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The Andal–Sainthia branch line is a railway line connecting Andal on the Bardhaman–Asansol section of the Howrah–Delhi main line and Sainthia Junction on the Sahibganj loop. This Template:Convert track is under the jurisdiction of 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.
This track serves Bakreshwar Thermal Power Station.
History
The Andal–Sainthia branch line was built in 1913.[1]
Branch lines
There are two branch lines in this section. The first is the Andal–Barabani–Sitarampur section.[2] 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.[3]
Electrification
Electrification of Andal–Pandabeshwar section was completed in 2010–11.[4] 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.[5]
References
- ↑ Indian Railway History Time line, Saxena, R. P.. Retrieved 15 March 2017.
- ↑ List of Stations on Asansol Division. Eastern Railway. Retrieved 2011-11-20.
- ↑ Time Table, July 2005, Eastern Zone
- ↑ Electrification work in progress by CORE: Progress during the year 2010–11. Central Organisation for Railway Electrification. Retrieved 2011-11-28.
- ↑ Electrification of new rail sections. Press Information Bureau. Retrieved 2011-11-28.