Hazaribagh Road is a railway station on the Grand Chord line of East Central Railway.[1] The place is locally known as Sariya (or Suriya), in Sariya CD Block in Bagodar-Saria subdivision in Giridih district in the Indian state of Jharkhand.[2]
Hazaribagh Road | |||||
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 Indian Railways station | |||||
 Hazaribagh Road railway station platform | |||||
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| Location | Sariya, Giridih district, Jharkhand India | ||||
| Coordinates | 24°10′28″N 85°53′30″E / 24.17436°N 85.89162°E | ||||
| Elevation | 330 metres (1,080 ft) | ||||
| Line(s) | Grand Chord Asansol–Gaya section Howrah–Gaya–Delhi line Howrah–Allahabad–Mumbai line | ||||
| Platforms | 4 | ||||
| Connections | Bus service to Hazaribagh | ||||
| Construction | |||||
| Structure type | Standard (on-ground station) | ||||
| Parking | Available | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Status | Functioning | ||||
| Station code | HZD | ||||
| Zone(s) | East Central Railway | ||||
| Division(s) | Dhanbad | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | 1906 | ||||
| Electrified | 1961–62 | ||||
| Previous names | East Indian Railway, Eastern Railway | ||||
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Geography
editHazaribagh Road or Saria is located at 24°10′28″N 85°53′30″E / 24.17436°N 85.89162°E.
Bagodar on National Highway 19 (old numbering NH 2) / Grand Trunk Road is 13 kilometres (8.1 mi) and Hazaribagh is 64 kilometres (40 mi) from Hazaribagh Road.
History
editWith the extension of railways to Barakar in 1856, that town became the railhead for the vast hinterland that lay beyond it. In 1871, Giridih was connected to Madhupur on the Howrah–Delhi main line, through a branch line. Giridih served as the railhead for Hazaribagh and other places in the area till the Grand Chord line was laid. Hazaribagh Road station, along with the Grand Chord, was opened in February 1907 (1906 according to some railway related sources). While both Hazaribagh Road and Koderma were connected with Hazaribagh by metalled roads and they were about equally distant from what was then the headquarters of a large district. Hazaribagh Road was, however, the station ordinarily used, as it was considerably nearer to Kolkata. Now that Hazaribagh town is on Indian Railways map after the completion of Koderma–Hazaribagh–Barkakana–Ranchi line, there have been demands to rename Hazaribagh Road railway station as "Sariya" railway station.[3][4]
Electrification
editThe Gomoh–Koderma sector was electrified in 1961–62.[5]
References
edit- ^ "Hazaribagh Road Railway Station". india9.com. Retrieved 17 April 2010.
- ^ "Jharkhand gets five new sub-divisions". HT Ranchi. Hindustan Times, 4 March 2014. Archived from the original on 4 March 2014. Retrieved 6 October 2014.
- ^ "Hazaribagh District (1918)". IRFCA. Retrieved 17 April 2010.
- ^ "IR History – Part III (1900–1947)". IRFCA. Retrieved 23 April 2013.
- ^ "History of Electrification". IRFCA. Retrieved 20 April 2013.
External links
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East Central Railway zone | Chaube towards ?
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