Minister of Railways Shri
Suresh Prabhakar Prabhu today inaugurated a newly laid section between Hansdiha
to Barapalasi (28 km) in Jharkhand and flagged off a passenger train service
(Train No. 53451/53452) Hansdiha - Dumka Passenger. Minister of State
(Independent Charge) for Communications & Minister of State for Railways
Shri Manoj Sinha and Minister of State for Railways Shri Rajen Gohain were
specially present to grace the occasion. Shri Shahnawaz Hussain, Former Union
Minister, Shri Manoj Tiwari, Member of Parliament and Shri Nishikant Dubey,
Member of Parliament were present at Hansdiha end to grace the occasion. The
programme was conducted through video conferencing between Rail Bhawan, New
Delhi & Hansdiha, Jharkhand. Member Traffic, Railway Board Shri Mohammed
Jamshed, Member Engineering Shri AK Mittal, other Railway Board members and
senior officials were also present on the occasion at Rail Bhawan.
Speaking on the occasion
Shri Suresh Prabhakar Prabhu said that he was happy that this will result in
general upliftment of the area and will go in long way in satisfying the needs
of the local people. This section will shorten the distance between Rampurhat
and Bhagalpur by 156 km. Apart from this an alternate route from Rampurhat and
Bhagalpur will also be available which will shorten the distance between
Rampurhat and Bhagalpur by 27 km. He also said that in future Indian Railways
will continue to work on such projects to benefit the local people.
About Mandar Hill - Dumka - Rampurhat
New Rail Line Project:
This new section is part of
the project connecting Mandar Hill to Rampurhat via Dumka (130 km). The project
cost of Mandar Hill to Dumka section is Rs. 457 crore. With the opening of this
section between Hansdiha and Barapalasi, the entire project between Mandar Hill
and Rampurhat stands completed and now the train can operate from Bhagalpur to
Dumka, Bhagalpur to Rampurhat via Dumka and Bhagalpur to Jasidih via Dumka.
This will result in providing rail connectivity and alternate route from the
major station of Bhagalpur to Deoghar and Rampurhat.
About Hansdiha -
Dumka Passenger:
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53452 HANSDIHA-DUMKA PASS.
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↓STATION↑
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53451 DUMKA-HANSDIHA PASS.
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07.00
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HANSDIHA
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10.35
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07.16
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KURMAHAT
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10.14
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07.30
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NONIHAT
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10.00
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07.49
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BARAPALASI
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09.41
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08.06
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NEW MADANPUR
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09.24
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08.25
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DUMKA
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09.15
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41.94 KM
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DISTANCE
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41.94 KM
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1 HR.25 MIN
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TOTAL JOURNEY TIME
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1 HR. 20 MIN.
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Nature of service: Daily
AKS/MKV/AK