Barkakana Junction railway station
{{Short description|Railway station in Jharkhand, India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2015}}
{{Use Indian English|date=September 2015}}
{{Infobox station
| name = Barkakana Junction
| type = 30px Indian Railways junction station
| style = Indian Railways
| image = Barkakana Junction.jpg
| image_caption = Barkakana Junction railway station building
| address = Barkakana, Ramgarh district, Jharkhand
| country = India
| coordinates = {{Coord|23.6242|85.4701|type:railwaystation_region:IN|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
| elevation = {{convert|341|m|ft}}
| line = Barkakana–Son Nagar line
Barkakana–Netaji S.C.Bose Gomoh line
Barkakana–Muri–Chandil line
Koderma–Hazaribagh–Barkakana–Ranchi line
| other =
| structure = At Ground
| platform = 6
| tracks = 11
| parking = Available
| opened = 1927
| closed =
| rebuilt =
| electrified = 1996–97
| accessible = {{Access icon|20px}} Available
| code = {{Indian railway code
| code = BRKA
| zone = East Central Railway zone
| division = {{rwd|Dhanbad}}
}}
| owned = Indian Railways
| operator = East Central Railways
| status = Functional
| former = Central India Coalfields Railway
East Indian Railway
| passengers =
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| map_type = India Jharkhand#India
| map_dot_label = Barkakana Junction railway station
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{{Gomoh–Barkakana line|collapse=y}}
{{Koderma–Hazaribagh–Barkakana line|collapse=y}}
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
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.{{cite web | url = http://irse.bravehost.com/IRHTML.htm | title = Indian Railway History Timeline | access-date = 2008-08-26 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120229092028/http://irse.bravehost.com/IRHTML.htm | archive-date = 29 February 2012 | url-status = dead | df = dmy-all }} In the same year (1927), Bengal Nagpur Railway opened the {{convert|116|km|mi|adj=on}} Muri–Barkakana section to traffic.{{cite web|url=http://www.ser.indianrailways.gov.in/view_section.jsp?lang=0&id=0,1 |title=Major Events in the Formation of S.E. Railway |publisher=South Eastern Railway |access-date=2012-11-10 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130401151628/http://www.ser.indianrailways.gov.in/view_section.jsp?lang=0&id=0%2C1 |archive-date= 1 April 2013 }} 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{{cite web | url = http://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/hazaribagh-barkakana-railway-line-opened-for-traffic-116120701202_1.html | title = Hazaribagh–Barkakana line opened for traffic | work= Business Standard|date=7 December 2016 |access-date = 30 March 2017}}{{cite web | url = http://www.telegraphindia.com/1110119/jsp/jharkhand/story_13462613.jsp | archive-url = https://archive.today/20120911090804/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1110119/jsp/jharkhand/story_13462613.jsp | url-status = dead | archive-date = 11 September 2012 | title = Koderma-Hazaribagh-Ranchi railway line is now staring at a 2014 deadline | work= The Telegraph |date= 19 January 2011 | access-date = 2008-08-26 }}
Electrification
Barkakana–Garhwa, Barkakana–Danea and Barkakana–Ramgarh sections were electrified in 1996–97.{{cite web| url = http://irfca.org/docs/electrification-history.html|title = History of Electrification| publisher= IRFCA| access-date = 2012-11-10 }}
Rating
- 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
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
- Birsa Munda Airport (53 Km)
- Bokaro Airport (85 Km)
- Dhanbad Airport (130 Km)
- Sonari Airport (167 Km)
References
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External links
{{Adjacent stations|noclear=y
|system1=Indian Railways
|line1=South Eastern Railway zone|left1=Ramgarh Cantt|right1=|type1=Muri–Barkakana line
|line2=East Central Railway zone|left2=Argada|right2=|type2=Gomoh–Barkakana line
|line3=East Central Railway zone|left3=Argada|right3=|type3=Barkakana–Koderma section via Hazaribagh
|line4=East Central Railway zone|left4=Sidhwar|right4=|type4=Barkakana–Ranchi section
|line5=East Central Railway zone|left5=Bhurkunda|right5=|type5=Barkakana Sonnagar and Singrauli line
}}
{{Railway stations in Jharkhand}}
{{North Chotanagpur Division topics}}
Category:Railway stations in India opened in 1927