Dhanbad Division-A Historical Perspective

Dhanbad is a premier coal loading division of . The first colliery line on this division was laid in 1894 and the section was opened in 1906. The division was initially created as a transportation sub-division of Asansol division in 1946. A full-fledged division became operational in 1963.

Dhanbad division was initially one of the five divisions of the Eastern Railway but after the formation of ‘East Central Railway’ on 1stOctober, 2002,Dhanbad division became part of East Central Railway along with four other divisions i.e. Mughalsarai, Danapur, Sonepur and Samastipur with headquarter at Hajipur.

Dhanbaddivision primarily loads coal.Most of the coal is carried to ‘Up’ country power houses located in Punjab, , Delhi and U.P. Coal is also loaded for industries (non-core) located in Northern . Coal also moves for ‘Down’ country destinations viz. power houses located in West Bengal, and washed coal to steel plants located at Durgapur, IISCO Burnpur & Tisco. Other commodities loaded on the division are bauxite from Tori, Richughuta and Meralgram for Hindalco plant at Renukoot, lime stone/dolomite from Bhavnathpur for steel plant and cement from ACC- and Lemos-Khalari.

The territorial jurisdiction of the division covers Pradhankhunta(incl.)-Manpur(excl.), -Barkakana-Garwa Road-Chopan, Chopan-Singrauli-Mahadiya, Karaila Road- Shaktinagar, Dhanbad-Sindri town, Dhanbad-Patherdih & Dhanbad-Chandrapura sections. It deals with traffic on two important routes namely G.C. (Grand Chord) section from Pradhankhunta to Manpur& the CIC (Central Industrial Coalfields) section from Gomoh-Barkakana-Garwa road.

The division has vast geographical area covering 4 states i.e., , , and Madhya Pradesh and 13 districts - Dhanbad, Giridih, Hazaribagh, Koderma, Nawada, Gaya, Bokaro, Ranchi, Latehar, Palamau, Garwa, Sidhi & Sonebhadra.

The Division today covers 3 distinct coal mining areas viz., the Coalfields serving primarily Limited, Karanpura area serving primarily Central Coalfields Ltd., and the Singrauli Coalfields of the Northern Coalfields Ltd.

The Jain temple which finds its mention in the world tourists Pilgrim destination, built in 1867 and dedicated to Sheetalnathji, the 10th of the 24 tirthankaras, is situated on this division. Parasnath, the 23rdthirthankara, achieved ‘NIRVANA’ here some 100 years after his birth.

SALIENT FEATURES OF THE DIVISION as on 31.01.2017 Track/Route Kilometers

Track KM ELECTRIFIED NON-ELECTRIFIED Total  Total Kilometers (Track) 1887.036 678.893 2565.929

 Route Kilometers a) Single line 178.999 431.177 610.176

b) Double line 428.18 -- 428.18

 Total Route Km 607.179 431.177 1038.356

Route Kilometre and Track Kilometre group-wise

Route Kilometre Track Kilometre Sl. Group BG Total Group BG Total 1. Group ’A’ 202.51 202.51 Group ’A’ 405.02 405.02

2. Group ‘D’ Spl. 380.02 380.02 Group ‘D’ Spl. 596.94 596.94

3. Group ‘E 455.826 455.826 Group ‘E 499.329 499.329

Total Route Km. 1038.356 1038.356 1501.289 1501.289

Division Wise Route/Track Kilometre:

Route Km Track Km (Main line) Loops & Sdgs. Total Track Km 1038.356 1501.289 1064.64 2565.929

Number of Bridges

Major Bridges 150 Minor Bridges 2024 ROB 49 RUB 30 Total 2253

Manned Level Crossings

Sl. Class Traffic Engineering Total 1 Special class 13 5 18 2 A Class 9 04 13 3 B Class 17 7 24 4 C Class 48 63 111 TOTAL 87 79 166 Un-Manned Level Crossings

Sl. Class Traffic Engineering Total 1 C Class 1 21 22 TOTAL 1 21 22 Number of stations on Dhanbad Division

No of Block Stations 132 No of Block Huts/IBPs 03 No of Passenger Halts 42 TOTAL 177

Number of L C Gates on Dhanbad Division

No of Traffic Gates 87 No of Engineering Gates 79 TOTAL 166

Train Controls on the Division

Dhanbad, Barkakana, Chopan

Major Yards

Dhanbad, Gomoh ,Patherdih, Patratu, Barwadih & Obradam

Loading Areas

Jharia Area - Kusunda, , Patherdih, Sindri, Phusro, Banadag Barkakana Area - Chainpur, Patratu (PD Branch), Ray, Khalari, Tori, Richuguta, Garwa Road, Rajhura Chopan Area - Krishnashilla, Singrauli, Meralgram, Billi, Shaktinagar & Salaibanwa

Coal Loading Areas

 Jharia area serving primarily BCCL, CCL & IISCO()  Karanpura area (Barkakana) serving primarily CCL & West Bokaro of TISCO  Singrauli area (Chopan) serving primarily NCL

Other Commodities Loading Areas

 Bauxite from Tori, Richughuta & Meralgram  Dolomite / Lime Stone from Bhavnathpur (Salaibanwa)  Cement from ACC-Sindri and Limos-Khalari, Dalla - Salaibanwa  Caustic Soda from GarwaRoad&Renukoot (Aditya Birla Chemical India Limited)  Stone Chips & Ballast from Billi  Clinker from Salaibanwa  Coal loading from Goods Shed – Dugda, Barkakana, Tori &Khalari

Interchange Points

 Eastern Railway : ASANSOL DIVISION o Pradhankhunta – on GC

 South Eastern Railway : ADRA DIVISION o Khanudih – on GC o Rajabera – on CIC o Bhojudih-on Branch line ex. Patherdih o Jamuniatand- on CIC o Barkakana- on CIC : RANCHI DIVISION

 West Central Railway : JABALPUR DIVISION o Mahadiya

 North Central Railway : ALLAHABAD DIVISION o Chopan

 East Central Railway : MUGHALSARAI DIVISION o Garwa Road o Manpur

POSITION OF ART/ARMV/CRANE/BULDOZER

Base station ART ARMV 140T Crane Bulldozer Dhanbad Available Available Available Available Gomoh Available - - - Patherdih Available - - - Barkakana Available - - - Barwadih Available Available Available - Chopan Available Available - -

Traction Sub-stations

Pradhankhunta, Hazaribagh Road, Paharpur, Rajabera (in GC) & Gomia, Barkakana, Ray, Richuguta, Barwadih, Tolra(in CIC).

Traction Feeding Posts

Pradhankhunta, Nimiaghat, Koderma

Tower Wagon/OHE Depots

Dhanbad (8-Wheeler), Gomoh (4W), Hazaribagh Road(4W), Gujhandi (8- Wheeler), Chandrapura(4W), Gomia(4W), Barkakana(8-Wheeler), Khalari(4W), Latehar(4W), Daltonganj(4W).

Coaching Depots

Dhanbad, Gomoh, Barkakana, Singrauli

Passenger Traffic

 91 pairs of Mail/Express  27 pairs of passenger trains  11 pairs MEMU

Originating / Terminating Trains

 20 pairs of Mail/Express  38 pairs of Passenger trains Mail/Express Trains Originating/Terminating In Dhanbad Division

Sl. Train No. Train Name From To 1. 22387/22388 Black Diamond Express Dhanbad Howrah 2. 12339/12340 Coalfield Express Dhanbad Howrah 3. 13307/13308 Ganga Sutlej Express Dhanbad Firozpur 4. 13329/13330 Ganga Damodar Express Dhanbad Patna 5. 13347/13348 Palamau Express (ex.Barkakana) Barkakana Rajendranagar 6. 23347/23348 Palamau Link Express (ex.Singrauli) Singrauli Garhwa Road 7. 14369/14370 Triveni Express(Ex.Singrauli) Singrauli Bareilly 8 24369/24370 Triveni Express(Ex.Shaktinagar) Shaktinagar Bareilly 9. 84369/84370 Triveni Express(Ex.Barwadih ) Barwadih Bareilly 10. 13301/13302 Swarnarekha Express Dhanbad Tatanagar 11. 13305/13306 Dhanbad Gaya Intercity Dhanbad Gaya 12. 13303/13304 DhanbadHatia Intercity Dhanbad Hatia 13. 13351/13352 Dhanbad-Alleppey Express Dhanbad Alappuzha 14. 13331/13332 Dhanbad Patna Intercity Dhanbad Patna via M/Line 15. 18613/18614 Chopan Hatia Express Chopan Hatia 16. 11045/11046 DeekshabhumiExp Dhanbad CSMT 17. 12831/12832 GaribrathExp Dhanbad Bhubneshwar 18. 13345/13346 SGRL – BSB- Exp Singrauli 19 23345/23346 SKTN-BSB Link Exp Shaktinagar Varanasi 20 11651/11652 Jabalpur- Intercity Exp. Jabalpur Singrauli

Rolling Stock  Locomotives

There are two loco sheds located on the Division, one Electric Shed at Gomoh and another diesel shed at Patratu. The shed-wise, type-wise loco holding is given below:

Gomoh Electric Shed:

Type WAG-7 WAG 9 TOTAL Number 62 130 192

Patratu Diesel Shed:

Type WDG4 WDP4D WDM2 WDM3A WDM2 WDG3A WDS6R TOTAL derated Holding 44 04 03 26 07 45 05 134