Chandrapura Junction Railway Station i is a railway junction station at the junction of GomohâÂÂBarkakana branch line and ChandrapuraâÂÂMuri branch line mainly a part of Railways in Jharia Coalfield. It is located in Bokaro district in the Indian state of Jharkhand. It is administered by the Dhanbad Railway Division of the East Central Railway zone of Indian Railways.
In 1913, Chandrapura was connected to Mahuda and merged to GomohâÂÂMahudaâÂÂAdraâÂÂKharagpur (BNR) line and then became a Railways in Jharia Coalfield. In 1927, the Central India Coalfields Railway opened the GomohâÂÂBarkakana line. Later, the line was amalgamated with East Indian Railway. The construction of the long ChandrapuraâÂÂMuriâÂÂRanchiâÂÂHatia line started in 1957 and was completed in 1961.
Railway lines in the Chandrapura area (including Bokaro Steel City Yard) were electrified in 1986âÂÂ89.