 BARKAKANA JUNCTION | |
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| Indian Railways junction station | |
 Barkakana Junction railway station building | |
| Location | Barkakana, Ramgarh district, Jharkhand India |
| Coordinates | 23°37′27″N 85°28′12″E / 23.6242°N 85.4701°E |
| Elevation | 341 metres (1,119 ft) |
| Owned by | Indian Railways |
| Operated by | East Central Railways |
| Line(s) | Barkakana–Son Nagar line Barkakana–Netaji S.C.Bose Gomoh line Barkakana–Muri–Chandil line Koderma–Hazaribagh–Barkakana–Ranchi line |
| Platforms | 6 |
| Tracks | 11 |
| Construction | |
| Structure type | At Ground |
| Parking | Available |
| Other information | |
| Status | Functional |
| Station code | BRKA |
| Zone(s) | East Central Railway zone |
| Division(s) | Dhanbad |
| History | |
| Opened | 1927 |
| Electrified | 1996–97 |
| Previous names | Central India Coalfields Railway East Indian Railway |
| Location | |
  Barkakana Junction railway station Location within Jharkhand  Barkakana Junction railway station Barkakana Junction railway station (India) | |
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Barkakana Junction railway station (station code: BRKA), serves Barkakana and the surrounding coal mining areas in Ramgarh district in the Indian state of Jharkhand. It comes under Dhanbad Division of East Central Railway zone.
History[edit | edit source]
In 1927, the Central India Coalfields Railway opened the Gomoh–Barkakana line. It was extended to Daltonganj in 1929. Later, these lines were amalgamated with East Indian Railway.[1] In the same year (1927), Bengal Nagpur Railway opened the 116-kilometre (72 mi) Muri–Barkakana section to traffic.[2] The 57 km-long Hazaribagh–Barkakana section was opened for passenger trains on 7 December 2016 by Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu in the presence of Chief Minister Raghubar Das[3][4]
Electrification[edit | edit source]
Barkakana–Garhwa, Barkakana–Danea and Barkakana–Ramgarh sections were electrified in 1996–97.[5]
Rating[edit | edit source]
- Overall 3.8/5
- cleanliness - good (8)/10
- porters/escalators - average (7)/10
- food - average (7)/10
- transportation - good (8)/10
- lodging - average (5)/10
- safety - good (6)/10
Trains[edit | edit source]
No. of Originating trains- 9
- Patna–Ranchi Vande Bharat Express
- Tatanagar–Patna Vande Bharat Express (one day in a week)
- Ranchi–New Delhi Garib Rath Express
- Dhanbad-Lokmanya Tilak Terminus Express Special
- Jharkhand Swarna Jayanti Express (via Barkakana)
- Lokmanya Tilak Terminus–Gaya Weekly Superfast Express
- Visakhapatnam–Banaras Express
- Ranchi–Varanasi Express
- Ranchi–Chopan Express
- Shaktipunj Express
- Tatanagar–Jammu Tawi Express
- Sambalpur–Jammu Tawi Express
- Palamu Express
- Howrah–Bhopal Weekly Express
- Santragachi–Ajmer Weekly Express
- Kolkata–Madar Express (Weekly Express)
- Ahmedabad–Kolkata Express (Weekly express)
- Asansol - Hatia Express
And many more express, passenger and intercity train run through this station.
Nearest airports[edit | edit source]
- Birsa Munda Airport (53 Km)
- Bokaro Airport (85 Km)
- Dhanbad Airport (130 Km)
- Sonari Airport (167 Km)
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "Indian Railway History Timeline". Archived from the original on 29 February 2012. Retrieved 26 August 2008.
- ↑ "Major Events in the Formation of S.E. Railway". South Eastern Railway. Archived from the original on 1 April 2013. Retrieved 10 November 2012.
- ↑ "Hazaribagh–Barkakana line opened for traffic". Business Standard. 7 December 2016. Retrieved 30 March 2017.
- ↑ "Koderma-Hazaribagh-Ranchi railway line is now staring at a 2014 deadline". The Telegraph. 19 January 2011. Retrieved 26 August 2008.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ↑ "History of Electrification". IRFCA. Retrieved 10 November 2012.
External links[edit | edit source]
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