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Barh
Indian Railways station
View of the station board from one of the platforms
General information
Location	Station Road, Barh, Barh district, Bihar  India
Coordinates	25°30′7″N 85°18′20″E / 25.50194°N 85.30556°E / 25.50194; 85.30556
Elevation	49 metres (161 ft)
Owned by	Indian Railways
Operated by	East Central Railways
Line(s)	Howrah–Delhi main line, Asansol–Patna section
Platforms	4
Construction
Structure type	Standard (on-ground station)
Accessible	Available
Other information
Status	Functioning
Station code	BARH
Zone(s)	East Central Railway zone
Division(s)	Danapur
History
Opened	1862
Electrified	Yes
Services
Preceding station Indian Railways Following station Sahari Halttowards Asansol Junction or Howrah Junction Howrah–Delhi main lineAsansol–Patna section Barh Court Halttowards Patna Junction or New Delhi
Route map Legend km to Patna–Mughalsarai section of Howrah–Delhi main line to Patna–Gaya line 331 Patna Junction 329 Rajendra Nagar Terminal NH 19 325 Gulzarbagh 322 Patna Sahib Patna Ghat 319 Deedarganj 315 Banka Ghat Punpun River SH 4 309 Fatuha Junction to Fatuha–Tilaiya line 307 Buddhdevchak Yadav Nagar 306 Harasbigha 301 Khusropur 297 Manjhauligram (Halt) 295 Salimpur 293 Karauta 291 Teka Bigha (Halt) 286 Bakhtiyarpur Junction to Bakhtiyarpur–Tilaiya line 280 Jai Prakash Mahuli 277 Athmal Gola 274 Achuara 268 Barh 266 Sabari (Halt) Barh Super Thermal Power Station (NTPC Limited) 262 Railey (Halt) 260 Lemuabad 258 Punarakh 255 Memrakhabad 253 Kanhaipur 249 Mor 247 Barhapur (Halt) 244 Shivnar (Halt) Bharat Wagon and Engineering 242 Mokama Junction 238 Auta (Halt) NH 31 237 Tall to Mokama–Barauni section 234 Hathidah Junction 230 Rampur Dumra 224 Barhiya 222 Ganga Sahay 220 Dumri (Halt) 217 Dhurani Jwas (Halt) 215 Mankatha to Gaya–Kiul line 209 Lakhisarai Junction Kiul River 208 Kiul Junction to Sahibganj loop 206 Mahesh Leta (Halt) 205 Lakhochak (Halt) 204 Bansipur 203 Balaharpur (Halt) 201 Manakpur 198 Bhalui 191 Kunder (Halt) SH 72 181 Jamui 178 Chaura 166 Gidhaur 162 Dadpur 155 Jhajha 151 Rajla 147 Narganjo (Halt) 142 Ghorparan 136 Simultala 133 Telwa Bazar Bihar Jharkhand border 126 Lahabon 118 Tulsitanr Dahwa River NH 333 111 Jasidih Junction to Jasidih–Dumka–Rampurhat line 104 Kumrabad Rohini Ajay River 99 Sankarpur 93 Mathurapur 87 Nawapatra Pathrol River to Madhupur–Giridih–Koderma line 82 Madhupur Junction 72 Joramow Jayanti River 66 Madankata 57 Vidyasagar Mihijam–Madhupur Road 48 Kaseetar Mihijam–Madhupur Road 39 Jamtara Mihijam–Madhupur Road Mihijam–Madhupur Road 30 Bodma 25 Chittaranjan Jharkhand West Bengal border Asansol–Chittaranjan Road Chittaranjan Locomotive Works 21 Rupnarayanpur Damgoria Colliery 13 Salanpur Bonjemahari Colliery NH 2 to Asansol–Gaya section of Howrah–Gaya–Delhi line 9 Sitarampur 5 Barachak to Asansol–Tatanagar–Kharagpur line 0 Asansol Junction Bardhaman–Asansol section
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Legend
km to Howrah–Delhi main line Patna–Mughalsarai section Koilwar Bridge across Sone river Ganges Bhojpur district Patna district 30 Pali A (halt) 27 Bihta Bihta AFS 15 Neora 10 Danapur 12 Patliputra Junction Digha–Sonpur Bridge to North Bihar 6 Phulwari Sharif JPNI Airport 8 Digha Ghat/FCI Godown 2 Sachivalay Halt Patna–Gaya line 6 Parsa Bazar (halt) 0 Patna Junction 3 Rajendra Nagar Terminal 7 Gulzarbagh 10 Patna Sahib 13 Deedarganj (halt) 22 Fatuha Junction Fatuha–Tilaiya line to Hilsa/Islampur 32 Daniyawan Bazar Halt 30 Kushroopur (halt) 45 Bakhtiyarpur Junction Bakhtiyarpur–Tilaiya line to Bihar Sharif Rajgir 63 Barh 89 Mokama Junction 101 Rampur Dumra halt Patna district Begusarai district to Howrah–Delhi main line Asansol–Patna section

Barh railway station (station code BARH) is a railway station in the Danapur railway division of East Central Railway. Barh is connected to metropolitan areas of India, by the Delhi–Kolkata main line via Mugalsarai–Patna route. Barh station is serving the town of Barh in Barh district in the Indian state of Bihar. Due to its location on the Howrah–Patna–Mughalsarai main line many Patna, Barauni, bound express trains coming from Howrah, Sealdah, stop here.

History

Barh is one of the oldest railway stations on Howrah–Patna–Delhi route. This is a very important station as it is also connected to NTPC Barh, where coal is supplied from Jharkhand via Harnaut.

Facilities

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

Platforms

The four platforms are interconnected with foot overbridges.

Development

The Indian Railways had planned to set up a Railway Station Development Corporation that will work on improving the major railway stations as Barh railway station by building and developing restaurants, shopping areas and food plazas for commercial business and improving passenger amenities. Railway planned to make station as A grade category. After determining the railway stations that need to be good-class station by constructing well. A phased revamping has begun. Deputy chief traffic manager announced that the pending work at the railway tracks and platforms, presently under construction, will be sped up.

Nearest airports

The nearest airports to Barh Station are:

1. Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Airport, Patna 67 kilometres (42 mi)
2. Gaya Airport 123 kilometres (76 mi)

See also

• Barh Super Thermal Power Station

References

1. "Barh Railway Station (BARH) : Station Code, Time Table, Map, Enquiry". www.ndtv.com. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
2. "List of Locations (Irrespective Of States) Where Computerized Reservation Facilities Are Available". Indian Railways. Archived from the original on 3 July 2013. Retrieved 18 April 2012.
3. "BARH/Barh (4 PFs)". India Rail Info. Retrieved 9 February 2020.

External links

• Barh station map at India Rail Info
• Official website of the Patna district

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