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| name = Andal–Sainthia branch line<br />
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| image = Andal-Sainthia Railway Stations.jpg<br />
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| caption = Andal railway station and Sainthia railway station<br />
| type = Diesel-electric<br />
| system = Broad gauge<br />
| status = Operational<br />
| locale = [[West Bengal]]<br />
| start = [[Andal, Bardhaman|Andal]]<br />
| end = [[Sainthia Junction]]<br />
| stations = 15<br />
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| open = 1913<br />
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| owner = [[Indian Railways]]<br />
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The '''Andal–Sainthia branch line''' is a railway line connecting [[Andal, Bardhaman|Andal]] on the [[Bardhaman–Asansol section]] of the [[Howrah–Delhi main line]] and [[Sainthia Junction]] on the [[Sahibganj loop]]. This {{convert|73|km}} track is under the jurisdiction of [[Eastern Railway zone|Eastern Railway]]. This track passes through the north-eastern part of the [[Raniganj Coalfield]] in [[Bardhaman district]] and the western part of [[Birbhum district]] in the Indian state of [[West Bengal]].<br />
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This track serves [[Bakreshwar Thermal Power Station]].<br />
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==History==<br />
The Andal–Sainthia branch line was built in 1913.<ref name=timeline>{{cite web|first=R. P.| last=Saxena|title=Indian Railway History Time line|url=http://irse.bravehost.com/IRHTML.htm|work=Irse.bravehost.com|access-date= 15 March 2017| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120229092028/http://irse.bravehost.com/IRHTML.htm| archive-date=29 February 2012}}</ref><br />
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==Branch lines==<br />
There are two branch lines in this section. The first is the Andal–Barabani–Sitarampur section.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.er.indianrailways.gov.in/view_section.jsp?lang=0&id=0,6,443,528,537 |title =List of Stations on Asansol Division | publisher= Eastern Railway| access-date = 2011-11-20 }}</ref> The other is the Bhimgara–Palasthali branch line. Service on this line was suspended for safety reasons. The track became unfit because of unauthorized mining under the track.<ref>Time Table, July 2005, Eastern Zone</ref><br />
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==Electrification==<br />
Electrification of Andal–Pandabeshwar section was completed in 2010–11.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.core.indianrailways.gov.in/view_section.jsp?lang=0&id=0,295,329,549 |title = Electrification work in progress by CORE: Progress during the year 2010–11| publisher= Central Organisation for Railway Electrification| access-date = 2011-11-28 }}</ref> Electrification of the Pandabeshwar-Sainthia section was sanctioned in the rail budget for 2011–12, which is expected to be completed till 2013 and completed in 2016.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://pib.nic.in/newsite/erelease.aspx?relid=58164|title =Electrification of new rail sections | publisher= Press Information Bureau| access-date = 2011-11-28 }}</ref><br />
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==References==<br />
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[[Category:5 ft 6 in gauge railways in India]]<br />
[[Category:Rail transport in West Bengal]]<br />
[[Category:1913 establishments in India]]<br />
[[Category:Railway lines opened in 1913]]<br />
[[Category:Transport in Birbhum district]]<br />
[[Category:Transport in Paschim Bardhaman district]]</div>>Vatsmaxed