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Sonnagar
Son Nagar Junction is a railway station in Aurangabad district, Bihar, Aurangabad district. It serves Barun, India, Barun and Daudnagar towns of Bihar. It is located on the east bank of the Son River and was earlier known as Son East Bank. History The Nehru Setu, Upper Soane Bridge, connecting Son Nagar and Dehri-on-Sone across the Son River, was completed in 1900. The bridge was then the longest bridge in India. Work on the Grand Chord line of East Indian Railway Company, East Indian Railway was completed in 1901. It was formally inaugurated in 1907. A branch line was opened from Son East Bank, as Son Nagar was then known, to Daltonganj in 1902. Freight corridor Son Nagar is expected to be connected with Ludhiana as part of the Eastern Corridor. The primary feeder routes for this will be from Son Nagar to Durgapur via Gomoh, Son Nagar to Tatanagar via Garhwa Road, and Barkakana to Bokaro via Chandrapura. References External links Map of Son Nagar JunctionAll train departu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barkakana–Son Nagar Line
The Barkakana–Son Nagar line is an Indian railway line connecting Barkakana Junction railway station, Barkakana and Son Nagar Junction railway station, Son Nagar on the Gaya–Mughalsarai section of the Grand Chord. This track is under the jurisdiction of East Central Railway zone, East Central Railway. History In 1902, a branch line of EIR was opened from Sone East Bank (later renamed Son Nagar railway station, Son Nagar) to Daltonganj. With the development of South Karanpura Coalfield, the Central India Coalfields Railway opened a line from Gomoh to Barkakana railway station, Barkakana in 1927 and from Barkakana to Daltonganj in 1929. These lines were subsequently taken over by East Indian Railway Company, EIR. Bridging the Soane/Son The total length of the Nehru Setu, Upper Soane Bridge across the Soane, as the river was then called, over abutments is . It was opened for traffic on 27 February 1900. When it was built, it was the longest bridge in India and was believ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
