Bokaro Steel City Railway Station (station code: BKSC) is a railway station on the Gomoh–Muri branch line and Adra–Bokaro Steel City branch line under Adra division of South Eastern Railways. It is located in Bokaro district in the Indian state of Jharkhand. It lies at the edge of Jharia Coalfield and serves Bokaro Steel City, and the surrounding mining-industrial area.
History The railway station and the surrounding areas were earlier called Marafari, in what was then Hazaribagh district. The surrounding areas are still referred to as Marafari. With the construction of the Bokaro Steel Plant, the railway station was renamed Bokaro Steel City.
The construction of the long Chandrapura–Muri–Ranchi–Hatia line started in 1957 and was completed in 1961.
Distance It takes 20 minutes to travel from Bokaro Steel City Railway Station to City Centre. Approximate driving distance between Bokaro Steel City Railway Station and City Centre is 20 km. Travel time refers to the time taken if the distance is covered by a car.
Electrification Railway lines in the Bokaro area (including Bokaro Steel City Yard) were electrified in 1986–89.
Loco shed and yard
Electric Loco Shed, Ispatnagar - Formerly Diesel Loco Shed, Bokaro Steel City, it used to house various locomotives such as WDM-2, WDM-3A, WDG-3A, WDS-6 loco. It mainly serves the Bokaro Steel Plant. Serial No.Locomotive ClassHorsepowerQuantity1.WAG-75350111Total Locomotives Active as of July 2025111 Electric Loco Shed, Bokaro Steel City - New shed commissioned in 2011 with WAG-5 transferred from other sheds. Holds a few WAG-7 as well.
Amenities Bokaro Steel City railway station has 5 double-bedded non-AC retiring rooms and a four-bedded dormitory. On platform 1, IRCTC has opened a new food court. Bokaro station has a fully air-conditioned upper class waiting hall and non-ac second class waiting hall at platform no.1. Vegetarian and Non-vegetarian canteen on platform no.1. Cloak Room in parcel office adjacent to platform no.1. Mobile charging points on all platforms. Cold water booth on all platforms. PCO/STD/ISD on all platforms.
Trains Mail/Express 13351/52 Dhanbad - Alappuzha Express 16619/16620 Podanur - Dhanbad Amrit Bharat Express 20887/88 Ranchi–Varanasi Vande Bharat Express 20893/94 Tatanagar–Patna Vande Bharat Express 20895/96 Tatanagar–Patna Vande Bharat Express 20839/40 Ranchi Rajdhani Express 22823/24 Bhubaneswar Rajdhani Express 12019/20 Howrah–Ranchi Shatabdi Express 18403/04 Bhubaneswar - Dhanbad Express 12365/66 Ranchi–Patna Jan Shatabdi Express 12801/02 Puri–New Delhi Purushottam Express 12875/76 Puri–Delhi Anand Vihar Neelachal Express 22805/06 Bhubneshwar–New Delhi Superfast Express ritsar Jallianwalabagh Express 12817/18 Hatia–Delhi Anand Vihar Terminal Jharkhand Swarna Jayanti Express 12825/26 Ranchi–New Delhi Jharkhand Sampark Kranti Express 12365/66 Patna–Ranchi Jan Shatabdi Express 17005/06 Raxaul–Hyderabad Express 17007/08 Darbhanga–Secunderabad Express 18609/10 Ranchi–Mumbai LTT Express 18621/22 Hatia–Patna Patliputra Express 18623/24 Hatia–Patna–Islampur Express 18625/26 Hatia–Patna–Purnia Court Express 18627/28 Ranchi–Howrah Intercity Express 15027/28 Hatia–Gorakhpur Maurya Express 03357/58 Dhanbad - Coimbatore Special 18618/19 Ranchi–Godda Intercity Express 15660/61 Kamakhya–Ranchi Express 13425/26 Surat–Malda Town Express 17321/22 Jasidih-Vasco-da-Gama Express 13303/04 Dhanbad–Ranchi Intercity Express 13403/04 Ranchi–Bhagalpur Vananchal Express 18603/04 Ranchi–Bhagalpur Express 18605/06 Ranchi–Jaynagar Express 18013/14 Bokaro-Howrah Express 13319/20 Dumka–Ranchi Intercity Express 18019/20 Jhargram - Dhanbad Memu Express 13503/04 Barddhaman-Hatia Memu Express Passenger train 63591/92 Bokaro Steel City–Asansol MEMU 58033/34 Bokaro Steel City–Ranchi Passenger 63519/20 Bokaro Steel City-Barddhaman MEMU
Nearest airports Bokaro Airport
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Trains at Bokaro Steel City