Barharwa Junction railway station
Railway station in Jharkhand, India
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Barharwa Junction railway station is one of the important railway stations on the Rampurhat-Sahibganj section 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.
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| General information | |||||
| Location | Barharwa, Sahibganj, Jharkhand India | ||||
| Coordinates | 24°51′28″N 87°46′27″E | ||||
| Elevation | 25 m (82 ft) | ||||
| System |  Indian Railways junction station | ||||
| Owner | Indian Railways | ||||
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| Platforms | 4 | ||||
| Tracks | 4 | ||||
| Construction | |||||
Structure type | At grade | ||||
| Parking | Yes (paid) | ||||
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| Status | Functioning | ||||
| Station code | BHW | ||||
| Zone(s) | Eastern Railway | ||||
| Division(s) | Malda | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | 1866;159 Years old | ||||
| Electrified | Yes(2019) | ||||
| Former names | East India Railway | ||||
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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.[1]
In 1913, the Barharwa–Azimganj–Katwa Railway constructed the Barharwa–Azimganj–Katwa loop.[1]
The 15 kilometres (9.3 mi)-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.
