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Bahraich railway station
Indian Railway Station
Bahraich Railway station entrance
General information
LocationBahraich, Uttar Pradesh
India
Coordinates7°34′55″N 81°36′27″E / 7.5820°N 81.6075°E / 7.5820; 81.6075
Elevation125 metres (410 ft)
Owned byIndian Railways
Operated byNorth Eastern Railway
Platforms3
Tracks5 (3 BG & 2 MG)
ConnectionsAuto stand
Construction
Structure typeStandard (on ground station)
ParkingYes
Bicycle facilitiesNo
Other information
StatusDiesel-Single-BG
Station codeBRK
Zone(s) North Eastern Railway
Division(s) Lucknow NER railway division
History
ElectrifiedNo

Bahraich railway station is a main railway station in Bahraich district, Uttar Pradesh. Its code is BRK. It serves Bahraich city. The station consists of 3 platforms. 2 for broad gauge and one for meter gauge. The platform are well sheltered. It has all facilities that a standard railway station have like water,sanitation, recreation, seating etc..

Bahraich is on Indian Railways route map and provide a newly constructed broad gauge line, running from Gonda to Bahraich. The trains on the section hasn't been started and it seems that the route will not be inaugurated till next year, 2019 general elections. Central rail minister Piyush Goyal and state minister for railways Manoj Sinha showed no interest when asked about the commencement of this newly constructed railway line on Twitter.

The rail line will connect other major districts of Uttar Pradesh with Bahraich like Basti, Gonda, Gorakhpur, Deoria etc. Railways are planning to run 6 trains on the route including one MAIL/EXPRESS and Others Passenger and DMU trains, however these are only possibilities.

New Railway Broad Gauge Line from BRK (Bahraich) to KLD (Khalilabad) is passed from the union Cabinet.The new line will serve five districts of Uttar Pradesh including four aspirational districts -- Bahraich, Balrampur, Shravasti and Siddharth Nagar and Sant Kabirnagar. the ministry said in a statement. The project will generate direct employment for about 57.67 lakh man-days. Estimated to cost Rs 4,939.78 crore, it will be completed by 2024-25, the statement said. The survey has completed and the work will start soon. The BRK-KLD rail lines will pass through 328 villages via Shravasti. N.E.R with consultation to Indian railways planned to create Electrified line from GD-BRK. other railways stations near BRK/Bahraich

  • Chilwria
  • Payagpur
  • Visheshwarganj
  • Nanpara
  • Risia
  • Matera

References

  1. "BRK/Bahraich". India Rail Info.
Railway stations in Uttar Pradesh
ECRTooltip East Central Railway zone
Dhanbad
Danapur
Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya
NRTooltip Northern Railway zone
Ambala
Delhi
Lucknow NR
Moradabad
NCRTooltip North Central Railway zone
Agra
Prayagraj
Jhansi
NERTooltip North Eastern Railway zone
Izzatnagar
Lucknow NER
Varanasi
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