Andal–Sitarampur loop line

Railway line in West Bengal

Andal–Sitarampur loop line

Overview
Status| Operational
Owner| Indian Railways
Locale| West Bengal
Termini|

* Andal
* Sitarampur Junction

Stations| 10
Service
Type| Electric
System| Broad gauge
Operator(s)| Eastern Railway
History
Opened| 1864
Technical
Line length| 41 km (25 mi)
Track gauge| 5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) broad gauge
Electrification| Yes
Operating speed| up to 100 km/h (62 mph)

Route map

Legend

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Bardhaman–Asansol section

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Andal Marshalling Yard

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| Andal
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Bardhaman–Asansol section

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NH 19

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Andal–Sainthia branch line

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| Sonachara
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Parasea Colliery

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Bahula Colliery

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Chora Colliery

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Banshra Siding

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Kunustoria Colliery

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Belbaid Colliery

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| Tapasi
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Super Smelters Ltd Sidings

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Sripur Colliery

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Adjoy II Colliery

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Bhanora Colliery

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| Ikra Junction
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| Jamuria
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| former Ikrah–Churulia–

Rupnarayanpur line

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(dismantled)

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| Barabani–Churulia line

(planned)

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| Barabani
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| Chinchuria
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Bardhaman–Asansol section

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| Sitarampur
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Asansol–Gaya section

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Asansol–Patna section

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| dismantled connection

to Gaurangdi

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| Rupnarayanpur
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Asansol–Patna section

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The Andal–Sitarampur loop line is a railway line connecting Andal & Sitarampur on the Bardhaman–Asansol section of the Howrah–Delhi main line with each other. This 41 kilometres (25 mi) track is under the jurisdiction of Eastern Railway. This track primarily serves the northern coalfield areas of the Paschim Bardhaman district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

## History

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The Ondal-Baboissola Railway was constructed by the Tarkessur Railway Company in 1863 and was opened to traffic on 1864. The lines were worked upon by East Indian Railway Company till 1914 before the Tarkessur Railway Company was acquired by the State in 1915 & incorporated with EIR following which this line became a part of the EIR network. The original line opened from Andal (Ondal) to Tapasi via Baboissola (Babuisol, near Andal) & Mangalpur on 1863. This was further extended to Rupnarayanpur on the Howrah–Delhi main line via Ikrah, Churulia & Gaurangdi on 1894–95.[1]

The Ikrah-Barabani branch line opened on 1894. This further extended to Sitarampur on the Bardhaman–Asansol section in 1902.[1]

The Tapasi-Barabani Chord line was completed between 1908–15 to serve the numerous collieries in the area.[1]

Post independence, the Ikrah-Churulia-Gaurangdi-Rupnarayanpur section suffered heavy losses due to which services were withdrawn by Eastern Railway in 1988. The line was scrapped by iron mafias and a mine was setup by dismantling the tracks in 1995.

## Branch lines

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There are two branch lines in this section. The first is the Tapasi-Barabani Chord section. This primarily serves the coalfields of the Sripur Area & Satgram Area and is used by freight trains, The other is the Ikrah-Churulia-Gaurangdi-Rupnarayanpur section. This track was dismantled. A new line was proposed in the railway budget of 2011 between Barabani & Churulia.[2]

## Electrification

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Electrification of the Andal-Barabani-Sitarampur section was sanctioned in the rail budget for 2011–12, and was completed in 2017.[3][4]

## References

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1. ^ a b c "Administration Report on Railways 1918 page 54". Retrieved 23 September 2021.
2. ^ "Speech of Mamata Banerjee introducing the Railway Budget 2011-12 25th February 2011" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 9 July 2020. Retrieved 23 September 2021.
3. ^ "Electrification of new rail sections". Press Information Bureau. Retrieved 28 November 2011.
4. ^ "CAG Report on Railways pg 22" (PDF). Retrieved 23 September 2021.

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Railways in Eastern India

National network/
trunk lines|

* Barauni–Guwahati line
* Grand Chord
* Howrah–Chennai main line
* Howrah–Gaya–Delhi line
* Howrah–Nagpur–Mumbai line
* Howrah–New Delhi main line
* Howrah–New Jalpaiguri line
* Howrah–Prayagraj–Mumbai line
* Sahibganj loop

Other lines/sections|

| Interstate|

* Asansol–Gaya section
* Asansol–Patna section
* Asansol–Tatanagar–Kharagpur line
* Barauni–Gorakhpur, Raxaul and Jainagar lines
* Barkakana–Son Nagar line
* Barsoi–New Farakka section
* Barsoi–Radhikapur branch line
* Dumka–Bhagalpur line
* Gaya–Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Junction section
* Hatia–Rourkela line
* Jasidih–Dumka–Rampurhat line
* Jharsuguda–Vizianagaram line
* Katihar–Siliguri line
* Kharagpur–Puri line
* Khurda Road–Visakhapatnam section
* Kothavalasa–Kirandul line
* New Jalpaiguri–Alipurduar–Samuktala Road line
* New Jalpaiguri–New Bongaigaon section
* Tatanagar–Bilaspur section

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Bihar|

* Bakhtiyarpur–Tilaiya line
* Barauni–Katihar section
* Barauni–Samastipur section
* Fatuha–Tilaiya line
* Gaya–Kiul line
* Mokama–Barauni section
* Muzaffarpur–Gorakhpur line (via Hajipur, Raxaul and Sitamarhi)
* Muzaffarpur–Gorakhpur main line
* Muzaffarpur–Sitamarhi section
* Muzaffarpur–Hajipur section
* Narkatiaganj–Bhikhna Thori branch line
* Neora–Daniyawan–Bihar Sharif–Sheikhpura line
* Patna–Gaya line
* Patna–Mughalsarai section
* Patna–Sonepur–Hajipur section
* Raxaul–Sagauli line
* Samastipur–Muzaffarpur section

Jharkhand|

* Barkakana–Netaji S.C.Bose Gomoh line
* Barkakana–Muri–Chandil line
* Dhanbad–Chandrapura line
* Railways in Jharia Coalfield
* Koderma–Hazaribagh–Barkakana–Ranchi line
* Madhupur–Giridih–Koderma line
* Netaji S.C.Bose Gomoh–Hatia line

Odisha|

* Khurda Road–Bolangir line
* Cuttack–Sambalpur line

West Bengal|

* Ahmadpur–Katwa line
* Alipurduar–Bamanhat branch line
* Andal–Sainthia branch line
* Andal–Sitarampur loop line
* Bandel–Katwa line
* Bankura–Masagram line
* Bardhaman–Asansol section
* Bardhaman–Katwa line
* Barharwa–Azimganj–Katwa loop
* Darjeeling Himalayan Railway
* Eklakhi–Balurghat branch line
* Haldibari–New Jalpaiguri line
* Howrah–Barddhaman main line
* Howrah–Bardhaman chord
* Howrah–Kharagpur line
* Kharagpur–Bankura–Adra line
* New Mal–Changrabandha–New Cooch Behar line
* Santragachi–Amta branch line
* Sealdah Main and North section
* Calcutta Chord link line
* Kolkata Circular Railway
* Sealdah–Bangaon line
* Sealdah–Ranaghat–Gede line
* Ranaghat–Krishnanagar City–Lalgola line
* Sealdah South section
* Sheoraphuli–Bishnupur branch line

Suburban
rail transport|

* Kolkata Metro
* Kolkata Suburban Railway
* Kolkata Circular Railway

Monorail|

* Kolkata Monorail
* Patna Monorail

Defunct lines|

| Revived/
Under revival|

* Ahmedpur–Katwa Railway
* Bankura–Damodar Railway
* Barasat–Basirhat Light Railway
* Burdwan–Katwa Railway
* Bakhtiarpur–Bihar Light Railway
* Futwah–Islampur Light Railway

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Inactive|

* Bengal Provincial Railway
* East Coast State Railway
* Kalighat Falta Railway
* Mayurbhanj State Railway
* Dehri Rohtas Light Railway
* Patna–Digha Ghat line
* Parlakimedi Light Railway

Zones & Divisions|

| Eastern|

* Asansol
* Howrah
* Malda
* Sealdah

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East Central|

* Danapur
* Dhanbad
* Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya
* Samastipur
* Sonpur

East Coast|

* Sambalpur
* Khurda Road
* Waltair

North Eastern|

* Varanasi

Northeast Frontier|

* Katihar
* Alipurduar

South Eastern|

* Adra
* Chakradharpur
* Kharagpur
* Ranchi

Production units/
workshops|

* Chittaranjan Locomotive Works
* Bharat Bhari Udyog Nigam
* Braithwaite & Co.
* Burn Standard Company Limited
* Bharat Wagon and Engineering
* Braithwaite, Burn & Jessop Construction Company
* Carriage Repair Workshop, Harnaut

Transit points
with Bangladesh|

| Active|

* Haldibari–Chilahati
* Singhabad–Rohanpur
* Radhikapur–Biral
* Gede–Darshana
* Petrapole–Benapole

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Defunct|

* Mahisasan–Shahbajpur
* Changrabandha–Burimari
* New Gitaldaha–Mogalhat

Indian railheads
near India–Nepal border|

* Raxaul Junction
* Bairgania
* Jaynagar
* Jogbani
* Laukaha Bazar
* Thakurganj

Railway companies|

* East Indian Railway Company
* Bengal Nagpur Railway
* Indian Branch Railway Company
* Indian Railways
* Martin's Light Railways

See also|

* Bholu (mascot)
* Suburban rail in India

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