The most awaited train from Ranchi to Tori via lohardaga and Barki Champi demanded by over 4.5 lakhs of people was started on March 9. The train travel was started in 1911 as narrow gauge and 2005 as broad gauge. The train, from lohardaga to Tori, was approved by the Government in 1996. The work was started in 2000. After that in 2011 the train was started to Barki Champi 8 km from lohardaga in the route of Tori. In a 14km of railway track there are five railway bridges and the track was laid after cutting the hills between Namudag to Woda. After that many problems hindered the construction due to Maoist’s interfere. But by the determination of the govt and help of police the construction was completed soon.
Notably, from March 2016 the trial engine and GMT trains were being run in this route to check it out. On 29th March 2016 the bridge number 33 between lohardaga and latehar was done trial and on 25th July 2016 bridge number 71 situated at NH 75 was done trial. On 30th August the train was reached to Makluskiganj level crossing by division material train. On 22nd September 2016 the tracks were laid at NH 99 at Tori crossing. On 1st April the GMT reached to Tori Railway joint. The visit of the concerned GM SN Agarwal and DRM SK Agarwal confirmed the ply of railway to Tori on 9th March.