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==Jharia Coalfield EIR Railways==
The discovery of coal near [[Jharia]] led to the construction by the EIR of a short branch line of approximately 30 miles(48km) from [[Sitarampur]], on the ‘EIR Main Line’, via [[Kumardhubi]] to [[Dhanbad]] in 1880 <ref name=Symph> “Symphony of Progress - The Saga of the Eastern Railway 1854-2003”; published by Eastern Railway, 2003; page 18-19</ref>. Kumardhubi was the location of an early Colliery. The line was extended from Dhanbad to Katrasgarh in 1894 <ref name=wiki/><ref name=Admin54/>.
<br>This line later further extended to [[Gomoh]] to form the route [[SitarapurSitarampur]]-[[Barakar]]-[[Kumardhubi]]-[[Dhanabad]]-[[Katrasgarh]]-[[Gomoh]]. This line become part of the ‘EIR Grand Chord Line’ which fully opened in 1906 and reduced the distance for carrying coal to North India by 110 miles(177km) as it was no longer necessary to detour via [[SitrampurSitarampur]]<ref name=Symph/>.
All the lines were broad gauge([[Rail_gauge#Broad_Gauge|BG]]) serving the Jharia Coalfields had four major sections <ref name=wiki/> :-
* ‘Katras EIR Branch Line’ from [[Dhanbad]] opened in 1894 via [[Kasunda ]] to [[Katrasgarh]], 9½ miles(15km) <ref name=Admin55/> and extended to [[Phularitand]] in 1924 to form the ‘Dhanbad-Phularitand Section’, 14 miles (22 km)<ref name=wiki/>.* ‘Jharia EIR Branch Line’ from [[DhanabadDhanbad]] to [[Jharia]] opened 1894, 3¾ miles(6km) <ref name=Admin55>[https://archive.org/stream/BombayBarodaAndCentralIndiaRailwaySystem/Bombay_Baroda_And_Central_India_Railway_System#page/n64/mode/1up “Administration Report on Railways 1918” page 55 (pdf64) ]; Retrieved 22 Apr 2019</ref>
* ‘Damuda EIR Branch Line’ from [[Kasundra]] to [[Jharia]] opened in 1895, 4 miles(7km) <ref name=Admin55/>; extended in 1903 to [[Pathardi]] to form the ‘Dhanbad-Pathardih Section 9½ miles(15km) <ref name=wiki/>.
* ‘Pradhankhanta-Pathardih EIR Chord’ linking [[Pradhankhanta]] and [[Pathardih]] 9½ miles(15 km), opened in 1913<ref name=Admin55/><ref name=wiki/>.
'''BNR Branches and extensions on the Jharia Coalfields'''<ref name=Admin2/>:-
* ‘Bhojudih‘[[Bhojudih]]-Bhaga-[[Malkera]]-[[Mahuda ]] BNR Loop Line’ ; 19 miles(31km), opened 1903-04* ‘Bhowra Branch BNR Line’; 3 miles(5km), opened 1903at [[Bhowra]]* ‘Bhojudih-Pathardihi BNR Link Line’; 1½ miles(2.3km); opened 1906 and 1915linking [[Bhojudih]] and [[Pathardihi]]* ‘Mahuda Junction-[[Chandrapura]]-[[Bermo ]] Branch Line’, 22 miles(35km), opened in 1913<ref name=Admin2/>.The section from Mahuda Junction to [[Jamuniatand]], 4 miles (6km) was owned by BNR; The section from [[Jamuniatand ]] to [[Chandrapura ]] and [[Bermo ]] Colliary, 18 miles(29km) was jointly owned by BNR and EIR. This section is described as part of the ‘Bokaro Ramgarh Extension Line’ in the 1918 Administration Report <ref name=Admin2/>. ''Note: Bokaro is 4 miles west of [[Bermo ]] and Ramgarh is a further 24 miles west of Bokaro, the title of the line refers must refer to a later westward extension''
==Further Informtion==
