MAJOR EVENTS IN FORMATION OF S.E. RAILWAY
South Eastern Railway was earlier known as Bengal Nagpur Railway (BNR). Major events in the development of SE Railway are given below
1887
The Bengal Nagpur Railway was formed.
1887
The construction of a new bridge over the Kanhah River commenced in 1884 and was completed in 1887.
4th Dec 1888
The section from Rajnandgaon to Raipur was opened for traffic.
14th Feb 1889
The section from Raipur to Bilaspur was opened for traffic.
6th Oct 1890
The East Coast Railway was inaugurated.
1st Feb 1891
The main line for BNR from Nagpur to Asansol was opened for Goods traffic.
9th Mar 1891
The Bilaspur-Katni Branch was opened for traffic.
1st Oct 1892
The Saranda tunnel was completed and opened for traffic
21st Aug 1893
The Kakinada-Visakhapatnam line was opened for traffic.
1893 to 1896
800 miles of East Coast Railway line was built and opened for traffic.
1893 to 1896
East Coast Railway built some of the largest bridges viz. Brahmani, Mahanadi, Katjuri, Kuakhai and Birupa during the period.
1st Feb 1897
Khurda Road-Puri (27 miles) section was opened for traffic.
1898-99
The most vital section of BNR viz. Sini-Kharagpur & Kolaghat and Kharagpur-Cuttack were opened for traffic.
1st Jan 1899
BNR?s Line to Cuttack was opened.
1899-1900
Kolaghat-Howrah section was completed.
19th April 1900
Roopanarayan Bridge near Kolaghat was opened and first train passed over.
March 1901
The construction of a bridge on River Mahanadi near Cuttack was completed.
1st Feb 1901
Kharagpur-Midnapur Branch line was opened for traffic.
1901
45.74 miles long Dhamtari line and 10.50 miles long Rajim Branch were opened for traffic.
13th April 1903
The first portion of Gondia-Nainpur (73 miles) was opened.
1904
Nainpur became the focal point of Satpura lines.? Nainpur-Chindwara section was opened for traffic.
1905
Nainpur-Gondia line was extended upto Jabalpur.
15th Nov 1907
Purulia-Ranchi Branch was opened for traffic.
1907
Extension of Gomoh, a point of East Indian Railways main line was completed.
1908
The Head Office Building of B N R was constructed at a cost of Rs.7, 01,995/-
Nov 1908
Gondia-Nagbhir-Nagpur line was opened for traffic.
1908-09
Vizianagaram-Parvatipuram (49 miles) section was opened
1911
A 40 mile branch line from Tatanagar to Gurumahisarani where plenty of iron ores are available was opened for traffic.
1913
Nagpur-Chidwara extension was opened for traffic.? With this, the biggest network of narrow gauge line in Indian Sub-continent was completed. Its length was extended 610 miles.? This Satpura line project was initiated by Sir T.R.Wynne.
1913
Mohuda-Chandrapura (9 miles) Branch was opened for traffic.
1913
Nagbhir-Rajoli (30 miles) was opened and extended upto Chanda.
1913
Extension to Salur on Vizianagaram-Parvatipuram section was opened.
1915
B N R Hotel at Ranchi was established.
1916-17
Bankura-Damodar River Railway in narrow gauge was built by Bengal Nagpur Railway.
1918
Burnpur, India?s second largest Iron & Steel Plant was established.
1922
BNR Hotel at Puri was established.
1922
Tatanagar-Gurumahisani line was extended upto Badampahar.
1924
To feed iron ore and magnese ores to Burnpur Steel Plant Amda,? (New Khurswan) on BNR?s main line built.
17th Jan 1924
Kharswan-Dongaposi was opened for traffic.
Feb 1925
Extension to Gua was completed.
20th Mar 1927
72 mile Barkakhana-Chandil section was opened for traffic.
1928-30
54 mile long Anuppur Chirimiri section was opened
1930
Shalimar Goods Shed on the bank of River Hooghly was in operational.
1930
Parlakmedi-Gunupur section was opened in two portions in 1929 and 1931
Dec 1931
Raipur-Parvatipuram line was completed.
1933
The development of Vizag Port by Bengal Nagpur Railway was completed.
18TH Dec 1933
The Visakhapatnam Port was officially declared open by His Excellency Lord Willingtorn, the then Viceroy and Governor General of India.
1st Oct 1944
The management of Bengal Nagpur Railway was taken by Government of India.
Raipur-Dhamtari Branch was the first Narrow Gauge line of Bengal Nagpur Railway.
1955
B N R Emerged as South Eastern Railway.
1956
The Visakhapatnam Port was managed by Bengal Nagpur Railway till October.
14th May 1958
Bhillai-Dallijahara line was opened for traffic.
4th Feb 1959
Bhilai Steel Plant was built and inaugurated by Dr.Rajendra Prasad, President of India. The steel plant was situated between Durg and Raipur on S.E.Railway's main stream.
1960
The Dandakaranya-Bolangir-Kiriburu Railway Project.
1960
Ranchi-Kotshila was converted into BG
31st Jan 1962
Foundation stone of Cuttack-Paradip line was laid by the then Prime Minister, Late Jawarlal Nehru.
April 1963
Sambalpur-Titlagarh line was opened for traffic.
April 1964
For the transportation of bulk raw materials for Bokaro Steel Plant, Durg-Bokaro section was opened for traffic.
1967
Bokaro Steel Plant was set up with Soviet Collaboration.
July 1967
South Eastern Railway took over Bankura Domodar River line.
Jan 1968
Panskura-Durgachak section was opened for traffic.
1968
Cuttack-Paradip line was inaugurated.
9th July 1973
Cuttack-Paradip line was opened for traffic.
1st June 1976
S E R introduced EMU train services between Panskura & Haldia.
28 Feb 1977
Jhakpura-Daitari line was opened for traffic.
18th Dec 1979
Direct EMU service between Howrah and Haldia started.
1st Sept 1980
Kirandul-Jagadalpur line was energized.
1982
Jagadalpur-Koraput section was energized.
11th Nov 1989
Inauguration of Shalimar-Haldia Intercity Exp.by? MR
2000
Foundation stone of BDR Gauge Conversion was laid by Hon?ble Minister for Railways.
18th Nov 2000
Banspani-Joroli (10.44 Km) was opened for traffic.
1st April 2000
Introduction of Howrah-Purulia Rupasi Bangla Exp. And Bankura-Shalimar Aranyak Exp. By Hon?ble MR.
1st July, 2000
Howrah ? Bankura Shiromoni MEMU Passenger service introduced by Hon?ble MR
15th Mar 2001
Adra-Purulia MEMU Passenger Service introduced by Hon?ble MR
17th Oct. 2001
Hatia-New Delhi Weekly Rajdhani Express and Hatia-Baidyanathdham Exp. Were flagged off by Hon?ble MR
27th Oct. 2001
Raipur-Durg MEMU Passenger train was flagged off by Hon?ble MR
28th Oct 2001
Bilaspur-New Delhi Weekly Rajdhani Exp. Was flagged off by Hon?ble MR
28th Oct 2001
Howrah-Bokaro Shatabdi Express extended up to RANCHI by Hon?ble MR.
South Eastern Railway was earlier known as Bengal Nagpur Railway (BNR). Major events in the development of SE Railway are given below
1887
The Bengal Nagpur Railway was formed.
1887
The construction of a new bridge over the Kanhah River commenced in 1884 and was completed in 1887.
4th Dec 1888
The section from Rajnandgaon to Raipur was opened for traffic.
14th Feb 1889
The section from Raipur to Bilaspur was opened for traffic.
6th Oct 1890
The East Coast Railway was inaugurated.
1st Feb 1891
The main line for BNR from Nagpur to Asansol was opened for Goods traffic.
9th Mar 1891
The Bilaspur-Katni Branch was opened for traffic.
1st Oct 1892
The Saranda tunnel was completed and opened for traffic
21st Aug 1893
The Kakinada-Visakhapatnam line was opened for traffic.
1893 to 1896
800 miles of East Coast Railway line was built and opened for traffic.
1893 to 1896
East Coast Railway built some of the largest bridges viz. Brahmani, Mahanadi, Katjuri, Kuakhai and Birupa during the period.
1st Feb 1897
Khurda Road-Puri (27 miles) section was opened for traffic.
1898-99
The most vital section of BNR viz. Sini-Kharagpur & Kolaghat and Kharagpur-Cuttack were opened for traffic.
1st Jan 1899
BNR?s Line to Cuttack was opened.
1899-1900
Kolaghat-Howrah section was completed.
19th April 1900
Roopanarayan Bridge near Kolaghat was opened and first train passed over.
March 1901
The construction of a bridge on River Mahanadi near Cuttack was completed.
1st Feb 1901
Kharagpur-Midnapur Branch line was opened for traffic.
1901
45.74 miles long Dhamtari line and 10.50 miles long Rajim Branch were opened for traffic.
13th April 1903
The first portion of Gondia-Nainpur (73 miles) was opened.
1904
Nainpur became the focal point of Satpura lines.? Nainpur-Chindwara section was opened for traffic.
1905
Nainpur-Gondia line was extended upto Jabalpur.
15th Nov 1907
Purulia-Ranchi Branch was opened for traffic.
1907
Extension of Gomoh, a point of East Indian Railways main line was completed.
1908
The Head Office Building of B N R was constructed at a cost of Rs.7, 01,995/-
Nov 1908
Gondia-Nagbhir-Nagpur line was opened for traffic.
1908-09
Vizianagaram-Parvatipuram (49 miles) section was opened
1911
A 40 mile branch line from Tatanagar to Gurumahisarani where plenty of iron ores are available was opened for traffic.
1913
Nagpur-Chidwara extension was opened for traffic.? With this, the biggest network of narrow gauge line in Indian Sub-continent was completed. Its length was extended 610 miles.? This Satpura line project was initiated by Sir T.R.Wynne.
1913
Mohuda-Chandrapura (9 miles) Branch was opened for traffic.
1913
Nagbhir-Rajoli (30 miles) was opened and extended upto Chanda.
1913
Extension to Salur on Vizianagaram-Parvatipuram section was opened.
1915
B N R Hotel at Ranchi was established.
1916-17
Bankura-Damodar River Railway in narrow gauge was built by Bengal Nagpur Railway.
1918
Burnpur, India?s second largest Iron & Steel Plant was established.
1922
BNR Hotel at Puri was established.
1922
Tatanagar-Gurumahisani line was extended upto Badampahar.
1924
To feed iron ore and magnese ores to Burnpur Steel Plant Amda,? (New Khurswan) on BNR?s main line built.
17th Jan 1924
Kharswan-Dongaposi was opened for traffic.
Feb 1925
Extension to Gua was completed.
20th Mar 1927
72 mile Barkakhana-Chandil section was opened for traffic.
1928-30
54 mile long Anuppur Chirimiri section was opened
1930
Shalimar Goods Shed on the bank of River Hooghly was in operational.
1930
Parlakmedi-Gunupur section was opened in two portions in 1929 and 1931
Dec 1931
Raipur-Parvatipuram line was completed.
1933
The development of Vizag Port by Bengal Nagpur Railway was completed.
18TH Dec 1933
The Visakhapatnam Port was officially declared open by His Excellency Lord Willingtorn, the then Viceroy and Governor General of India.
1st Oct 1944
The management of Bengal Nagpur Railway was taken by Government of India.
Raipur-Dhamtari Branch was the first Narrow Gauge line of Bengal Nagpur Railway.
1955
B N R Emerged as South Eastern Railway.
1956
The Visakhapatnam Port was managed by Bengal Nagpur Railway till October.
14th May 1958
Bhillai-Dallijahara line was opened for traffic.
4th Feb 1959
Bhilai Steel Plant was built and inaugurated by Dr.Rajendra Prasad, President of India. The steel plant was situated between Durg and Raipur on S.E.Railway's main stream.
1960
The Dandakaranya-Bolangir-Kiriburu Railway Project.
1960
Ranchi-Kotshila was converted into BG
31st Jan 1962
Foundation stone of Cuttack-Paradip line was laid by the then Prime Minister, Late Jawarlal Nehru.
April 1963
Sambalpur-Titlagarh line was opened for traffic.
April 1964
For the transportation of bulk raw materials for Bokaro Steel Plant, Durg-Bokaro section was opened for traffic.
1967
Bokaro Steel Plant was set up with Soviet Collaboration.
July 1967
South Eastern Railway took over Bankura Domodar River line.
Jan 1968
Panskura-Durgachak section was opened for traffic.
1968
Cuttack-Paradip line was inaugurated.
9th July 1973
Cuttack-Paradip line was opened for traffic.
1st June 1976
S E R introduced EMU train services between Panskura & Haldia.
28 Feb 1977
Jhakpura-Daitari line was opened for traffic.
18th Dec 1979
Direct EMU service between Howrah and Haldia started.
1st Sept 1980
Kirandul-Jagadalpur line was energized.
1982
Jagadalpur-Koraput section was energized.
11th Nov 1989
Inauguration of Shalimar-Haldia Intercity Exp.by? MR
2000
Foundation stone of BDR Gauge Conversion was laid by Hon?ble Minister for Railways.
18th Nov 2000
Banspani-Joroli (10.44 Km) was opened for traffic.
1st April 2000
Introduction of Howrah-Purulia Rupasi Bangla Exp. And Bankura-Shalimar Aranyak Exp. By Hon?ble MR.
1st July, 2000
Howrah ? Bankura Shiromoni MEMU Passenger service introduced by Hon?ble MR
15th Mar 2001
Adra-Purulia MEMU Passenger Service introduced by Hon?ble MR
17th Oct. 2001
Hatia-New Delhi Weekly Rajdhani Express and Hatia-Baidyanathdham Exp. Were flagged off by Hon?ble MR
27th Oct. 2001
Raipur-Durg MEMU Passenger train was flagged off by Hon?ble MR
28th Oct 2001
Bilaspur-New Delhi Weekly Rajdhani Exp. Was flagged off by Hon?ble MR
28th Oct 2001
Howrah-Bokaro Shatabdi Express extended up to RANCHI by Hon?ble MR.
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