Charhi railway station

Charhi Railway Station is a station on the Koderma–Hazaribagh–Barkakana line in Churchu (community development block), Hazaribagh district, Jharkhand serving Charhi and nearby areas.[1]

Charhi
Indian Railways station
Charhi railway station
General information
LocationCharhi, Hazaribagh district, Jharkhand
India
Coordinates23.8421°N 85.4418°E / 23.8421; 85.4418
Line(s)Koderma–Hazaribagh–Barkakana–Ranchi line
Other information
StatusFunctional
Station codeCHRI
Zone(s) East Central Railway
Division(s) Dhanbad
Location
Charhi is located in India
Charhi
Charhi
Location within India
Charhi is located in Jharkhand
Charhi
Charhi
Charhi (Jharkhand)

Charhi railway station is located at an altitude of 453 m above mean sea level. Hazaribagh Town is 27 km and Barkakana is 30 km from Charhi.[2]

History

This line was announced in Railway Budget 1999 under the rule of Atal Bihari Vajpayee. After 16 years, this dream was fulfilled on 20 February 2015. It was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi along with Jharkhand Governor Syed Ahmad, Chief Minister Raghubar Das, Union Railways Minister Suresh Prabhu, Union Minister of State for Railways Manoj Sinha, Union Minister of State for Finance and Hazaribagh MP Jayant Sinha.[3] 57 km long Hazaribagh–Barkakana section was opened for passenger trains on 7 December 2016 by Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu in the presence of Chief Minister Raghubar Das.[4] Also a railway coal siding line has been constructed from Hazaribagh Town to Bandag.

New Railway line between Tatisilwai and Sanki was inaugurated by CM Raghubar Das on 29 August 2019. Two new pairs of passenger trains between Hatia and Sanki station started on 29 August 2019. Trial run on the newly constructed remaining Sidhwar-Sanki 27 kilometer rail section was successful on November 18 2022. 4 tunnels, 32 curves and five major bridges have been constructed in this 27 km long rail section.

Trains

Charhi railway station handles trains four times daily. The trains are run by East Central Railway zone.[5] Following are the trains arriving and departing from Charhi railway station.

Passenger Trains
Sl.No.Train No.Train Name
153371Koderma–Barkakana Passenger
253372Barkakana–Koderma Passenger
353373Koderma–Barkakana Passenger
453374Barkakana–Koderma Passenger

References
  1. "73371 => 53371 Koderma–Barkakhana Passenger". India Rail Info. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
  2. "CHRI Charhi Railway Station". e-railway. Retrieved 7 January 2019.
  3. "Hazaribagh Town railway station opens". 20 February 2015. Retrieved 21 February 2015.
  4. "Hazaribagh-Barkakana railway line opened for traffic". Business Standard India. Press Trust of India. 7 December 2016.
  5. "4 trains pass through Charhi Railway Station". rail rider. Retrieved 7 January 2019.


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