Barhiya railway station

Barhiya Station
Indian Railway Station
Location Barhiya, Lakhisarai, Bihar
India
Coordinates 25°16′57″N 86°0′55″E / 25.28250°N 86.01528°E / 25.28250; 86.01528Coordinates: 25°16′57″N 86°0′55″E / 25.28250°N 86.01528°E / 25.28250; 86.01528
Elevation 81 metres (266 ft)
Platforms 3
Tracks 3
Construction
Structure type Standard (on ground station)
Parking Available
Other information
Status Functional
Station code BRYA
Zone(s) East Central Railway
Division(s) Danapur Division
History
Previous names East Indian Railway

Barhiya, station code BRYA, serves the municipal city of Barhiya in the Lakhisarai district in the Indian state of Bihar. The station belongs to the Danapur division of East Central Railway. Barhiya is connected to metropolitan areas of India, by the Delhi-Kolkata Main Line via Mugalsarai-Patna route which runs along the historic Grand Trunk road.[1] Railways and roads are the main means of transport in the Barhiya region. Due to its location on Howrah-Patna-Mughalsarai main line, most of the Patna, Barauni bound express trains coming from Howrah, Sealdah, Ranchi, Tatanagar stop here. The Sahibganj loop line leaves Munger district, and enters Lakhisarai district near the Barhiya Station.[2]:4-

Howrah–Delhi main line
km
0 New Delhi
Yamuna
Delhi-UP border
More information:
Kanpur-Delhi section
131 Aligarh Junction
210 Tundla Junction
301 Etawah Junction
441 Kanpur Central
More information:
Mughalsarai-Kanpur section
635 Allahabad Junction
to Howrah-Allahabad-Mumbai line
786 Mughalsarai Junction
to Howrah-Gaya-Delhi line
More information:
Patna-Mughalsarai section
UP-Bihar border
881 Buxar
950 Ara Junction
Son River
990 Danapur
to Patna-Gaya line
999 Patna Junction
Punpun River
More information:
Asansol-Patna section
1044 Bakhtiyarpur Junction
to Bakhtiyarpur–Tilaiya line
1063 Barh
1088 Mokama Junction
to Mokama-Barauni section
to Gaya–Kiul line
1123 Kiul Junction
to Sahibganj Loop
1150 Jamui
1176 Jhajha
Bihar-Jharkhand border
to Jasidih-Dumka-Rampurhat line
1220 Jasidih Junction
Ajay River
to Madhupur Giridih Rail Line
1249 Madhupur Junction
25 Chittaranjan
Jharkhand-West Bengal border
to Howrah-Gaya-Delhi line
1330 Asansol Junction
More information:
Bardhaman-Asansol section
1373 Durgapur
1437 Barddhaman Junction
More information:
Howrah-Bardhaman chord
1532 Howrah Junction

Source: India Rail Info[3]

History

Barhiya Station had been considered as one of the chief trade centers on the railway even in the British colonial period, due to its proximity to rivers and rail lines.[2]:5-

Facilities

The major facilities available are waiting rooms, computerized reservation facility, reservation counter, and vehicle parking.[4] Vehicles are allowed to enter the station premises. The station also has STD/ISD/PCO telephone booth, toilets, tea stall and book stall.

Platforms

There are three platforms here.

Trains

Many passenger and express trains serve Barhiya Station.[5][6]

Nearest airports

The nearest airports to Barhiya Station are:

  1. Birsa Munda Airport, Ranchi 256 kilometres (159 mi)
  2. Gaya Airport 138 kilometres (86 mi)
  3. Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Airport, Patna 111 kilometres (69 mi)
  4. Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport, Kolkata

References

  1. ↑ "About District". Official District website. Retrieved 15 April 2012.
  2. 1 2 L.S.S. O'malley (1 January 2007). Bihar And Orissa District Gazetteers : Monghyr. Concept Publishing Company. ISBN 978-81-7268-135-7. Retrieved 18 April 2012.
  3. ↑ "12304 Poorva Express (via Howrah)". India Rail Info.
  4. ↑ "List of Locations (Irrespective Of States) Where Computerized Reservation Facilities Are Available". Official website of the Indian Railways. Archived from the original on 3 July 2013. Retrieved 18 April 2012.
  5. ↑ "Barhiya Station Details". indiantrains.org. Archived from the original on 9 July 2012. Retrieved 1 April 2012.
  6. ↑ "Trains at Barhiya Station". India Rail Info. Retrieved 1 April 2012.


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