apr 1928 <ref name=Hist>[https:Hist1937//ia801605.us.archive.org/30/items/in.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]], 113 miles(182km) 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>
==Coalfields and Collieries Served ==
The railway provided communication to the following''see separate pages '':-
* ‘[[South Karanpura Coalfield]]’
* ‘[[North Karanpura Coalfield]]’
* ‘[[Kurhurbaree Colliery]]’
* ‘[[Seramphore Colliery]]’
* ‘[[Bhurkunda Colliery]]’
* ‘[[Bokaro_Ramgarh_Coalfields_Railways#The_Coalfields|Bokaro Coalfield]]’
==External Links==
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Karanpura_Coalfield "South Karanpura Coalfield"] Wikipedia
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Karanpura_Coalfield "Nouth North Karanpura Coalfield"] Wikipedia
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barkakana_railway_station "Barkakana Railway Station "] Wikipedia
