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{{Short description|Railway Station in West Bengal, India}}
{{Infobox station
| name = Barala
| native_name =
| native_name_lang =
| style = Indian Railways
| type = [[Passenger train]] station
| image =
| caption =
| address = Sahapur, Barala, [[Murshidabad district]], [[West Bengal]]
| country = [[India]]
| coordinates = {{Coord|24.266916|N|88.160003|E|format=dms}}
| elevation = {{cvt|39|m}}
| owned = [[Indian Railways]]
| operator = [[Eastern Railway zone]]
| line = [[Nalhati–Azimganj branch line]]
| platform = 2
| tracks = 2
| other =
| ADA =
| parking =
| structure = Standard (on ground station)
| code = {{Indian railway code
| code = BAA
| zone = [[Eastern Railway zone]]
| division = {{rwd|Howrah}}
}}
| status = Active
| closed =
| former = [[East Indian Railway Company]]
| opened = 1863
| rebuilt =
| electrified = Yes
| passengers =
| pass_system =
| pass_year =
| pass_percent =
| services = {{s-rail|title=Indian Railways}}
{{s-line|system=Indian Railways|previous= Sagardighi|next= Gosaingram|line=Eastern Railway zone|branch= [[Nalhati–Azimganj branch line]]|rows1=1}}
| map_locator =
}}
'''Barala railway station''' is a railway station on [[Nalhati–Azimganj branch line]] under the [[Howrah railway division]] of [[Eastern Railway zone]]. It is situated at Sahapur, Barala in [[Murshidabad district]] in the Indian state of [[West Bengal]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Barala Railway Station Map/Atlas ER/Eastern Zone - Railway Enquiry|url=https://indiarailinfo.com/station/map/barala-baa/7690|access-date=2021-06-04|website=indiarailinfo.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Barala Railway Station (BAA) : Station Code, Time Table, Map, Enquiry|url=https://www.ndtv.com/indian-railway/barala-baa-station|access-date=2021-06-04|website=www.ndtv.com|language=en}}</ref>

==History==
Nalhati–Azimganj branch line connecting [[Nalhati Junction railway station|Nalhati Junction]] to [[Azimganj Junction railway station]] was opened on 21 December 1863 as Nalhati–Azimganj State railway.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Bengal (India)|first=West|url=https://books.google.com.au/books?id=7upFAQAAIAAJ&newbks=0&printsec=frontcover&dq=Nalhati%E2%80%93Azimganj+line&q=Nalhati%E2%80%93Azimganj+line&hl=en&redir_esc=y|title=West Bengal District Gazetteers: Murshidabad|date=1979|publisher=State editor, West Bengal District Gazetteers|language=en}}</ref> This was purchased by the [[Government of India]] in 1872. It became a part of the [[East Indian Railway Company]] in 1892.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Bengal (India)|first=West|url=https://books.google.com.au/books?id=dzpuAAAAMAAJ&newbks=0&printsec=frontcover&dq=Nalhati+Azimganj+East+Indian+railway&q=Nalhati+Azimganj+East+Indian+railway&hl=en&redir_esc=y|title=West Bengal District Records, New Series: Burdwan|last2=Operations|first2=West Bengal (India) Office of the Superintendent of Census|date=1979|publisher=State editor, West Bengal District Gazetteers|language=en}}</ref>

==References==
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[[Category:Railway stations in Murshidabad district]]
[[Category:Howrah railway division]]
[[Category:Railway stations opened in 1863]]

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