Barbigha railway station

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Barbigha railway station
General information
Location Barbigha 811101, Bihar
India
Coordinates 25°07′51″N85°51′09″E / 25.1308005°N 85.8524205°E / 25.1308005; 85.8524205
Elevation51 metres (167 ft)
System Indian Railways station
Owned by Indian Railways
Operated by East Central Railway zone
Lines Gaya–Kiul line
Neora–Daniyawan–Bihar Sharif–Sheikhpura line
Platforms2
Tracks1
Construction
Structure typeStandard (on-ground station)
ParkingAvailable
Other information
StatusFunctioning
Station codeBRBG
Zone(s) East Central Railway zone
Division(s) Danapur
History
Opened2025
Electrified2025
Passengers
[1]
Services
East Central Railway
Preceding station Indian Railways Suburban Railway Logo.svg Indian Railways Following station
Amanwan
Neora
towards ?
Neora–Daniyawan–Bihar Sharif–Sheikhpura line Sarsa Jamalpur
Towards Sheikhpura, 16 cardinal points E.png
towards ?
Location
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Barbigha railway station
Location in Bihar

Barbigha railway station, station code BRBG, is a railway station under Danapur railway division of East Central Railway. Barbigha is connected to metropolitan areas of India, by the Neora-Daniyawan-Bihar Sharif-Sheikhpura line. The station is located in Barbigha city in Sheikhpura district in the Indian state of Bihar. Barbigha is well connected with nearby cities Patna, Nawada, Bihar Sharif Junction, and Sheikhpura through daily passenger train services.

Contents

A new branch line between Neora railway station and Sheikhpura railway station via Neora, Jatdumri, Daniyawan, Bihar Sharif, Sheikhpura is now functional, in which Bihar Sharif–Daniyawan section was partially started in 2015.

History

Structure

There are only three platforms in the Barbigha railway station. The platforms are interconnected with a single foot overbridge.

Nearest airports

The nearest airports to Sheikhpura junction are:

  1. Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Airport, Patna 123.36 kilometres (76.65 mi)
  2. Gaya Airport 116.6 kilometres (72.5 mi)

References

  1. "Rail Drishti". www.raildrishti.in.
  2. Google maps[ full citation needed ]
  3. "53626 Gaya Kiul Passenger". India Rail Info.