Barkakana Junction railway station

Barkakana
Indian Railway Junction Station
Location Barkakana, Ramgarh district, Jharkhand
India
Coordinates 23°37′27″N 85°28′12″E / 23.6242°N 85.4701°E / 23.6242; 85.4701Coordinates: 23°37′27″N 85°28′12″E / 23.6242°N 85.4701°E / 23.6242; 85.4701
Elevation 341 metres (1,119 ft)
Line(s) Gomoh-Barkakana line
Sonnagar-Barkakana loop line
Chandil-Barkakana line
Koderma Barkakana line
Ranchi-Barkakana line Under construction
Platforms 5
Construction
Structure type At Ground
Parking Available
Other information
Station code BRKA
Zone(s) East Central Railway
Division(s) Dhanbad
History
Opened 1927
Electrified 1996-97
Previous names Central India Coalfields Railway
East Indian Railway
Location
Barkakana railway station
Location in Jharkhand

Barkakana railway station serves Barkakana and the surrounding coal mining areas in Ramgarh district in the Indian state of Jharkhand.

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.[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

Patratu-Barkakana, Barkakana-Danea and Barkakana-Ramgarh sections were electrified in 1996-97.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "Indian Railway History Timeline". Retrieved 2008-08-26.
  2. ↑ "Major Events in the Formation of S.E. Railway". South Eastern Railway. Archived from the original on 1 April 2013. Retrieved 2012-11-10.
  3. ↑ "Hazaribagh-Barkakana line opened for traffic". Business Standard, 7 December 2016. Retrieved 30 March 2017.
  4. ↑ "Koderma-Hazaribagh-Ranchi railway line is now staring at a 2014 deadline". The Telegraph, 19 January 2011. Retrieved 2008-08-26.
  5. ↑ "History of Electrification". IRFCA. Retrieved 2012-11-10.
Preceding station   Indian Railways   Following station
South Eastern Railway zone
Muri-Barkakana line
Terminus
Argada
East Central Railway zoneTerminus
Argada
East Central Railway zone
Barkakana-Koderma section via Hazaribagh
Terminus
Sidhwar
East Central Railway zone
Barkakana-Ranchi section underconstruction
Terminus
Bhurkunda
East Central Railway zone
Barkakana Sonnagar and Singrauli line
Terminus
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