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'''Karanpura Coalfields Railways'''
==Background==
In 1917, L.S.S.O’Malley described the coalfields in the upper reaches of the [[Damodar River|Damodar]] as follows: "Near the western boundary of Jharia field is that of Bokaro, covering 220 sq.miles(570sq.km}, with an estimated content of 1,500 million tons; close by… is the Ramgarh Field, 40 sq.miles, in which, however, coal is believed to be of inferior quality. A still larger field in the same district is that called Karanpura, which extends over 544 sq.miles(1410sq.km} "and has an estimated capacity of 9,000 million tons."<ref>‘Bengal, Bihar and Orissa, Sikkim’ by L.S.S. O’Malley, p.87, Cambridge University Press, 1917 (paper back 2011) {{ISBN|978-1-107-60064-5</ref> <ref name = wikiwest>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Bokaro_Coalfield Wikipedia ‘West Bokaro Coalfield’]; Retrieved 11 May 2019</ref> .
==The Coalfields==
* ‘North Karanpura Coalfield’ is located in Ranchi, Hazaribagh, Ramgarh and Chatra districts in the Indian state of Jharkhand. The coalfield spreads over to Palamu district. <ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Karanpura_Coalfield Wikipedia ‘North Karanpura Coalfield]; Retrieved 11 May 2019</ref> .
* ‘South Karanpura Coalfield’ is located in Ramgarh district in the Indian state of Jharkhand.<ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Karanpura_Coalfield Wikipedia ‘South Karanpura Coalfield]; Retrieved 11 May 2019</ref> .
==Railways==
The ‘[[Bengal-Nagpur Railway]]’(BNR) accessed the Karanpura Coalfields with the opening in 1927 of the ‘[[Helsa-Chandil Railway| ‘Helsa-Chandil Railway’, also known as the ‘Barkakhana-Chandil Railway’ ''(see separate page) '']]
==See Also ==
See page '''[[Jharia Coalfield Railways]]'''
<br>and page '''[[Bokaro Ramgarh Coalfields Railways]]'''
<br>and page '''[[Bengal-Nagpur Railway - Lines Owned and Worked]]'''
== References ==
<references />
[[Category:State Railways]]
[[Category:Railways]]
[[Category:Industrial Railways]]
==Background==
In 1917, L.S.S.O’Malley described the coalfields in the upper reaches of the [[Damodar River|Damodar]] as follows: "Near the western boundary of Jharia field is that of Bokaro, covering 220 sq.miles(570sq.km}, with an estimated content of 1,500 million tons; close by… is the Ramgarh Field, 40 sq.miles, in which, however, coal is believed to be of inferior quality. A still larger field in the same district is that called Karanpura, which extends over 544 sq.miles(1410sq.km} "and has an estimated capacity of 9,000 million tons."<ref>‘Bengal, Bihar and Orissa, Sikkim’ by L.S.S. O’Malley, p.87, Cambridge University Press, 1917 (paper back 2011) {{ISBN|978-1-107-60064-5</ref> <ref name = wikiwest>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Bokaro_Coalfield Wikipedia ‘West Bokaro Coalfield’]; Retrieved 11 May 2019</ref> .
==The Coalfields==
* ‘North Karanpura Coalfield’ is located in Ranchi, Hazaribagh, Ramgarh and Chatra districts in the Indian state of Jharkhand. The coalfield spreads over to Palamu district. <ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Karanpura_Coalfield Wikipedia ‘North Karanpura Coalfield]; Retrieved 11 May 2019</ref> .
* ‘South Karanpura Coalfield’ is located in Ramgarh district in the Indian state of Jharkhand.<ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Karanpura_Coalfield Wikipedia ‘South Karanpura Coalfield]; Retrieved 11 May 2019</ref> .
==Railways==
The ‘[[Bengal-Nagpur Railway]]’(BNR) accessed the Karanpura Coalfields with the opening in 1927 of the ‘[[Helsa-Chandil Railway| ‘Helsa-Chandil Railway’, also known as the ‘Barkakhana-Chandil Railway’ ''(see separate page) '']]
==See Also ==
See page '''[[Jharia Coalfield Railways]]'''
<br>and page '''[[Bokaro Ramgarh Coalfields Railways]]'''
<br>and page '''[[Bengal-Nagpur Railway - Lines Owned and Worked]]'''
== References ==
<references />
[[Category:State Railways]]
[[Category:Railways]]
[[Category:Industrial Railways]]
