Hazaribagh Town railway station

Railway station in Jharkhand

Hazaribagh Town

Indian Railways station

Hazaribagh Town railway station building

General information
Location| NH-100, Kud–Rewali, Hazaribagh, Jharkhand
India
Coordinates| 23°59′01″N 85°20′25″E﻿ / ﻿23.9837°N 85.3402°E﻿ / 23.9837; 85.3402
Elevation| 610 m (2,001 ft)
Owned by| Indian Railways
Operated by| East Central Railway
Line(s)| Koderma–Hazaribagh–Barkakana–Ranchi line
Platforms| 3
Tracks| 6
Construction
Parking| Available
Other information
Status| Functioning
Station code| HZBN
Zone(s) | East Central Railway
Division(s) | Dhanbad railway division
History
Opened| 20 February 2018; 7 years ago (2018-02-20)
Electrified| Yes

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

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2km
1.2miles

Mission Hospital

Curzon Ground

Police Training Centre

Hazaribagh Jhil

Okni

Hazaribagh Court

Sadar Police Station

Canary Hill

Sadar Hospital

Hazaribagh Town
railway station

SB Medical College

Vinoba Bhave University

Pelawal

Masratu

Marai Kalan

Kadma

Salgaon

Chharwa

Hazaribagh City
CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre, T: tourist centre, C: educational centre, F: facility
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly

### Location

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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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on Asansol–Gaya section
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| Koderma
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Pipradih 8  |  |

| Larbad Block Hut
Urwan 14  |  |

| Hirodih
Barhi 23  |  |

| Sarmantr
Padma 35  |  |

| Yadudih
Kurhagada 42  |  |

| Parsabad
Kathautia 50  |  |

| Dasara
Katkamasandi 56  |  |

| Chaube
Kansar Nawadah 73  |  |

| Keshwari
Hazaribagh Town 80  |  |

| Hazaribagh Road
| to Barkakana

on Koderma–Barkakana line

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on Asansol–Gaya section
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Koderma–Hazaribagh–Barkakana-Ranchi line

Legend

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Hatia–Rourkela line

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| Ranchi–Tori line

to Tori

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211

| Ranchi Junction
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207

| Namkon
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| to Kandra (planned)

Asansol–Tatanagar–Kharagpur line

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200

| Tatisilwai
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Netaji S.C.Bose Gomoh–Hatia line

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191

| Mesra
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183

| Hundur Halt
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177

| Jhanjhitoli Halt
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170

| Shanki
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156

| Daridag
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Tunnel T1

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147

| Hehal
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Tunnel T2

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Tunnel T3

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143

| Sidhwar
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Barkakana–Muri–Chandil line

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137

| Barkakana Junction
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Barkakana–Son Nagar line

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|  | Damodar River
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134

| Arigada
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Gomoh–Barkakana branch line

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123

| Kuju
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|  |  NH 20
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113

| Mandu
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|  |  NH 20
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107

| Charhi
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| Bes
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|  | Bandag Siding
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| Hazaribagh Town
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| Kansar Nawada
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| Katkamsandi
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Barkakana–Son Nagar line

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| Ranchi–Tori line

to Ranchi

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| Tori
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Barkakana–Son Nagar line

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| Biratoli
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| Kusmahi
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| Balumath
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| Bukru
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| Phulbasia
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| Manatu
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| Shivpoor
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under construction

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50/87

| Kathautia
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| Kurhagada
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| Padma
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| Barhi
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|  | Barakar River
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| Urwan
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| Pipradih
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Asansol–Gaya section

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Madhupur–Giridih–Koderma line

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| Koderma Junction
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Asansol–Gaya section

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to Tilaiya (under construction)

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Source: Google Maps
Koderma–Barkakana Passenger

## History

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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

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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

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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.

Trains Sl.No. | Train No. | Train Name

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1 | 22349 | Patna–Ranchi Vande Bharat Express
2 | 22350 | Ranchi–Patna Vande Bharat Express
3 | 13513 | Asansol - Hatia Express
4 | 13514 | Hatia - Asansol Express
5 | 22357 | Gaya Weekly SF Express
6 | 22358 | Mumbai LTT Weekly SF Express
7 | 53371 | Koderma–Barkakana Passenger
8 | 53372 | Barkakana–Koderma Passenger
9 | 53373 | Koderma–Barkakana Passenger
10 | 53374 | Barkakana–Koderma Passenger

## Gallery

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* Patna Vande Bharat Express(22350) standing at the station

* Platform Number 1

* Passengers waiting at the station

* Waiting and other rooms

## See also

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

## References

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1. ^ "Hazaribagh Town railway station opens". 20 February 2015. Retrieved 21 February 2015.
2. ^ "Hazaribagh-Barkakana railway line opened for traffic". Business Standard India. Press Trust of India. 7 December 2016.
3. ^ "Modi to flag off Hazaribagh–Koderma Passenger Train from Hazaribagh Station on Feb 20". Retrieved 11 March 2015.
4. ^ "PM TO INAUGURATE KODERMA–HAZARIBAGH RAIL LINE TODAY". Retrieved 11 March 2015.

## External links

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

Preceding station  |  Indian Railways | Following station

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Kanasar Nawada

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Koderma–Ranchi section

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Railway stations in Jharkhand

ERTooltip Eastern Railway zone|

| Asansol|

* Baidyanathdham Deoghar
* Chittaranjan
* Deoghar Junction
* Dumka
* Giridih
* Jasidih Junction
* Madhupur Junction

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Howrah|

* Gumani
* Kotalpokhar
* Nagarnabi
* Pakur
* Tilbhita

Malda|

* Barharwa Junction

ECRTooltip East Central Railway zone|

| Dhanbad|

* Barkakana Junction
* Bokaro Thermal
* Chandrapura Junction
* Charhi
* Dhanbad Junction
* Garhwa
* Garwa Road Junction
* New Giridih
* Hazaribagh Road
* Hazaribagh Town
* Koderma Junction
* Latehar
* Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Gomoh
* Nimiaghat
* Parasnath
* Patratu
* Ranchi Road

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SERTooltip South Eastern Railway zone|

| Adra|

* Bhojudih
* Bokaro Steel City
* Ispatnagar
* Mahuda Junction
* Sudamdih

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Chakradharpur|

* Adityapur
* Chandil
* Chakradharpur
* Tatanagar Junction

Ranchi|

* Bano

* Hatia
* Lohardaga
* Muri Junction
* Namkon
* Ramgarh Cantonment
* Ranchi Junction
* Tatisilwai

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* t
* e

North Chotanagpur division topics

General|

* Chota Nagpur Plateau
* Chhinnamasta Temple
* Dhanbad Municipal Corporation
* Hazaribagh Wildlife Sanctuary
* Koderma Wildlife Sanctuary
* Lawalong Wildlife Sanctuary
* Harihar Dham
* Jharkhand Dham
* Kauleshwari Temple
* Ramgarh Raj
* Shikharji (Parasnath Hill)
* Surajkund hot spring

Districts|

* Bokaro
* Chatra
* Dhanbad
* Giridih
* Hazaribagh
* Koderma
* Ramgarh
* List of Jharkhand districts ranked by literacy rate

Sub-divisions|

| Bokaro|

* Bermo
* Chas

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Chatra|

* Chatra
* Simaria

Giridih|

* Bagodar-Saria
* Dumri
* Giridih Sadar
* Khori Mahuwa

Koderma|

* Koderma

Hazaribagh|

* Hazaribagh Sadar
* Barhi

Ramgarh|

* Ramgarh

Community development
blocks|

| Bokaro|

* Bermo
* Chandankiyari
* Chandrapura
* Chas
* Gomia
* Jaridih
* Kasmar
* Nawadih
* Petarwar

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Chatra|

* Chatra
* Gidhour
* Itkhori
* Kanhachatti
* Kunda
* Lawalong
* Mayurhand
* Pathalgada
* Pratappur
* Shaligram Ramnarayanpur (Hunterganj)
* Simaria
* Tandwa

Dhanbad|

* Baghmara
* Baliapur
* Dhanbad
* Govindpur
* Jharia
* Nirsa
* Purbi Tundi
* Topchanchi
* Tundi

Giridih|

* Bagodar
* Bengabad
* Birni
* Deori
* Dhanwar
* Dumri
* Gandey
* Gawan
* Giridih
* Jamua
* Pirtand
* Sariya
* Tisri

Hazaribagh|

* Barhi
* Barkagaon
* Barkatha
* Bishnugarh
* Chalkusha
* Chauparan
* Churchu
* Dadi
* Daru
* Ichak
* Katkamdag
* Katkamsandi
* Keredari
* Padma
* Sadar, Hazaribagh
* Tati Jhariya

Koderma|

* Chandwara
* Domchanch
* Jainagar
* Koderma
* Markacho
* Satgawan

Ramgarh|

* Chitarpur
* Dulmi
* Gola
* Mandu
* Patratu
* Ramgarh

Rivers, waterfalls, dams|

* Barakar
* Bokaro
* Damodar
* Jamunia
* Konar
* Lilajan/Niranjana
* Mohana
* Kiul
* Punpun
* Rajrappa
* Usri Falls
* Tilaiya Dam
* Konar Dam
* Khandoli Dam
* Maithon Dam
* Panchet Dam
* Tenughat Dam

Languages, people|

* Bengali
* Hindi
* Kumarbhag Paharia
* Kurukh
* Magahi
* Mal Paharia
* Santali
* Sauria Paharia

Transport|

* National Highway 18
* National Highway 2
* Grand Trunk Road
* National Highway 20
* National Highway 22
* National Highway 522
* National Highway 33
* Howrah–Delhi main line
* Grand Chord
* Asansol–Gaya section
* Adra–Gomoh line
* East Central Railway zone
* South Eastern Railway zone
* Railways in Jharia Coalfield

Railway stations|

* Barkakana Junction
* Bhojudih
* Bokaro Steel City
* Chandrapura Junction
* Dhanbad
* Giridih
* Hazaribagh Road
* Hazaribagh Town
* Koderma Junction
* Mahuda Junction
* Netaji SC Bose Gomoh
* Nimiaghat
* Parasnath
* Patratu
* Ranchi Road
* Ramgarh Cantonment
* Sudamdih

Coalfields and
coal companies|

* South Karanpura Coalfield
* North Karanpura Coalfield
* Ramgarh Coalfield
* West Bokaro Coalfield
* East Bokaro Coalfield
* Bharat Coking Coal

* Central Coalfields

Institutes of higher learning|

* Vinoba Bhave University
* Indian School of Mines

Lok Sabha constituencies|

* Chatra
* Dhanbad
* Giridih
* Hazaribagh
* Kodarma

Vidhan Sabha
constituencies|

| Chatra|

* Chatra
* Simaria

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Dhanbad|

* Bokaro
* Sindri
* Nirsa
* Dhanbad
* Jharia
* Chandankiyari

Giridih|

* Giridih
* Dumri
* Gomia
* Bermo
* Tundi
* Baghmara

Hazaribagh|

* Barhi
* Barkagaon
* Ramgarh
* Mandu
* Hazaribagh

Kodarma|

* Kodarma
* Barkatha
* Dhanwar
* Bagodar
* Jamua
* Gandey

See also|

* Cities and towns in North Chotanagpur Division
* Villages in Bokaro district
* Villages in Dhanbad district
* Villages in Giridih district
* Villages in Hazaribagh district
* Damodar Basin

Other divisions|

* South Chotanagpur
* Kolhan
* Palamu
* Santhal Pargana

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Places of Interest in and around Hazaribagh

Places of general interest|

* Chharwa – Chharwa Dam
* Hazaribagh Town railway station
* Hazaribagh Wildlife Sanctuary
* Ichak \- temples
* Khapriaon – Narsingsthan
* Konar Dam
* Padma – Ramgarh Raj heritage
* Rajrappa
* Salgaon – Gonda Dam
* Surajkund hot spring – the hottest spring in India
* Tilaiya Dam

Educational institutions|

* Markham College of Commerce
* National Public School, Hazaribagh
* St. Columba's College, Hazaribagh
* St. Xavier's, Hazaribagh
* Vinoba Bhave University

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