Hansdiha railway station

24°36′51″N 87°05′06″E / 24.614194°N 87.08498°E / 24.614194; 87.08498Elevation189 metres (620 ft)Owned byIndian RailwaysOperated byEastern Railway zoneLine(s)Dumka–Bhagalpur line
Jasidih–Pirpainti line (under construction)Platforms3Tracks2ConstructionStructure typeAt–gradeParkingAvailableOther informationStatusFunctioningStation codeHSDA Zone(s) Eastern Railway zone Division(s) MaldaFare zoneIndian RailwaysHistoryOpened2012ElectrifiedNoServices

Preceding station	Indian Railways			Following station
Kurmahat towards ?		Eastern Railway zone Dumka–Bhagalpur line		Kumradol towards ?

v t e Dumka–Bhagalpur line
Legend
km Sahibganj loop 115 Bhagalpur Sahibganj loop 108 Kollikhutaha 105 Gonu Dham Halt 103 Hatpuraini Halt Kataria River 101 Jagdishpur Halt 99 Tikani 94 Sanjha 91 Bela Halt 88 Dhauni 86 Pipradih 82 Punsia 78 Barahat to Banka 73 Panjwara Road 68 Mandar Vidyapith Halt 65 Mandar Hill Burigeria River 57 Pandetola Burigeria River 55 Danre Halt Bihar Jharkhand border 47 Kumradol to Pirpainti (under construction) to Pakur(planned) 73 Godda 66 Kathoun Halt 56 Poreyahat 47 Gangwara Halt 41 Hansdiha to Mohanpur 32 Kurmahat 25 Nonihat 13 Barapalasi to Jasidih 4 New Madanpur 0 Dumka to Rampurhat km

Hansdiha Junction railway station is a railway station on the Dumka–Bhagalpur line of Sahibganj loop under Malda railway division of the Eastern Railway Zone.^[1] The station is situated beside Hansdiha-Ramgarh Road, Kasba, Hansdiha in Dumka district in the Indian state of Jharkhand.^[2]

History

The metre-gauge railway track from Bhagalpur Junction railway station to Mandar Hill railway station branch was opened in 1907. The branch was converted to broad gauge. A new railway line from Mandar Hill to Hansdiha became operational on 23 December 2012 and Dumka to Barapalasi route was reconstructed in June 2014 and finally the full track became operational in 2015.^[3][4]

Further extension

The 97-kilometre (60 mi)-long Jasidih–Hansdiha–Pirpainti line is under construction. As of 2021, work is under progress on Mohanpur–Hansdiha and Godda–Pirpainti sections. The 32-kilometre (20 mi) Hansdiha–Godda section was inaugurated on 8 April 2021 and a Humsafar Express runs weekly from Godda to New Delhi. This line is considered important to connect the Godda district in the Santhal Pargana division of Jharkhand with the rest of India. The 80-kilometre (50 mi) Godda–Pakur line is also planned.[1]

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