Ramgarh/Sindri: The much awaited 189km Ranchi-Koderma railway track via Barkakana will be ready for operations by December, officials said on Wednesday. Once ready, the route will lessen distance between Barkakana and Ranchi by 60km.
As part of the project, the route between Barkakana to Koderma via Hazaribag has been operational for rail movement and another 67km stretch between Barkakana junction to Ranchi is in final phases, the officials said during the launch of a retiring room and dormitory at Ramgarh Cantt railway station, part of South Eastern Railway, in presence of Hazaribag MP Jayant Sinha.
Neeraj Ambashtha, divisional rail manager (DRM) of Ranchi rail division, said, “The Barkakana-Ranchi line will pass through hills and have four tunnels. The construction of two tunnels is over and the third is near completion. The entire project is expected to be complete by December.”