Barwadih Junction railway station

Barwadih Junction, station code BRWD, is the railway station serving the city of Barwadih which is the connecting point of Latehar and Palamu districts. Lohardaga Station belongs to the Eastern Railway zone of the Indian Railways. Barwadih is surrounded by around hills.

Barwadih Junction
Indian Railways station
LocationBarwadih, Latehar district, Jharkhand
 India
Coordinates23.8438°N 84.1168°E / 23.8438; 84.1168
Construction
ParkingAvailable
Other information
StatusFunctional
Station codeBRWD
Zone(s) Eastern Railway zone
Division(s) Eastern Railway zone

History

This is one of the junctions connecting Latehar and Palamu districts of Jharkhand. The Railway Ministry plans to build a new 178 km (111 mi) km line between Ambikapur (Chhattisgarh) and Barwadih (Jharkhand). The proposed line will reduce the distance between Mumbai and Howrah via Jabalpur by about 420.25 km (261 mi).

Britishers were the first to moot the proposal way back in 1925 to connect Ambikapur and Barwadih, both coal-rich areas, by rail. The plan was aimed to facilitate the transportation of minerals.

The Britishers knew the importance of the rail line and the work on the project was started in the early 1930s after conducting the survey, sources added. The required land for the project was also acquired. But the work was stopped during World War II and the project had been pending since then, sources said.

The new rail line will give connectivity from Howrah, Dhanbad & Ranchi to Mumbai via Lohardaga, Barkakana, Latehar, Barwadih, Ambikapur, Katni, Jabalpur & Itarsi. It would help reducing the rail distance between the two Metros. At present, both the Metros are connected by two different rail routes one via Nagpur & Bilaspur and another via Itarsi & Jabalpur.

The distance between Howrah and Mumbai via Jabalpur is 2,162.5 km (1,344 mi) km while the same via Nagpur comes to be around 1,970.5 km (1,224 mi). The railway runs maximum trains between both the Metros via NagpurBilaspur section. Besides a daily Kolkata mail, a couple of weekly trains chug on JabalpurItarsi section.

Sources said that the new new 178 km (111 mi) BarwadihAmbikapur line would change the rail map route between Howrah and Mumbai. If the new line starts, it will reduce the distance between both the Metros by more than 420.25 km (261 mi), thus making it shortest route between Mumbai and Howrah by curtailing travel time by at least 6 hours 15 mins, sources added.

Facilities

The major facilities available are waiting rooms, retiring room, computerized reservation facility, reservation counter, vehicle parking, etc.

Platforms

The platforms are interconnected with foot overbridge (FOB).

Trains

Several electrified local passenger trains also run from Barwadih to neighbouring destinations on frequent intervals.

Train nameTrain numberSourceDestination
Bsb Rnc Express18612Varanasi JunctionRanchi
Sbp Bsb Express18611RanchiVaranasi Junction
Aii Koaa Express19607Ajmer JunctionKolkata Junction
Aii Src Express18009Ajmer JunctionSantragachhi Junction
Shaktipunj Express11447Howrah JunctionJabalpur Junction
Jharkhand S J E12873HatiaAnand Vihar Trm
Rnc Garibnwaz E18631RanchiAjmer Junction
Sbp Bsb Express18311SambalpurVaranasi Junction
Sbp Rou Muri Jat Express18109SambalpurJammu Tawi
Tribeni Express84369Barwadih JunctionTanakpur
Hwh Bpl Weekly Express13025Howrah JunctionBhopal

Nearest airports

The nearest airports to Barwadih Station are:

See also

References

  • Das, R. Krishna (3 March 2010). "Proposed new rail line to bring Mumbai, Kolkata closer". Business Standard.
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