Ara Junction railway station

ARA JUNCTION
Outside view of Ara Junction railway station
General information
Location	Station Road, Nawada, Arrah, Bhojpur, Bihar India (802301)
Coordinates	25°32′56″N84°39′41″E / 25.5488°N 84.6614°E / 25.5488; 84.6614
Elevation	59 metres (194 ft)
System	Indian Railways station
Owner	Indian Railways
Operator	East Central Railways
Lines	Howrah-Patna-Delhi main line Patna–Mughalsarai section Ara–Sasaram line Neora–Daniyawan–Bihar Sharif–Sheikhpura line
Platforms	6 (2 proposed)
Tracks	7
Connections	Functioning
Construction
Structure type	Standard (on-ground station)
Parking	Available
Accessible	Available
Other information
Status	Active
Station code	ARA
Zone(s)	East Central Railway zone
Division(s)	Danapur
History
Opened	Estd-1904
Electrified	2001;25 years ago (2001)
Passengers
2022	200,000 per day
Services Preceding station Indian Railways Following station Jamira Halt towards Patna Junction or Howrah Junction Howrah–Delhi main line (Patna–Mughalsarai section) Jagjivan Halt towards Mughalsarai Junction or New Delhi Terminus Ara–Sasaram line Udwantnagar towards Sasaram Junction
Route map Legend km to Mughalsarai–Kanpur section of Howrah–Delhi main line to Mughalsarai–Varanasi branch line 212 Mughalsarai Mughalsarai marshalling yard to Gaya–Mughalsarai section of Howrah–Gaya–Delhi line 201 Kuchman State Highway 69 – Chandauli-Sakaldiha Road 193 Sakaldiha 187 Tulsi Ashram 180 Dheena 172 Bahora Chandil Halt 167 Zamania NH 24 161 Darauli 154 Dildarnagar Junction to Tarighat 150 Usia Khas Halt 146 Bhadaura 142 Karahia Halt 138 Gahmar 135 Baraklan Halt Uttar Pradesh Bihar border across Karmanasa River State Highway 13 129 Chausa 127 Pawani Kamarpur Halt Thora River 118 Buxar Buxar-Itarhi Road 115 Nadaon Halt 108 Baruna 106 Kushalpur Harnaha Halt State Highway 79 104 Dumraon 100 V. V. Giri Halt 94 Twining Ganj 90 Veer Kunwar Singh Dharauli Halt 85 Raghunathpur Brahmapur-Raghunathpur Road 81 Sikaria Halt 77 Banahi 74 Amar Shaheed Jagdev Prasad Halt 71 Bihiya State Highway 102 67 Ramanand Tiwari Halt 65 Sarvodaya Halt 63 Kauriya Halt 59 Karisath 55 Mahatvania Halt 52 Jagjeevan Halt to Sasaram State Highway 12 49 Ara Junction Arrah-Mohania Road 44 Jamira Halt State Highway 81 39 Kulharia 36 Koelwar Abdul Bari Bridge across Son River 33 Pali Halt State Highway 2 27 Bihta 25 Patel Halt 23 Sadisopur 19 Gandhi Halt 14 Neora to Neora–Sheikhpura line (under construction) 10 Danapur to Patna–Sonepur–Hajipur section 6 Phulwari Sharif 3 Sachivalaya Halt to Patna–Digha Ghat line (closed) to Patna–Gaya line 0 Patna Junction to Asansol–Patna section of Howrah–Delhi main line km Source: Google maps 13039 Howrah–Delhi Janata Express
Location Ara Junction Location within India Show map of India Ara Junction Location within Bihar Show map of Bihar Interactive map of Ara Junction

Ara Junction railway station nameboard

Ara Junction railway station (station code: ARA) is a railway station serving the city of Arrah in the Bhojpur district in the Indian state of Bihar. The Ara Junction railway station is well connected to most of the major cities in India by the railway network. It lies between Buxar and Patna on Patna-Mughalsarai section of Howrah-Patna-Delhi main line, which serves it with numerous trains. The Ara Bus Station is around 3 km from the railway station.

Arrah is well connected to Patna, New Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Bangalore, Kanpur, Pune, Ahmedabad, Chennai, Siliguri, Lucknow, Agra, Prayagraj, Varansi, Bhopal, Jaipur, Surat, Kota, Katihar, Amritsar, Chandigarh, Secunderabad, Guwahati, Ranchi, Jammu and Kashmir, Ajmer, Goa, Ernakulam, Anand Vihar Terminal, Jhansi, Jodhpur, Haridwar, Mysuru, Dibrugarh and other cities of India.

Facilities

The major facilities available are waiting rooms, retiring room, computerized reservation facility, reservation counter, and vehicle parking. ^{[1] [2]} Vehicles are allowed to enter the station premises. There are refreshment rooms, vegetarian and non-vegetarian, tea stall, book stall, post and telegraphic office and Government Railway police (G.R.P) office. Automatic ticket vending machines have been installed to reduce the queue for train tickets. ^[3]

Platforms

There are four platforms at Arrah Junction. The platforms are interconnected with two pedestrian foot-over-bridges.

References

1. Kumod Verma (12 June 2013). "Patliputra station to be functional by month-end". The Times of India . Archived from the original on 15 June 2013. Retrieved 24 July 2013.
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. "8 more stations to be made models". The Times of India .