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<div>{{short description|Railway station in Bihar}}<br />
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2015}}<br />
{{Use Indian English|date=March 2015}}<br />
{{Infobox station<br />
| name = Ara Junction<br />
| type = [[File:Indian_Railways_Suburban_Railway_Logo.svg|20px]] [[Indian Railways]] station<br />
| style = Indian Railways<br />
| image = Ara Junction.jpg<br />
| image_caption = View of Ara Junction<br />
| address = Station Road, [[Arrah]], [[Bhojpur district, India|Bhojpur district]], [[Bihar]]-802301<br />
| country = {{flagu|India}}<br />
| coordinates = {{Coord|25.5488|N|84.6614|E|type:railwaystation_region:IN|display=inline}}<br />
| elevation = {{convert|59|m|ft}}<br />
| owned = [[Indian Railways]]<br />
| operator = [[East Central Railway zone|East Central Railways]]<br />
| line = [[Howrah–Delhi main line]], <br/> Ara–Sasaram–Bhabua section line, (Patna–Mughalsarai section line)<br />
| platform = 4 (1 under construction)+2 for goods<br />
| tracks = 8<br />
| other = <br />
| structure = Standard (on-ground station)<br />
| parking = Available<br />
| status = Functioning<br />
| opened = <br />
| closed = <br />
| rebuilt = <br />
| electrified = {{start date and age|2001}}<br />
| ADA = {{Access icon|20px}} Available<br />
| code = {{Indian railway code<br />
| code = ARA<br />
| zone = [[East Central Railway zone]]<br />
| division = {{rwd|Danapur}}<br />
}}<br />
| services = {{s-rail|title=Indian Railways}}<br />
{{s-line<br />
| system = Indian Railways<br />
| previous = Jamira Halt<br />
| note = ''towards {{stnlnk|Patna Junction||Patna}}, {{stnlnk|Howrah Junction||Howrah}}''<br />
| next = Jagjeevan Halt<br />
| note2 = ''towards {{stnlnk|Mughalsarai Junction||Mughalsarai}}, {{stnlnk|New Delhi}}''<br />
| line = Howrah–Delhi main line<br />
| branch = [[Patna–Mughalsarai section]]<br />
}}<br />
{{s-line<br />
| system = Indian Railways<br />
| previous = Udwant Nagar Halt<br />
| note = ''towards {{stnlnk|Sasaram Junction||Sasaram}}''<br />
| next = <br />
| line = Ara–Sasaram line<br />
}}<br />
| route_map = <nowiki>{Patna–Mughalsarai section}</nowiki><br />
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| map_state = collapsed<br />
| passengers = 175000 per day<ref>https://www.raildrishti.in/raildrishti/mobilesite/stationBhuvan.jsp</ref><br />
| pass_percent = <br />
| pass_system = <br />
| map_locator = <br />
| map_type = India Bihar#India <br />
| map_dot_label = '''Ara Junction''' <br />
| map_size = 300<br />
}}<br />
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'''Ara Junction railway station''' (station code: '''ARA'''), is a railway station serving the city of [[Arrah]] in the [[Bhojpur district, India|Bhojpur]] district in the Indian state of [[Bihar]]. The Arrah Junction railway station, is well connected to most of the major cities in India by the railway network, which lies in between [[Howrah–Delhi main line]] which serves it with numerous trains. Arrah is well connected to [[Patna]], [[New Delhi]], [[Mumbai]], [[Kolkata]], [[Bangalore]], [[Kanpur]], [[Pune]], [[Ahmedabad]], [[Chennai]], [[Kolkata]], [[Lucknow]], [[Agra]], [[Prayagraj]], [[Varansi]], [[Bhopal]], [[Jaipur]], [[Surat]], [[Kota, Rajasthan|Kota]], [[Amritsar]], [[Chandigarh]], [[Hyderabad]], [[Guwahati]], [[Ranchi]], and other cities of [[India]].<br />
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== Facilities ==<br />
The major facilities available are waiting rooms, retiring room, computerized reservation facility, reservation counter, vehicle parking, etc.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-06-12/patna/39924147_1_passenger-trains-patliputra-railways | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130615054211/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-06-12/patna/39924147_1_passenger-trains-patliputra-railways | url-status=dead | archive-date=15 June 2013 | title=Patliputra station to be functional by month-end | work=[[The Times of India]] | date=12 June 2013 | access-date=24 July 2013 | author=Kumod Verma}}</ref><ref name=computerized_list>{{cite web|title=List of Locations (Irrespective Of States) Where Computerized Reservation Facilities Are Available |url=http://www.indianrail.gov.in/location_Alphabetically.html |publisher=[[Indian Railways]] |access-date=18 April 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130703033000/http://www.indianrail.gov.in/location_Alphabetically.html |archive-date=3 July 2013 }}</ref> Vehicles are allowed to enter the station premises. There are refreshment rooms vegetarian and non vegetarian, tea stall, book stall, post and telegraphic office and Government Railway police (G.R.P) office. Automatic ticket vending machines have been installed to reduce the queue for train tickets on the station.<ref name=toi_model>{{cite news|title=8 more stations to be made models |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2002-05-12/patna/27114696_1_terminal-station-passengers-amenities-year-danapur|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130103084612/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2002-05-12/patna/27114696_1_terminal-station-passengers-amenities-year-danapur|url-status=dead|work=[[The Times of India]] |archive-date=2013-01-03}}</ref> and a gusarkhana.<br />
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===Platforms===<br />
There are four platforms at Arrah Junction. The platforms are interconnected with two pedestrian [[Footbridge#Railways|over-bridges]] (FOB).<br />
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==References==<br />
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{{Railway stations in Bihar|state=expanded}}<br />
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[[Category:Railway stations in Bhojpur district, India]]<br />
[[Category:Railway junction stations in Bihar]]<br />
[[Category:Danapur railway division]]<br />
[[Category:Arrah]]<br />
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