Hazaribagh Town railway station

23°59′01″N 85°20′25″E / 23.9837°N 85.3402°E / 23.9837; 85.3402Elevation610 m (2,001 ft)Owned byIndian RailwaysOperated byEast Central RailwayLine(s)Koderma–Hazaribagh–Barkakana–Ranchi linePlatforms3Tracks6ConstructionParkingAvailableOther informationStatusFunctioningStation codeHZBN Zone(s) East Central Railway Division(s) Dhanbad railway divisionHistoryOpened20 February 2018; 6 years ago (2018-02-20)ElectrifiedYes

Location
Hazaribagh Town railway station Location in Jharkhand

Hazaribagh Town Railway Station (station code HZBN) is a railway station in India which serves the city of Hazaribagh in the state of Jharkhand. It belongs to East Central Railway of Dhanbad division and is located on NH100, Kumhar Toli in Hazaribagh district of Jharkhand state. Patna - Ranchi Vande Bharat Express also halts at Hazaribagh Town railway station.

Geography

Location

Hazaribagh Town railway station is located at 23°59′01″N 85°20′25″E / 23.9837°N 85.3402°E / 23.9837; 85.3402.

Railways around Hazaribagh
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km to Gaya on Asansol–Gaya section 0 Koderma to Madhupur–Giridih–Koderma line Pipradih 8 5 Larbad Block Hut Urwan 14 9 Hirodih Barhi 23 17 Sarmantr Padma 35 21 Yadudih Kurhagada 42 26 Parsabad Kathautia 50 33 Dasara Katkamasandi 56 38 Chaube Kansar Nawadah 73 43 Keshwari Hazaribagh Town 80 48 Hazaribagh Road to Barkakana on Koderma–Barkakana line to Dhanbad on Asansol–Gaya section

v t e Koderma–Hazaribagh–Barkakana-Ranchi line
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km Hatia–Rourkela line Ranchi–Tori line to Tori 211 Ranchi Junction 207 Namkon to Kandra (planned) Asansol–Tatanagar–Kharagpur line 200 Tatisilwai Netaji S.C.Bose Gomoh–Hatia line 191 Mesra 183 Hundur Halt 177 Jhanjhitoli Halt 170 Shanki 156 Daridag Tunnel T1 147 Hehal Tunnel T2 Tunnel T3 143 Sidhwar Barkakana–Muri–Chandil line 137 Barkakana Junction Barkakana–Son Nagar line Damodar River 134 Arigada Gomoh–Barkakana branch line 123 Kuju NH 20 113 Mandu NH 20 107 Charhi 90 Bes Bandag Siding 80 Hazaribagh Town 73 Kansar Nawada 56 Katkamsandi Barkakana–Son Nagar line Ranchi–Tori line to Ranchi ' 0 Tori Barkakana–Son Nagar line 7 Biratoli 15 Kusmahi 19 Balumath 27 Bukru 32 Phulbasia 37 Manatu 42 Shivpoor under construction 50/87 Kathautia 43 Kurhagada 35 Padma 23 Barhi NH 19 Barakar River 14 Urwan 8 Pipradih Asansol–Gaya section Madhupur–Giridih–Koderma line 0 Koderma Junction Asansol–Gaya section to Tilaiya (under construction)
Source: Google Maps Koderma–Barkakana Passenger

History

This line was announced in Railway Budget 1999 under the rule of Atal Bihari Vajpayee. After 16 years, this dream was fulfilled on 20 February 2015. It was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi along with Jharkhand Governor Syed Ahmad, Chief Minister Raghubar Das, Union Railways Minister Suresh Prabhu, Union Minister of State for Railways Manoj Sinha, Union Minister of State for Finance and Hazaribagh MP Jayant Sinha.^[1] 57 km long Hazaribagh–Barkakana section was opened for passenger trains on 7 December 2016 by Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu in the presence of Chief Minister Raghubar Das.^[2] Also a railway coal siding line has been constructed from Hazaribagh Town to Bandag.

New Railway line between Tatisilwai and Sanki was inaugurated by CM Raghubar Das on 29 August 2019. Two new pairs of passenger trains between Hatia and Sanki station started on 29 August 2019.^{[citation needed]} Trial run on the newly constructed remaining Sidhwar-Sanki 27 kilometer rail section was successful on November 18 2022. 4 tunnels, 32 curves and five major bridges have been constructed in this 27 km long rail section. Currently Patna - Ranchi Vande Bharat Express runs on this route, which was inaugurated on 27 June 2023 by Narendra Modi through video conferencing from Bhopal.

Cost of the Project

The project estimated cost for the full stretch between Koderma–Hazaribagh–Barkakana–Ranchi (total length of 200 kilometers) has an estimated cost of INR 3,000 crores. The railway stretch between Hazaribagh to Koderma, a 79.7 kilometer distance, incurred cost of INR 936 crores.^[3] During the inception of project in the year 1999, the estimated cost was around INR 332 crores, however over the period of time, the cost has been escalated to nearly INR 936 crores.^[4]

Trains

Hazaribagh Town railway station handles trains six times daily except Tuesday and four times on Tuesday (Patna - Ranchi Vande Bharat Express does not run on Tuesdays). The trains are run by East Central Railway zone. Following are the trains arriving and departing from Hazaribagh Town railway station.

Passenger Trains

Sl.No.	Train No.	Train Name
1	53371	Koderma–Barkakana Passenger
2	53372	Barkakana–Koderma Passenger
3	53373	Koderma–Barkakana Passenger
4	53374	Barkakana–Koderma Passenger
5	22349	Patna–Ranchi Vande Bharat Express
6	22350	Ranchi–Patna Vande Bharat Express

See also

• Koderma–Hazaribagh–Barkakana–Ranchi line
• Koderma Junction railway station
• Barkakana Junction railway station
• Patna - Ranchi Vande Bharat Express

References

External links

• Hazaribagh Town railway station at the India Rail Info
• Rail construction on track amid security

Preceding station	Indian Railways			Following station
Kanasar Nawada towards ?		East Central Railway zone Koderma–Ranchi section		Bes towards ?