Bhitiharwa Ashram railway station

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Bhitiharwa Ashram railway station
Indian Railways Suburban Railway Logo.svg Indian Railways station
LocationWest Champaran district, Bihar
India
Coordinates27°14′37″N 84°29′02″E / 27.2437°N 84.4838°E / 27.2437; 84.4838Coordinates: 27°14′37″N 84°29′02″E / 27.2437°N 84.4838°E / 27.2437; 84.4838
Elevation101 metres (331 ft)
Owned byIndian Railways
Operated byEast Central Railway
Line(s)Narkatiaganj–Bhikhna Thori branch line
Platforms1
Tracks2
ConnectionsAuto stand
Construction
Structure typeStandard (on ground station)
ParkingNo
Bicycle facilitiesNo
Other information
StatusClosed (line under gauge conversion)
Station codeBHWR
Zone(s) East Central Railway
Division(s) Samastipur
ElectrifiedNo
Services
Preceding station   Indian Railways   Following station
toward ?
Narkatiaganj–Bhikhna Thori branch line
toward ?
Location
Bhitiharwa Ashram railway station is located in India
Bhitiharwa Ashram railway station
Bhitiharwa Ashram railway station
Location within India
Bhitiharwa Ashram railway station is located in Bihar
Bhitiharwa Ashram railway station
Bhitiharwa Ashram railway station
Bhitiharwa Ashram railway station (Bihar)

Bhitiharwa Ashram railway station is a small railway station on Narkatiaganj–Bhikhna Thori branch line in West Champaran district, Bihar. Its code is BHWR.[1] It serves Bhitiharwa village, a place known for the Bhitiharwa Gandhi Ashram, a school founded by Mahatma Gandhi in 1917, today a museum.[2]

Bhitiharwa Ashram station is connected with the Barauni–Gorakhpur, Raxaul and Jainagar lines at Narkatiaganj Junction, 16 km away.

Gauge conversion[edit]

Presently services are suspended on Narkatiaganj–Bhikhna Thori branch line since 2015, as it is undergoing gauge conversion, from metre to broad gauge. It is expected that the first stretch between Narkatiaganj Junction and Amolwa (13 km) to be completed in March 2020 and by June 2020, up to Gawnaha station (23 km). The last section between Gawnaha and Bhikhna Thori (13 km) passes through dense forest and needs a special permit from the Forest Department allowing construction works. As of August 2019, the permit has not been given.[3] According to the Forest Department, Gawnaha – Bhikhna Thori section should be closed and the railway land transferred to them.[4]

References[edit]

  1. "BHWR/Bhitiharwa Ashram". India Rail Info. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
  2. Pal, Sanchari (2 October 2016). "Champaran: Where Mohandas became Mahatma". The Better India. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
  3. "2022 तक पूरा होगा रेललाइन दोहरीकरण का कार्य: सीएओ" [Railway line doubling to be completed by 2022: CAO]. Jagran (in Hindi). Bettiah. 3 August 2019. Retrieved 14 January 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  4. "बंद हो सकता है गौनाहा भिखनाठोरी रेलखंड" [Gaunaha – Bhikhna Thori rail section may be closed]. Live Hindustan (in Hindi). Bagaha. 10 April 2019. Retrieved 14 January 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)


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