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{{short description|Railway route in India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2016}}
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2016}}
{{Infobox rail line
| box_width = 28em
| name = Barkakana–Muri–Chandil line
| color = 800000
| logo =
| logo_width =
| image = Muri Junction railway station.jpg
| image_width =
| caption = Muri Junction, an important railway station on Barkakana–Muri–Chandil line
| type = Rail line
| system =
| status = Operational
| locale = [[Jharkhand]]
| start = {{stnlnk|Chandil}}
| end = {{stnlnk|Barkakana}}
| stations =
| routes =
| daily_ridership =
| open = 1927 onwards
| close =
| owner = [[Indian Railways]]
| operator = [[South Eastern Railway zone|South Eastern Railway]]
| character =
| depot =
| stock =
| linelength =
| tracklength = 126 km
| tracks =
| gauge = {{RailGauge|5ft6in|lk=on}} [[broad gauge]]
| old_gauge =
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| racksystem =
| electrification = 1996–97 with 25 kV AC overhead line
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| map = {{Barkakana–Muri–Chandil line|inline=1}}
| map_state = collapsed
}}
The '''Barkakana–Muri–Chandil line''' is an Indian railway line connecting [[Barkakana Junction railway station|Barkakana]] and [[Muri Junction railway station|Muri]] with {{stnlnk|Chandil}} on the [[Asansol–Tatanagar–Kharagpur line]]. This {{convert|126|km||adj=on|abbr=}} track is under the jurisdiction of [[South Eastern Railway zone|South Eastern Railway]].

==History==
The [[Bengal Nagpur Railway]] was formed in 1887 for the purpose of upgrading the [[Nagpur Chhattisgarh Railway]] and then extending it via [[Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh|Bilaspur]] to [[Asansol Junction|Asansol]], in order to develop a shorter Howrah–Mumbai route than the one via Allahabad.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://railwaysofraj.blogspot.in/2011/08/number-1-down-mail.html|title=Number 1 Down Mail|publisher=Railways of the Raj|access-date=2012-11-10}}</ref> The Bengal Nagpur Railway main line from Nagpur to [[Asansol Junction|Asansol]], on the [[Howrah–Delhi main line]], was opened for goods traffic on 1 February 1891.<ref name="ser2">{{cite web|url=http://www.ser.indianrailways.gov.in/view_section.jsp?lang=0&id=0,1|title=Major Events in the Formation of S.E. Railway|publisher=South Eastern Railway|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130401151628/http://www.ser.indianrailways.gov.in/view_section.jsp?lang=0&id=0%2C1|archive-date=1 April 2013|access-date=2012-11-10|df=dmy}}</ref>

The Chandil–Barkakana line was opened for traffic in 1927.<ref name="ser2" />

=== Route diversion ===
With the construction of the Chandil Dam as a part of the [[Subarnarekha River|Subarnarekha Multpurpose project]], the traffic between {{stnlnk|Chandil}} and Tiruldih was diverted to a newly constructed line via Haslang & Bakarkudi in 1990 as the older route via Pakridih & Ichhadih became submerged in the dam waters.<ref>{{cite journal|title=Subarnarekha Project – Singhbhum's Sorrow|volume=28|pages=2194–2196|jstor=4400253}}</ref>

==Electrification==
The Chandil–Gondabihar, Gondabihar–Tiruldih and Barkakana–Ramgarh Halt sectors were electrified in 1996–97. The Tiruldih–Ramgarh sector was electrified in 1997–98.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://irfca.org/docs/electrification-history.html| title= History of Electrification | publisher= IRFCA| access-date = 24 April 2013}}</ref>

==References==
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|{{Railways in Eastern India}}

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[[Category:5 ft 6 in gauge railways in India]]
[[Category:Rail transport in West Bengal]]
[[Category:Rail transport in Jharkhand]]
[[Category:Adra railway division|*]]
[[Category:Chakradharpur railway division|*]]
[[Category:Kharagpur railway division|*]]
[[Category:Transport in Asansol]]
[[Category:Transport in Jamshedpur]]
[[Category:Transport in Kharagpur]]

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Barkakana Muri Chandil line - Revision history

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