Central Indian Coalfields Railway
The Central Indian Coalfields Railway was owned by the Government of India.
With the development of ‘South Karanpura Coalfield’, the 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[1], presumably as part of the BNR system.
The extension from Bermo via Danca to Barkakana, 43 miles(71km) opened in 1926-2.
The complete line was transferred to the ‘East Indian Railway’(EIR) in Apr 1928 [1].
A further extension by the EIR from Barkakana to Daltonganj, 113 miles(182km) opened in 1929 [2] [3].
The complete line become part of the EIR 'Baran-Daltonganj Branch' [1].
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 see separate pages :-
- ‘South Karanpura Coalfield’
- ‘North Karanpura Coalfield’
- ‘Kurhurbaree Colliery’
- ‘Seramphore Colliery’
- ‘Bhurkunda Colliery’
- ‘Bokaro Coalfield’
- ‘Ramgarh Coalfield’
External Links
- "South Karanpura Coalfield" Wikipedia
- "North Karanpura Coalfield" Wikipedia
- "Barkakana Railway Station " Wikipedia
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 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
- ↑ Indian Railway Line History by Keith Scholey; Retrieved 10 Dec 2015
- ↑ ‘Symphony of Progress – The History of Eastern Railways’ by Pradeep Kumar and Soumitra Majumdar, page 23
