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{{short description|Railway station in Bihar}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2015}}
{{Use Indian English|date=September 2015}}
{{Infobox station
| name = Jhajha railway station
| type = [[File:Indian_Railways_Suburban_Railway_Logo.svg|30px]] [[Indian Railways]] station
| style = Indian Railways
| image = Jhajha railway station in the Jamui district, Bihar. 02.jpg
| image_caption = Jhajha railway station
| address = [[Jhajha]], [[Jamui district]], [[Bihar]]
| country = India
| coordinates = {{Coord|24|46|21|N|86|23|11|E|display=inline,title}}
| elevation = {{convert|143|m|ft}}
| line = [[Asansol–Patna section]] of [[Howrah–Delhi main line]]
| other = {{stnlnk|Jasidih Junction}}, {{stnlnk|Kiul Junction}}<ref name=jasidih>{{cite news|title=Railway traffic restored on Jasidih–Jhajha section|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-03-23/patna/31229536_1_narganjo-jasidih-jhajha-section-asansol-division|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130103083154/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-03-23/patna/31229536_1_narganjo-jasidih-jhajha-section-asansol-division|url-status=dead|archive-date=3 January 2013|access-date=10 April 2012|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]|date=23 March 2012}}</ref>
| structure =
| platform = 4
| tracks =
| parking = Available
| opened = 1871
| closed =
| rebuilt =
| electrified = 1997–1999<ref name=elec/>
| ADA =
| code = {{Indian railway code
| code = JAJ
| zone = [[East Central Railway zone|East Central Railway]]
| division = {{rwd|Danapur}}
}}
| owned = Indian Railways
| operator = East Central Railway
| status = Functional
| former =
| passengers =
| pass_year =
| pass_percent =
| pass_system =
| map_dot_label = Jhajha railway station
| map_size = 250
| map_type = India Bihar
| map_caption = Location in Bihar
}}

'''Jhajha Station''', station code JAJ, is the railway station serving the city of [[Jhajha]] in the [[Jamui district]] in the Indian state of [[Bihar]]. The Jhajha railway station is the easternmost station on the mainline section of the [[Danapur railway division|Danapur division]] of the [[East Central Railway zone]].<ref name=streamline>{{cite news|title=ECR takes steps to streamline traffic|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-01-09/patna/30606957_1_passenger-trains-jhajha-mainline-section|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130103092117/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-01-09/patna/30606957_1_passenger-trains-jhajha-mainline-section|url-status=dead|archive-date=3 January 2013|access-date=10 April 2012|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]|date=9 January 2012}}</ref> Jhajha Station is connected to metropolitan area of India by [[Howrah–Delhi main line]] via Patna–Mughalsarai section. It is located at {{Coord|24|46|21|N|86|23|11|E}} and has an average elevation of {{convert|143|m|ft}}. It is located in front of a large [[red soil]] hill and is surrounded many forests. The station has scenic beauty.<ref name=paradise/>

==History==
The first rail track between Howrah and Delhi was via what was later named as [[Sahibganj loop]] and the first through train on the route was run in 1864. The Kiul–Patna sector was ready around 1862.The 'Shorter Main Line' on the Delhi–Calcutta route (via Jhajha, Patna) is in place with the completion of the section from Raniganj to Kiul.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Construction|first1=of|title=Jhajha Railway Station|url=http://www.irfca.org/faq/faq-history2.html|website=IRFC|publisher=webmaster@irfca.org|access-date=10 July 2015}}</ref>
The Jhajha–Kiul section was electrified in 1997–98 and the Narganjo–Jhajha section was electrified in 1998–99.<ref name=elec>{{cite web|title=History of Electrification|url=http://www.irfca.org/docs/electrification-history.html|work=information published by CORE (Central Organisation for Railway Electrification)|publisher=CORE (Central Organisation for Railway Electrification)|access-date=1 April 2012}}</ref>

== Facilities ==
The major facilities available are waiting rooms, computerized reservation facility, reservation counter, two-wheeler and four-wheeler vehicle parking.<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=Official website of the [[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> The vehicles are allowed to enter the station premises. The station also has STD/ISD/PCO telephone booth, ATM counter, toilets, refreshment room, tea stall and book stall.<ref name=amenities>{{cite web|title=Major passenger amenities available in stations over Danapur Division|url=http://www.ecr.indianrailways.gov.in/view_section.jsp?lang=0&id=0,6,335,414|work=Commercial Information|publisher=Official Website of the East Central Railway|access-date=1 April 2012}}</ref><ref name=atm>{{cite news|title=Two arrested for Bihar Maoist attack|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2008-04-15/india/27763722_1_railway-station-loot-jhajha|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130103100605/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2008-04-15/india/27763722_1_railway-station-loot-jhajha|url-status=dead|archive-date=3 January 2013|access-date=10 April 2012|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]|date=15 April 2008}}</ref> The station also has rest rooms (running rooms) for the railway employees.<ref name=jhajhatoi>{{cite news|title=ECR GM inspects Jhajha–Patna section|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-03-26/patna/29192224_1_ecr-gm-railway-officials-railway-quarters|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130308022402/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-03-26/patna/29192224_1_ecr-gm-railway-officials-railway-quarters|url-status=dead|archive-date=8 March 2013|access-date=9 April 2012|work=[[The Times of India]]|date=26 March 2011}}</ref>

There are Government Railway Police (GRP) and Railway Protection Force (RPF) deputed for the security of the station.<ref name=paradise/> A Railway hospital is also located nearby.<ref name=hospital>{{cite news|title=Passengers robbed on running train|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-10-12/kolkata/28077381_1_jhajha-asansol-division-escort-party|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130726212855/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-10-12/kolkata/28077381_1_jhajha-asansol-division-escort-party|url-status=dead|archive-date=26 July 2013|access-date=10 April 2012|work=[[The Times of India]]|date=12 October 2009}}</ref>

===Platforms===
There are 4 platforms. The platforms are connected by the [[foot overbridge]] (FOB).<ref name=paradise>{{cite news|title=Paradise lost: Blood-spill in idyllic Jhajha|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2008-04-15/patna/27745568_1_railway-station-jhajha-passenger-train|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130103181726/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2008-04-15/patna/27745568_1_railway-station-jhajha-passenger-train|url-status=dead|archive-date=3 January 2013|access-date=10 April 2012|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]|date=15 April 2008}}</ref>

== Trains ==
Many express and passenger trains serve Jhajha station.<ref name=trainlist>{{cite web|title=Trains at Jhajha|url=http://indiarailinfo.com/departures/328|publisher=India Rail Info|access-date=1 April 2012}}</ref><ref name=indiantrains>{{cite web|title=JHAJHA Railway Station Details |url=http://www.indiantrains.org/station-details/?code=JAJ&name=JHAJHA |publisher=indiantrains.org |access-date=1 April 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120319165023/http://www.indiantrains.org/station-details/?code=JAJ&name=JHAJHA |archive-date=19 March 2012 }}</ref>

== Further extension ==
There are proposals from the Railway Ministry to connect Jhajha station with {{stnlnk|New Giridih}} via Sono, Batia, Chakai and Bengabad. The 95-km-long stretch will have 9 crossing stations. The first phase of the project involves 20-km-long Jhajha–Batia section, the foundation for which was laid in 2019 and which will be constructed at a cost of Rs 496 crore.

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

{{Munger Division topics}}
{{Railway stations in Bihar}}

[[Category:Railway stations in Jamui district]]
[[Category:Danapur railway division]]
[[Category:1871 establishments in India]]

Jhajha railway station - Revision history

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