Barharwa Junction railway station
{{Short description|Railway station in Jharkhand, India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2015}}
{{Use Indian English|date=March 2015}}
{{Infobox station
| name = Barharwa Junction
| type = 30px Indian Railways junction station
| style = Indian Railways
| image = Barharwa Nameboard.jpg
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| address = Barharwa, Sahibganj, Jharkhand
| country = India
| coordinates = {{coord|24|51|28|N|87|46|27|E}}
| elevation = 25 m
| line = Sahibganj loop
Barharwa–Azimganj–Katwa loop
| other =
| structure = At grade
| platform = 4
| tracks = 4
| parking = Yes (paid)
| opened = 1866;159 Years old
| closed =
| rebuilt =
| electrified = Yes(2019)
| accessible =
| code = {{Indian railway code
| code = BHW
| zone = Eastern Railway
| division = {{rwd|Malda}}
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| owned = Indian Railways
| operator =
| status = Functioning
| former = East India Railway
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Barharwa Junction railway station is one of the important railway stations of Eastern Railway zone and it is the Largest and Busiest railway station of Sahibganj district of Jharkhand. It is a NSG-4 Category and Class B station. The station is under Malda railway division is the 5th busiest station in this division.
History
The Howrah–Delhi main line was initially laid via Sahibganj and opened to traffic in 1866. Later, in 1871 the Raniganj–Kiul line was laid. The Khana–Sahibganj–Kiul section was renamed Sahibganj loop.{{cite web| url = http://irse.bravehost.com/IRHTML.htm| title = Indian Railway History timeline|first=R. P.|last=Saxena| access-date = 2011-11-28| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120229092028/http://irse.bravehost.com/IRHTML.htm| archive-date = 29 February 2012|url-status = dead}}
In 1913, the Barharwa–Azimganj–Katwa Railway constructed the Barharwa–Azimganj–Katwa loop.
The {{convert|15|km}}-long Barharwa–New Farakka link was established later, allowing trains from both Howrah and Delhi to travel to New Jalpaiguri.
Overview
Barharwa Junction is a B-category station under Malda division. It is one of the busiest station in terms of freight and goods trains service. Stone chips and mining materials are supplied all over the country from the hills near Barharwa. It is a junction point as train from Bhagalpur side going towards Malda Town and North Eastern States of India, going towards Azimganj and towards Rampurhat, Bolpur, Burdwan and Howrah and also Santhia-Andal.
References
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External links
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- {{IndiaRailInfo|1381}}
Gallery
Image:People ramming onto a train.jpg|A passenger train at Barharwa
Image:Barharwa Junction taken from overbridge.jpg|Barharwa Station western side
Image:Junction point.jpg|The point where both lines divert on the eastern side
{{Sahibganj loop stations|Barharwa Junction|Bakudi|Gumani|44|0|4|}}
{{Railway stations in Jharkhand}}
{{Santhal Pargana Division topics}}
Category:Railway stations in India opened in 1866
Category:Railway stations in Sahibganj district