Barabanki Junction railway station

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Barabanki Junction
Indian Railways junction station
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Barabanki Junction
General information
Location Barabanki city & Banki town, Barabanki, Uttar Pradesh
India
Coordinates 26°56′03″N81°10′45″E / 26.9342°N 81.1793°E / 26.9342; 81.1793
Elevation122 meters
Owned by North Eastern Railway of Indian Railways (since 1953)
Operated by Northern Railway & North Eastern Railway
Platforms4
Tracks10
Construction
Structure typeStandard (on-ground station having rail wifi)
ParkingAvailable
Other information
StatusFunctioning
Station codeBBK
Zone(s) Northern Railway & North Eastern Railway
History
Opened1 April 1882 [1]
Rebuilt1946s
Electrified2002–03 [2]
Previous names Oudh and Rohilkhand Railway (1882–1925)
East Indian Railway (1925–1952)
* Cawnpore–Burhwal Railway (1896–1943)
Bengal and North Western Railway (1896–1943)
Oudh and Tirhut Railway (1855–1952)
* Cawnpore–Barabanki Railway (1943–1953)
Passengers
20158569 [3]

Barabanki Junction or Barabanki station is the intercity rail station and a commuter rail hub in the Indian city of Barabanki. It has been important junction since the days of British control of India. [4] In its category it is one of the important stations in NER. The Barabanki Junction railway station is on the Delhi– Basti– Gorakhpur main broad-gauge route in Uttar Pradesh. Barabanki Junction is also the hub for the Barabanki–Lucknow Suburban Railway. Barabanki railway station lies in the zone of high density stations. [5]

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History

The station became operational on 1 April 1872 with the opening of Burhwal-Barabanki section. It got connected to Lucknow on 24 November 1896 with the opening of Daliganj-Barabanki section. The station underwent major renovation in 1940s.

Of the 301 miles of the Bengal and North Western Railway main line was 17 miles consisting of following section which was used to connect Barabanki from Burhwal:

18 miles of the Cawnpore–Burhwal Railway which was later renamed as Cawnpore–Barabanki Railway, was used to connect Barabanki from Daliganj:

In 1981 Railway Budget two enhancements related to Barabanki were proposed: [6]

Electrification

Electrification of tracks at Barabanki Jn took place in two phases spread across span of almost ten years.

Phase I

Phase I of electrification of tracks passing through Barabanki Jn took place in 2002–03 in two steps, [2]

Step 1 – Safedabad–Barabanki

Electrification of tracks between Safedabad railway station and Barabanki Jn was completed on 29 September 2002.

Step 2 – Barabanki Yard

Electrification of tracks at Barabanki Yard was completed on 29 March 2003.

Phase II

Phase II of electrification of 30 km of tracks from Barabanki Jn to Burhwal Jn (section of Gorakhpur–Lucknow route) took place in 2010–11 and got completed in May 2011. [7]

Goods yard

Barabanki station has two yards: one at Ayodhya route side and other at Gorakhpur route side. This yard used for load and unload purpose of commodities mainly coal, fertilizer, cement, stone, food grains etc.

Routes from Barabanki Junction

Trains originating & terminating at Barabanki Junction

Total 5 EMUs/DMUs originate from Barabanki Junction railway station, same number of EMUs/DMUs terminate too at the station. [3]

Trains passing through Barabanki Junction

Daily 125 trains pass through Barabanki Junction. Normally around six thousand passengers pass through this railway station, this number can be higher on special occasions e.g. during season of Kumbh Mela 2013, on 7, 8 and 9 February 2013, 8500, 8700 and 8000 passengers travelled from Barabanki to Lucknow railway station to catch trains for Prayagraj as there is no direct train from Barabanki to Prayagraj. [8]

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References

  1. ↑ The 17 miles long Burwhal to Barabanki broad-gauge line was opened on 1 April 1882
  2. 1 2 [IRFCA] Electrification History from CORE Archived 25 December 2007 at the Wayback Machine
  3. 1 2 "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 15 September 2017. Retrieved 15 September 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. ↑ India Railway Police Committee (1921). "India Railway Police Committee Report, Volumes 1-2". Printed at the Government Monotype Press. p. 277. Retrieved 30 June 2013.
  5. ↑ "Transport Geography of Uttar Pradesh, Issue 2 of N.G.S.I. research publication". 1966. National Geographical Society of India. 1966. p. 44. Retrieved 30 June 2013.
  6. ↑ "Explanatory Memorandum on the Railway Budget of the Government of India". India Railway Board. Government of India Press. 1981. pp. 37, 39. Retrieved 30 June 2013.
  7. ↑ Railways electrifies Barabanki–Burhwal route Archived 14 June 2012 at the Wayback Machine
  8. ↑ "यहां तो सामान्य दिनों में भी रहती है अव्यवस्था (in Hindi)". Dainik Jagran. 12 February 2013. Retrieved 14 February 2013.
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