Barahat railway station

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Barahat Junction
Indian Railways station
LocationState Highway 23, Barahat, Banka district, Bihar
 India
Coordinates24°55′14″N 87°00′36″E / 24.9206°N 87.010084°E / 24.9206; 87.010084Coordinates: 24°55′14″N 87°00′36″E / 24.9206°N 87.010084°E / 24.9206; 87.010084
Elevation74 metres (243 ft)
Owned byIndian Railways
Operated byEastern Railway zone
Line(s)Dumka–Bhagalpur line
Bhagalpur–Banka–Deoghar line
Platforms3
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeAt–grade
ParkingAvailable
Other information
StatusFunctioning
Station codeBHLE
Zone(s) Eastern Railway zone
Division(s) Malda
Fare zoneIndian Railways
History
Opened1907
Rebuilt2012–15
ElectrifiedNo
Services
Preceding station   Indian Railways   Following station
toward ?
Eastern Railway zone
toward ?
Dumka–Bhagalpur line
km
Up arrow
115
Bhagalpur
Down arrow
108
Kollikhutaha
105
Gonu Dham Halt
103
Hatpuraini Halt
Kataria River
101
Jagdishpur Halt
99
Tikani
94
Sanjha
91
Bela Halt
88
Dhauni
86
Pipradih
82
Punsia
78
Barahat
Left arrow
73
Panjwara Road
68
Mandar Vidyapith Halt
65
Mandar Hill
Burigeria River
57
Pandetola
Burigeria River
55
Danre Halt
47
Kumradol
Up arrow
Right arrow
73
Godda
66
Kathoun Halt
56
Poreyahat
47
Gangwara Halt
41
Hansdiha
Left arrow
32
Kurmahat
25
Nonihat
13
Barapalasi
Left arrow
4
New Madanpur
0
Dumka
Down arrow
km

Barahat Junction railway station is a junction railway station on the Dumka–Bhagalpur line of Sahibganj loop under Malda railway division of the Eastern Railway zone.[1] The station is situated beside State Highway 23 at Barahat in Banka district in the Indian state of Bihar.[2]

History[edit]

The metre-gauge railway track from Bhagalpur Junction railway station to Mandar Hill railway station branch was opened in 1907. The branch was converted to broad gauge. A new railway line from Mandar Hill to Hansdiha became operational on 23 December 2012 and Dumka to Barapalasi route was reconstructed in June 2014 and finally the full track became operational in 2015.[3][4]

References[edit]

  1. "BHLE / Barahat Junction Railway Station | Train Arrival / Departure Timings at Barahat Junction". Total Train Info. Retrieved 2020-10-14.
  2. Sharan, Prabhat. "Barahat Railway Station Map/Atlas ER/Eastern Zone – Railway Enquiry". India Rail Info. Retrieved 2020-10-14.
  3. "Bhagalpur to Dumka train link in 2015 – RailNews Media India Ltd". Retrieved 2020-10-14.
  4. Feb 11, TNN / Updated; 2014; Ist, 11:47. "Dumka–Jasidih passenger train flagged off | Ranchi News". The Times of India. Retrieved 2020-10-14.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)