Barhan Junction railway station - Revision history

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	{{Infobox station		{{Infobox station
	\|name=~~[[File:Indian_Railways_Suburban_Railway_Logo.svg\|100px]]<br/>{{background color\|darkblue\|{{font color\|white\|~~Barhan Junction~~}}}}~~		\|name=Barhan Junction
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	\|style=Indian Railways		\|style=Indian Railways
	\|type=[[Indian Railways]] [[junction station]]		\|type= [[File:Indian_Railways_Suburban_Railway_Logo.svg\|30px]] [[Indian Railways]] [[junction station]]
	\|image=Barhan.jpg		\|image=Barhan.jpg
	\|address=Barhan, Agra, Uttar Pradesh		\|address=Barhan, Agra, Uttar Pradesh
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	\|structure=Standard on ground		\|structure=Standard on ground
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	\|status=Functioning		\|status=Functioning
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	\|map_dot_label = "Barhan" railway station		\|map_dot_label = "Barhan" railway station
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	\|map_size = 300		\|map_size = 300
	\|map_caption = Location in Uttar Pradesh		\|map_caption = Location in Uttar Pradesh
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	\|image_caption=Barhan Junction station		\|image_caption=Barhan Junction station
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	'''Barhan railway station''' is a [[junction station]] on the [[Kanpur–Delhi section]] of [[Howrah–Delhi main line]] and Howrah–Gaya–Delhi line. It is located just 38 km from [[Agra City]]. The station was built by the ~~Britishers~~ and ~~still~~ remains essentially unchanged. The railway station is a site in itself and takes one back to pre Independence era.		'''Barhan railway station''' is a [[junction station]] on the [[Kanpur–Delhi section]] of [[Howrah–Delhi main line]] and Howrah–Gaya–Delhi line. It is located just 38 km from [[Agra City]]. The station was built by the British and remains essentially unchanged. The railway station is a site in itself and takes one back to the pre Independence era.

	== History ==		== History ==
	Through trains started running on the [[East Indian Railway Company]]'s Howrah–Delhi line in 1866.<ref name="irfcai2">{{cite web\|url=~~http~~://www.irfca.org/faq/faq-hist.html\|title=IR History: Early History (1832–1869)\|publisher=IRFCA\|access-date=28 June 2013}}</ref>		Through trains started running on the [[East Indian Railway Company]]'s Howrah–Delhi line in 1866.<ref name="irfcai2">{{cite web\|url=https://www.irfca.org/faq/faq-hist.html\|title=IR History: Early History (1832–1869)\|publisher=IRFCA\|access-date=28 June 2013}}</ref>

	[[Barhan village\|Barhan]] offers a branch railway Line to {{stnlnk\|Etah}}.		[[Barhan village\|Barhan]] offers a branch railway Line to {{stnlnk\|Etah}}.

	== Development ==		== Development ==
	Etah–[[Kasganj Junction railway station\|Kasganj]] new line work has been sanctioned in the Budget 2017–2018.<ref>{{Cite news\|url=~~http~~://www.amarujala.com/uttar-pradesh/etah/etah-kasganj-railway-line-approved\|title=एटा-कासगंज रेल लाइन को मंजूरी – Amarujala\|work=Amar Ujala\|access-date=2017-04-18}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.ner.indianrailways.gov.in/view_detail.jsp?lang=0&dcd=1398&id=0,4,268\|title=Important Railway Projects over N.E.Railway in Budget-2017-18}}</ref>		Etah–[[Kasganj Junction railway station\|Kasganj]] new line work has been sanctioned in the Budget 2017–2018.<ref>{{Cite news\|url=https://www.amarujala.com/uttar-pradesh/etah/etah-kasganj-railway-line-approved\|title=एटा-कासगंज रेल लाइन को मंजूरी – Amarujala\|work=Amar Ujala\|access-date=2017-04-18}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.ner.indianrailways.gov.in/view_detail.jsp?lang=0&dcd=1398&id=0,4,268\|title=Important Railway Projects over N.E.Railway in Budget-2017-18}}</ref>

	New passenger train service started from {{stnlnk\|Agra Fort}}–{{stnlnk\|Etah}} on 10 April 2017.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=~~http~~://epaper.amarujala.com/ad/my/20170404/06.html?format=img\|title=Amar Ujala E-Paper\|website=epaper.amarujala.com\|access-date=2017-04-18}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://epaper.jagran.com/ePaperArticle/27-mar-2017-edition-Etah-page_6-8133-6150-195.html\|title=Story\|website=epaper.jagran.com\|access-date=2017-04-18\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170419100701/http://epaper.jagran.com/ePaperArticle/27-mar-2017-edition-Etah-page_6-8133-6150-195.html\|archive-date=19 April 2017\|url-status=dead}}</ref>		New passenger train service started from {{stnlnk\|Agra Fort}}–{{stnlnk\|Etah}} on 10 April 2017.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://epaper.amarujala.com/ad/my/20170404/06.html?format=img\|title=Amar Ujala E-Paper\|website=epaper.amarujala.com\|access-date=2017-04-18}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://epaper.jagran.com/ePaperArticle/27-mar-2017-edition-Etah-page_6-8133-6150-195.html\|title=Story\|website=epaper.jagran.com\|access-date=2017-04-18\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170419100701/http://epaper.jagran.com/ePaperArticle/27-mar-2017-edition-Etah-page_6-8133-6150-195.html\|archive-date=19 April 2017\|url-status=dead}}</ref>

	Barhan–Etah Railway Track Electrification Process Begins<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.livehindustan.com/uttar-pradesh/etah/story-barhan-etah-railway-track-electrification-process-begins-3001769.html\|title=Barhan–Etah Railway Track Electrification Process Begins}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.indianrailways.gov.in/railwayboard/uploads/directorate/secretary_branches/Constituency/Uttar%20Pradesh%20Constituencies/UP%20English/Etah.pdf}}</ref>		Barhan–Etah Railway Track Electrification Process Begins<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.livehindustan.com/uttar-pradesh/etah/story-barhan-etah-railway-track-electrification-process-begins-3001769.html\|title=Barhan–Etah Railway Track Electrification Process Begins}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|title=Uttar Pradeh {{!}} Uttam Rail {{!}} A progressive journey since 2014 \|url=http://www.indianrailways.gov.in/railwayboard/uploads/directorate/secretary_branches/Constituency/Uttar%20Pradesh%20Constituencies/UP%20English/Etah.pdf}}</ref>

	== Media ==		== Media ==
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	File:An antique well near the station, used to supply water to steam engines years ago. Barhan Junction (Agra)2.jpg\|An antique well near the station, used to supply water to steam engines years ago. Barhan Junction (Agra)2		File:An antique well near the station, used to supply water to steam engines years ago. Barhan Junction (Agra)2.jpg\|An antique well near the station, used to supply water to steam engines years ago. Barhan Junction (Agra)2
	File:An antique well near the station, used to supply water to steam engines years ago. Barhan Junction (Agra)1.jpg\|An antique well near the station, used to supply water to steam engines years ago. Barhan Junction		File:An antique well near the station, used to supply water to steam engines years ago. Barhan Junction (Agra)1.jpg\|An antique well near the station, used to supply water to steam engines years ago. Barhan Junction
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	== External links ==		== External links ==
	*{{IndiaRailInfo\|4910}}		*{{IndiaRailInfo\|4910}}
			{{Adjacent stations\|noclear=y
	{{~~s-rail-start~~\|noclear=~~yes}}~~		\|system=Indian Railways\|line=North Central Railway zone\|left=Mitawali\|right=Chamrola\|type=[[Kanpur–Delhi section]]\|line2=North Central Railway zone\|left2=\|right2=Shivwala Tehu\|type2=[[Kanpur–Delhi section\|Barhan–Etah branch line]]}}
	~~{{s-rail\|title=Indian Railways}}~~
	~~{{s-line~~\|system=Indian Railways\|line=North Central Railway zone\|~~previous~~=Mitawali\|~~next~~=Chamrola\|~~branch~~=[[Kanpur–Delhi section]]\|~~rows1=1}}~~
	~~{{s-line\|system=Indian Railways\|line~~=North Central Railway zone\|~~previous~~=\|~~next~~=Shivwala Tehu\|~~branch~~=[[Kanpur–Delhi section\|Barhan–Etah branch line]]~~\|rows1=1}}~~
	~~{{end~~}}

	{{Railway stations in Uttar Pradesh\|state=collapsed}}		{{Railway stations in Uttar Pradesh\|state=collapsed}}

			[[Category:Railway stations in India opened in 1865]]
	[[Category:Railway stations in Agra district]]		[[Category:Railway stations in Agra district]]
	[[Category:~~Allahabad~~ railway division]]		[[Category:Prayagraj railway division]]
	~~[[Category:Railway stations opened in 1865~~]]

>Frietjes at 16:53, 5 February 2021

2021-02-05T16:53:53Z

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{{short description|Railway station in Uttar Pradesh, India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2019}}
{{Use Indian English|date=March 2019}}

{{Infobox station
|name=[[File:Indian_Railways_Suburban_Railway_Logo.svg|100px]]<br/>{{background color|darkblue|{{font color|white|Barhan Junction}}}}
|other_name=
|style=Indian Railways
|type=[[Indian Railways]] [[junction station]]
|image=Barhan.jpg
|address=Barhan, Agra, Uttar Pradesh
|country=India
|coordinates={{Coord|27.3292|N|78.1917|E|type:railwaystation_region:IN|format=dms|display=inline}}
|elevation={{convert|176.67|m|ft}}
|owned=[[Indian Railways]]
|operator=[[North Central Railway zone]]
|line=[[Kanpur–Delhi section]] of [[Howrah–Delhi main line]] and [[Howrah–Gaya–Delhi line]]
|platform=2
|tracks=4
|other=
|ADA=
|bicycle=No
|parking=Yes
|structure=Standard on ground
|code={{Indian railway code | code = BRN | division = {{rwd|Allahabad}}}}
|status=Functioning
|closed=
|former=[[East Indian Railway Company]]
|opened=1865–66
|rebuilt=
|electrified=1975–76
|passengers=5,00 daily
|pass_system=
|pass_year=
|pass_percent=
|map_dot_label = "Barhan" railway station
|map_type = India#India Uttar Pradesh
|map_size = 300
|map_caption = Location in Uttar Pradesh
|image_size=
|image_caption=Barhan Junction station
}}
'''Barhan railway station''' is a [[junction station]] on the [[Kanpur–Delhi section]] of [[Howrah–Delhi main line]] and Howrah–Gaya–Delhi line. It is located just 38 km from [[Agra City]]. The station was built by the Britishers and still remains essentially unchanged. The railway station is a site in itself and takes one back to pre Independence era.

== History ==
Through trains started running on the [[East Indian Railway Company]]'s Howrah–Delhi line in 1866.<ref name="irfcai2">{{cite web|url=http://www.irfca.org/faq/faq-hist.html|title=IR History: Early History (1832–1869)|publisher=IRFCA|access-date=28 June 2013}}</ref>

[[Barhan village|Barhan]] offers a branch railway Line to {{stnlnk|Etah}}.

== Development ==
Etah–[[Kasganj Junction railway station|Kasganj]] new line work has been sanctioned in the Budget 2017–2018.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.amarujala.com/uttar-pradesh/etah/etah-kasganj-railway-line-approved|title=एटा-कासगंज रेल लाइन को मंजूरी – Amarujala|work=Amar Ujala|access-date=2017-04-18}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ner.indianrailways.gov.in/view_detail.jsp?lang=0&dcd=1398&id=0,4,268|title=Important Railway Projects over N.E.Railway in Budget-2017-18}}</ref>

New passenger train service started from {{stnlnk|Agra Fort}}–{{stnlnk|Etah}} on 10 April 2017.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://epaper.amarujala.com/ad/my/20170404/06.html?format=img|title=Amar Ujala E-Paper|website=epaper.amarujala.com|access-date=2017-04-18}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://epaper.jagran.com/ePaperArticle/27-mar-2017-edition-Etah-page_6-8133-6150-195.html|title=Story|website=epaper.jagran.com|access-date=2017-04-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170419100701/http://epaper.jagran.com/ePaperArticle/27-mar-2017-edition-Etah-page_6-8133-6150-195.html|archive-date=19 April 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Barhan–Etah Railway Track Electrification Process Begins<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.livehindustan.com/uttar-pradesh/etah/story-barhan-etah-railway-track-electrification-process-begins-3001769.html|title=Barhan–Etah Railway Track Electrification Process Begins}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.indianrailways.gov.in/railwayboard/uploads/directorate/secretary_branches/Constituency/Uttar%20Pradesh%20Constituencies/UP%20English/Etah.pdf}}</ref>

== Media ==
<gallery>
File:An antique well near the station, used to supply water to steam engines years ago. Barhan Junction (Agra)2.jpg|An antique well near the station, used to supply water to steam engines years ago. Barhan Junction (Agra)2
File:An antique well near the station, used to supply water to steam engines years ago. Barhan Junction (Agra)1.jpg|An antique well near the station, used to supply water to steam engines years ago. Barhan Junction
File:Abandoned passengers at the platform, Barhan Junction1.jpg|Platform No.1, Barhan Junction
File:Abandoned passengers at the platform, Barhan Junction.jpg|Platform No.1
File:A derelict cement bench at the Barhan station platform.jpg|A derelict cement bench at the Barhan station platform
File:13-a-woman-offering-prayers-at-nearby-temple-barhan-junction-agra-uttar-pradesh2.jpg|A woman worshipping at a Hindu temple nearby Platform No. 2
File:Barhan Junction.jpg|Click from railway foot overbridge Barhan Junction
File:Barhan Junction Main Building.jpg|Barhan Junction railway main structure
File:Circulation area.jpg|Circulation area
File:Areawg.jpg|Reservation counter
File:Patejvc.jpg|Platform
</gallery>

== See also ==
* [[Etah railway station]]
* [[Tundla Junction railway station]]
* [[Agra Fort railway station]]
* [[Hathras Junction railway station]]
* [[Aligarh Junction railway station]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
*{{IndiaRailInfo|4910}}

{{s-rail-start|noclear=yes}}
{{s-rail|title=Indian Railways}}
{{s-line|system=Indian Railways|line=North Central Railway zone|previous=Mitawali|next=Chamrola|branch=[[Kanpur–Delhi section]]|rows1=1}}
{{s-line|system=Indian Railways|line=North Central Railway zone|previous=|next=Shivwala Tehu|branch=[[Kanpur–Delhi section|Barhan–Etah branch line]]|rows1=1}}
{{end}}

{{Railway stations in Uttar Pradesh|state=collapsed}}

[[Category:Railway stations in Agra district]]
[[Category:Allahabad railway division]]
[[Category:Railway stations opened in 1865]]