Barh railway station

Barh Station Barh Station Indian Railway Station
Station statistics
Address	Barh, Bihar  India
Coordinates	25°30′7″N 85°18′20″E / 25.50194°N 85.30556°E / 25.50194; 85.30556Coordinates: 25°30′7″N 85°18′20″E / 25.50194°N 85.30556°E / 25.50194; 85.30556
Elevation	59 metres (194 ft)
Line(s)	Howrah-Delhi main line
Connections	Barh-Barauni
Structure type	Standard (on ground station)
Platforms	3
Baggage check	No
Other information
Electrified	Yes
Station code	BARH
Zone(s)	East Central Railway
Division(s)	Danapur Division
Operator	Indian Rail
Station status	Functioning
Formerly	East Indian Railway

Barh Station, station code BARH, is a railway station in the Danapur division of East Central Railway. Barh is connected to metropolitan areas of India, by the Delhi-Kolkata Main Line via Mugalsarai-Patna route. Barh Station is located in Barh city in Barh in the Indian state of Bihar. Due to its location on the Howrah-Patna-Mughalsarai main line many Patna, Barauni bound express trains coming from Howrah, Sealdah stop here.

History

Barh is one of the oldest railway station on Howrah-Patna-Delhi route. This is very important station as it is also connected to NTPC Barh, where coal is getting supplied from Jharkhand using railway.

Facilities

The major facilities available are Waiting rooms, computerized reservation facility, Vehicle parking.^[1] The vehicles are allowed to enter the station premises. The station also has STD/ISD/PCO Telephone booth, toilets, tea stall and book stall.

Platforms

1. Plateform number 1

2. Plateform number 2

3. Plateform number 3

The platforms are interconnected with foot over bridges (FOB).

Trains

The following is the sortable table of all the trains passing from Barh Station.(as on 18 April 2012)^{[2] [3]}

Nearest Airport

The nearest airport to Barh Station are^[4]

1. Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Airport, Patna 71 kilometres (44 mi)
2. Gorakhpur Airport, Gorakhpur 299 kilometres (186 mi)
3. Gaya Airport 123 kilometres (76 mi)
4. Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport, Kolkata

See also

• Barh Super Thermal Power Station

References

External links

• Barh Station Map
• Official website of the Patna district