Ara Junction railway station

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Arrah Junction


Ara Junction
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General information
LocationStation 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
Elevation59 metres (194 ft)
Owned by Indian Railways
Operated by East Central Railways
Line(s) Howrah-Patna-Delhi main line
(Patna–Mughalsarai section)
Ara–Sasaram line
Platforms4
Tracks7
ConnectionsFunctioning
Construction
Structure typeStandard (on-ground station)
Parking BSicon PARKING.svg Available
Accessible Wheelchair symbol.svg Available
Other information
StatusActive
Station codeARA
Zone(s) East Central Railway zone
Division(s) Danapur
History
OpenedEstd-1904
Electrified2001;23 years ago (2001)
Passengers
2022200,000 per day
Services
Preceding station Indian Railways Suburban Railway Logo.svg Indian Railways Following station
Jamira Halt Howrah–Delhi main line Jagjivan Halt
Terminus Ara–Sasaram line Udwantnagar
Location
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Ara Junction
Location within Bihar
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Ara Junction
Ara Junction (India)

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 in between Buxar and Patna on Patna-Mughalsarai section of Howrah-Patna-Delhi main line which serves it with numerous trains.

Contents

Arrah is well connected to Patna, New Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Bangalore, Kanpur, Pune, Ahmedabad, Chennai, Lucknow, Agra, Prayagraj, Varansi, Bhopal, Jaipur, Surat, Kota, 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, vehicle parking, etc. [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 on the station. [3] and a gusarkhana.

Platforms

There are four platforms at Arrah Junction. The platforms are interconnected with two pedestrian Foot-over-bridges (FOB).

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