Bhabua Road railway station

Bhabua Road (IRCTC code BBU)[1] is a railway station on the Grand Chord line on the outskirts of Mohania, 8 miles (13 km) from Bhabua in the Indian state of Bihar.[2][3] It is also on the route of the Grand Trunk Road.[3] It has five platforms. It is a B Grade station in Kaimur district recognised by Railway of India. As of 2012, over 50 trains from various starting stations pass through the station daily. a new railway line from Bhabua Road to Ara is under construction.[1]

Bhabua Road
Indian Railways station
Bhabua Road Railway station
LocationMohania, Kaimur, Bihar
India
Coordinates25.1727483°N 83.6172646°E / 25.1727483; 83.6172646
Owned byIndian Railways
Operated byEast Central Railway Zone
Line(s)Gaya–Mughalsarai section
Platforms5
Construction
Structure typeStandard (On ground station)
ParkingAvailable
Other information
StatusFunctional
Station codeBBU
Zone(s) East Central Railway zone
Division(s) Mughalsarai
Fare zoneEast Central Railway
History
Previous namesEast Indian Railway Company
Eastern Railway zone
Route map
 
 
to Mughalsarai–Kanpur section
of Howrah–Delhi main line
and Howrah–Gaya–Delhi line
Mughalsarai Junction
to Sitarampur
via Howrah–Delhi main line
Chandauli Majhwar
Karmanasa River
Uttar Pradesh
Bihar
border
Bhabua Road
Sasaram
Dehri-on-Sone
Nehru Setu bridge
across Son River
Son Nagar
to Barkakana
Anugrah Narayan Road
Gaya Junction
Gaya Junction
Patna–Gaya line
Falgu River
Gaya–Kiul line
Bihar
Jharkhand
border
Gujhandi
Koderma Junction
to Hazaribagh Town
to Giridih
Barakar River
Hazaribagh Road
Parasnath
NSC Bose Gomoh
to Bokaro Steel City
to Adra
Dhanbad
Barakar River
Jharkhand
West Bengal
border
to Mughalsarai
via Howrah–Delhi main line
Sitarampur
to Asansol Junction
km
Location
Bhabua Road
Location within India
Bhabua Road
Bhabua Road (Bihar)

Station details

The station is the only major one in the district and lies on the Howrah–New Delhi Grand Chord in the Mughalsarai region.

Its station code is "BBU".

Train details

Source: yatra.com

References

  1. "Passing By Trains: Bhabua Road station". Indian Railways. Retrieved 18 February 2012.It is situated In Mohania of Kaimur District.
  2. Choudhury 1965, p. 55.
  3. Rushbrook Williams 1982, p. 128.

Sources used

  • Choudhury, Pranab Chandra Roy (1965). Temples and legends of Bihar. Bhavan's book university. 127. Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan.
  • Rushbrook Williams, L. F. (1982). A handbook for travellers in India, Pakistan, Nepal, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka (Ceylon) (22nd ed.). Facts on File. ISBN 978-0-87196-626-1.


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