Barkakana Junction railway station

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Barkakana Junction
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Barkakana Junction railway station building
General information
Location Barkakana, Ramgarh district, Jharkhand
India
Coordinates 23°37′27″N85°28′12″E / 23.6242°N 85.4701°E / 23.6242; 85.4701
Elevation341 metres (1,119 ft)
Owned by Indian Railways
Operated by East Central Railways
Line(s) Barkakana–Son Nagar line
Barkakana–Netaji S.C.Bose Gomoh line
Barkakana–Muri–Chandil line
Koderma–Hazaribagh–Barkakana–Ranchi line
Platforms6
Tracks11
Construction
Structure typeAt Ground
ParkingAvailable
Accessible Wheelchair symbol.svg Available
Other information
StatusFunctional
Station codeBRKA
Zone(s) East Central Railway zone
Division(s) Dhanbad
History
Opened1927
Electrified1996–97
Previous namesCentral India Coalfields Railway
East Indian Railway
Location
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Barkakana Junction railway station
Location within Jharkhand
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Barkakana Junction railway station
Barkakana Junction railway station (India)

Barkakana Junction railway station, (station code BRKA), serves Barkakana and the surrounding coal mining areas in Ramgarh district in the Indian state of Jharkhand. It comes under Dhanbad Division of East Central Railway zone.

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History

In 1927, the Central India Coalfields Railway opened the Gomoh–Barkakana line. It was extended to Daltonganj in 1929. Later, these lines were amalgamated with East Indian Railway. [1] In the same year (1927), Bengal Nagpur Railway opened the 116-kilometre (72 mi) Muri–Barkakana section to traffic. [2] The 57 km-long Hazaribagh–Barkakana section was opened for passenger trains on 7 December 2016 by Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu in the presence of Chief Minister Raghubar Das [3] [4]

Electrification

Barkakana–Garhwa, Barkakana–Danea and Barkakana–Ramgarh sections were electrified in 1996–97. [5]

Rating

Trains

No. of Originating trains- 9

And many more express, passenger and intercity train run through this station.

Nearest airports

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References

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  3. "Hazaribagh–Barkakana line opened for traffic". Business Standard. 7 December 2016. Retrieved 30 March 2017.
  4. "Koderma-Hazaribagh-Ranchi railway line is now staring at a 2014 deadline". The Telegraph. 19 January 2011. Archived from the original on 11 September 2012. Retrieved 26 August 2008.
  5. "History of Electrification". IRFCA. Retrieved 10 November 2012.
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Ramgarh Cantt
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Argada
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Sidhwar
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