| Box Width: | 28em |
| Dhanbad–Chandrapura line | |
| Type: | Regional rail |
| Status: | Restarted from 6th of February 2019 |
| Locale: | Jharkhand |
| Open: | 1894 |
| Close: | 2017 |
| Reopen: | 2019 |
| Owner: | Indian Railways |
| Operator: | East Central Railway, South Eastern Railway |
| Tracklength: | 340NaN0 |
| Tracks: | 2 |
| Gauge: | broad gauge |
| Electrification: | 1960–61 onwards with 25 kV AC overhead |
| Map State: | collapsed |
Dhanbad–Chandrapura line is a railway passing through Railways in Jharia Coalfield lying between the Dhanbad line on the north and the Chandrapura in the south. It remained temporarily closed due to fire and subsidence in Jharia & Raniganj Coal Fields.[1] [2] [3] It was initially started as –Katras rail line and was extended up to in 1930. The first train in this route ran from Dhanbad to Katrasgarh. The rail line was laid late nineteenth century by extending the Grand Chord to Katrasgarh via Dhanbad in 1894. This line was opened in 1930.
The Netaji SC Bose Gomoh-Chandrapura-Dhanbad sector was electrified in 1986–87. The line was closed due to a mine fire reaching the tracks, thus making it unsafe for use. The railway also suspended good traffic on the line which has nine loading side of Bharat Coking Coal Limited.[4] [5] However, the line was reopened on 24 February 2019 due to agitations & protests by the people of the region.[6]
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