Barwadih Junction railway station

Barwadih Junction
Indian Railway Station
Location Barwadih, Latehar district, Jharkhand
 India
Coordinates 23°50′38″N 84°07′00″E / 23.8438°N 84.1168°E / 23.8438; 84.1168Coordinates: 23°50′38″N 84°07′00″E / 23.8438°N 84.1168°E / 23.8438; 84.1168
Construction
Parking Available
Other information
Status Functional
Station code BRWD
Zone(s) Eastern Railway zone
Division(s) Eastern Railway zone

Barwadih Junction, station code BRWD, is the railway station serving the city of Barwadih which is the connecting point of Latehar and Palamu districts. Lohardaga Station belongs to the Eastern Railway zone of the Indian Railway. Barwadih is famous for its unique geographical area.It is cover by all around hill.

History

This is one of the junctions connecting Latehar and Palamu districts of Jharkhand. The Railway Ministry plans to build a new 202-km line between Chirimiri (Chhattisgarh) and Barwadih (Jharkhand). It will reduce the distance between Mumbai and Howrah via Jabalpur by about 400 km.

Britishers were the first to moot the proposal way back in 1925 to connect Chirimiri and Barwadih, both coal rich areas, by rail. The plan was aimed to facilitate transportation of minerals.

The Britishers knew the importance of the rail line and the work on the project was started in the early 1930s after conducting the survey, sources added. The required land for the project was also acquired. But the work was stopped during World War II, and the project had been pending since then, sources said.

The new rail line would connect Howrah via Latehar, Dhanbad and Mumbai via Jabalpur, Itarsi. It would help reducing the rail distance between the two Metros. At present, both the Metros are connected by two different rail routes one via Nagpur, Raipur and another via Itarsi, Jabalpur.

The distance between Howrah and Mumbai via Jabalpur is 2,177 km while the same via Raipur comes to be around 1,968 km. The railway runs maximum trains between both the Metros via Nagpur and Raipur. Besides a daily Kolkata mail, a couple of weekly trains chug on Mumbai-Jabalpur-Howrah section.

Sources said that the new 202-km Barwadih-Chirimiri line would change the rail map route between Howrah and Mumbai. If the new line starts, it will reduce the distance between both the Metros by more than 400 km; making it shortest route between Mumbai and Howrah by curtailing travel time by at least four hours, sources added.

The proposal to connect the two mineral rich pockets by rail has been pending for more than eight decades. The new 202-km rail line is likely to connect Howrah (West Bengal) via Latehar, Dhanbad and Mumbai via Jabalpur (Madhya Pradesh), Itarsi. At present, both the metros are connected by two different rail routes, one via Nagpur, Raipur and another via Itarsi, Jabalpur.

Facilities

The major facilities available are waiting rooms, retiring room, computerized reservation facility, reservation counter, vehicle parking, etc.

Platforms

The platforms are interconnected with foot over bridge (FOB).

Trains

Several electrified local passenger trains also run from Barwadih to neighbouring destinations on frequent intervals.

Train NameTrain NumberSourceDestination
Bsb Rnc Express18612Varanasi JunctionRanchi
Sbp Bsb Express18611RanchiVaranasi Junction
Aii Koaa Special03138Ajmer JunctionHowrah Junction
Shaktipunj Express11447Howrah JunctionJabalpur Junction
Jharkhand S J E12873HatiaAnand Vihar Trm
Rnc Garibnwaz E18631RanchiAjmer Junction
Sbp Bsb Express18311SambalpurVaranasi Junction
Rou Muri Jat Express18109RourkelaJammu Tawi
Tribeni Express84369Barwadih JunctionBareilly

Nearest airports

The nearest airports to Barwadih Station are:

See also

References

  • Das, R. Krishna (3 March 2010). "Proposed new rail line to bring Mumbai, Kolkata closer". Business Standard.
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