Hazaribagh Road railway station
{{Short description|Railway station in Jharkhand, India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2015}}
{{Use Indian English|date=September 2015}}
{{Infobox station
| name = Hazaribagh Road
| type = 30px Indian Railways station
| style = Indian Railways
| image = Hazaribagh Road railway station platform.JPG
| image_size =
| image_caption = Hazaribagh Road railway station platform
| address = Sariya, Giridih district, Jharkhand
| country = India
| coordinates = {{Coord|24.17436|N|85.89162|E|format=dms}}
| elevation = {{convert|330|m|ft}}
| line = Grand Chord
Asansol–Gaya section
Howrah–Gaya–Delhi line
Howrah–Allahabad–Mumbai line
| other = Bus service to Hazaribagh
| structure = Standard (on-ground station)
| platform = 4
| tracks =
| entrances =
| parking = Available
| baggage_check =
| opened = 1906
| closed =
| rebuilt =
| electrified = 1961–62
| accessible =
| code = {{Indian railway code
| code = HZD
| zone = East Central Railway
| division = Dhanbad
}}
| owned =
| operator =
| status = Functioning
| former = East Indian Railway, Eastern Railway
| passengers =
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| map_type = India Jharkhand
| map_dot_label = Hazaribagh Road railway station
| map_size = 300
| map_caption = Location in Jharkhand
}}
{{Dhanbad–Koderma line|collapse=yes}}
Hazaribagh Road is a railway station on the Grand Chord line of East Central Railway.{{cite web|url =http://www.india9.com/i9show/Hazaribagh-Road-Railway-Station-53790.htm |title = Hazaribagh Road Railway Station | publisher= india9.com | access-date = 2010-04-17 }} The place is locally known as Sariya (or Suriya), in Sariya CD Block in Bagodar-Saria subdivision in Giridih district in the Indian state of Jharkhand.{{cite web| url = http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/ranchi/jharkhand-gets-five-new-sub-divisions/article1-1190747.aspx| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140304220846/http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/ranchi/jharkhand-gets-five-new-sub-divisions/article1-1190747.aspx| url-status = dead| archive-date = 4 March 2014|title = Jharkhand gets five new sub-divisions| work= HT Ranchi|publisher= Hindustan Times, 4 March 2014| access-date = 6 October 2014}}
Geography
Hazaribagh Road or Saria is located at {{coord|24.17436|N|85.89162|E|source:yahoomaps_region:IN |format=dms}}.
Bagodar on National Highway 19 (old numbering NH 2) / Grand Trunk Road is {{convert|13|km}} and Hazaribagh is {{convert|64|km}} from Hazaribagh Road.
History
With the extension of railways to Barakar in 1856, that town became the railhead for the vast hinterland that lay beyond it. In 1871, {{stnlnk|Giridih}} was connected to Madhupur on the Howrah–Delhi main line, through a branch line. Giridih served as the railhead for Hazaribagh and other places in the area till the Grand Chord line was laid. Hazaribagh Road station, along with the Grand Chord, was opened in February 1907 (1906 according to some railway related sources). While both Hazaribagh Road and {{stnlnk|Koderma}} were connected with Hazaribagh by metalled roads and they were about equally distant from what was then the headquarters of a large district. Hazaribagh Road was, however, the station ordinarily used, as it was considerably nearer to Kolkata. Now that Hazaribagh town is on Indian Railways map after the completion of Koderma–Hazaribagh–Barkakana–Ranchi line, there have been demands to rename Hazaribagh Road railway station as "Sariya" railway station.{{cite web|url =http://www.irfca.org/docs/history/hazaribagh-district.html |title = Hazaribagh District (1918) | publisher= IRFCA | access-date = 2010-04-17 }}{{cite web | url = http://www.irfca.org/faq/faq-history3.html | title = IR History – Part III (1900–1947)| publisher = IRFCA | access-date = 23 April 2013 }}
Electrification
The Gomoh–Koderma sector was electrified in 1961–62.{{cite web| url = http://irfca.org/docs/electrification-history.html|title = History of Electrification| publisher= IRFCA| access-date = 20 April 2013}}
References
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External links
- [http://indiarailinfo.com/arrivals/1729 Train arrivals at Hazaribagh Road]
{{Adjacent stations|noclear=y
|system=Indian Railways|line=East Central Railway zone|left=Chichaki|right=Chaube|type=Asansol–Gaya section}}
{{Railway stations in Jharkhand}}
{{North Chotanagpur Division topics}}
Category:Railway stations in India opened in 1907
Category:Dhanbad railway division