Andal-Sainthia Branch Line

 Andal-Sainthia Branch Line 
Track gauge: Broad gauge 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Legend
km from Bardhaman-Asansol section
0 Andal
Singaran River
NH 2/Grand Trunk Road
5 Kajoragram
10 Siduli
12 Ukhra
20 Pandabeswar
Ajay River
23 Bhimgara
Hinglo River
29 Panchra
35 Dubrajpur
Bakreshwar River
42 Chinpai
45 Kachujor
54 Suri
63 Kunuri
66 Mahisadahari
Kherua
73 Sainthia
to Sahibganj Loop

The Andal-Sainthia Branch Line is a railway line connecting Andal on the Bardhaman-Asansol section of the Howrah-Delhi main line and Sainthia on the Sahibganj Loop. This 73 kilometres (45 mi) 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.

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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 announced in the rail budget for 2010-11. [5]

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