Barh railway station

Barh railway station (station code BARH) is a railway station in the Danapur railway division of East Central Railway. Barh is connected to metropolitan areas of India, by the Delhi–Kolkata main line via Mugalsarai–Patna route. Barh station is serving the town of Barh in Patna district in the Indian state of Bihar. Due to its location on the Howrah–Patna–Mughalsarai main line many Patna, Barauni, bound express trains coming from Howrah, Sealdah, stop here.

Barh
Indian Railways station
View of the station board from one of the platforms
LocationStation Road, Barh, Patna district, Bihar
 India
Coordinates25°30′7″N 85°18′20″E
Elevation49 metres (161 ft)
Owned byIndian Railways
Operated byEast Central Railways
Line(s)Howrah–Delhi main line,
Asansol–Patna section
Platforms4
Construction
Structure typeStandard (on-ground station)
Disabled access Available
Other information
StatusFunctioning
Station codeBARH
Zone(s) East Central Railway zone
Division(s) Danapur
History
Opened1862
ElectrifiedYes
Services
Preceding station   Indian Railways   Following station
Sahari Halt
towards Asansol, Howrah
Howrah–Delhi main line
Barh Court Halt
towards Patna, New Delhi
Location
Barh railway station
Location within Bihar
Barh railway station
Barh railway station (India)

History

Barh is one of the oldest railway stations on Howrah–Patna–Delhi route. This is a very important station as it is also connected to NTPC Barh, where coal is supplied from Jharkhand via Harnaut.

Facilities

The major facilities available are waiting rooms, computerized reservation facility, and vehicle parking.[1] Vehicles are allowed to enter the station premises. The station also has STD/ISD/PCO telephone booth, toilets, tea stall and book stall.

Platforms

The four platforms are interconnected with foot overbridges.

Development

The Indian Railways had planned to set up a Railway Station Development Corporation that will work on improving the major railway stations as Barh railway station by building and developing restaurants, shopping areas and food plazas for commercial business and improving passenger amenities. Railway planned to make station as A grade category.4th platform also under construction. After determining the railway stations that need to be good-class station by constructing well. A phased revamping has begun. Deputy chief traffic manager announced that the pending work at the railway tracks and platforms, presently under construction, will be sped up.

Nearest airports

The nearest airports to Barh Station are:

  1. Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Airport, Patna 67 kilometres (42 mi)[2]
  2. Gaya Airport 123 kilometres (76 mi)

See also

References
  1. "List of Locations (Irrespective Of States) Where Computerized Reservation Facilities Are Available". Indian Railways. Archived from the original on 3 July 2013. Retrieved 18 April 2012.
  2. "BARH/Barh (4 PFs)". India Rail Info. Retrieved 9 February 2020.


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