It was possible to develop mining in the Jharia Coalfield in the late nineteenth century primarily because of the introduction of railways.

East Indian Railway Company extended the Grand Chord to Katrasgarh via Dhanbad in 1894.

[3] The Bengal Nagpur Railway extended its then mainline, the Nagpur–Asansol line, to Netaji SC Bose Gomoh, on EIR’s Grand Chord, in 1907.

There are branch lines in both the railway for carrying coal to different places in the country.

[5] Apart from the numerous loop lines which serve the various collieries in the area, there are 5 major sections: Electrification of the stretch of mainline of this section from Asansol to Netaji SC Bose Gomoh was completed in 1960–61.