Barharwa Junction railway station

Barharwa Junction railway station is one of the important railway stations of Eastern Railway zone and it is the Largest and Busiest railway station of Sahibganj district of Jharkhand. It is a NSG-4 Category and Class B station. The station is under Malda railway division is the 5th busiest station in this division.

Barharwa Junction
Indian Railways junction station
General information
Location	Barharwa, Sahibganj, Jharkhand India
Coordinates	24°51′28″N 87°46′27″E
Elevation	25 m
Owned by	Indian Railways
Line(s)	Sahibganj loop Barharwa–Azimganj–Katwa loop
Platforms	4
Tracks	4
Construction
Structure type	At grade
Parking	Yes (paid)
Other information
Status	Functioning
Station code	BHW
Zone(s)	Eastern Railway
Division(s)	Malda
History
Opened	1866;159 Years old
Electrified	Yes(2019)
Previous names	East India Railway

History

The Howrah–Delhi main line was initially laid via Sahibganj and opened to traffic in 1866. Later, in 1871 the Raniganj–Kiul line was laid. The Khana–Sahibganj–Kiul section was renamed Sahibganj loop.^[1]

In 1913, the Barharwa–Azimganj–Katwa Railway constructed the Barharwa–Azimganj–Katwa loop.^[1]

The 15 kilometres (9.3 mi)-long Barharwa–New Farakka link was established later, allowing trains from both Howrah and Delhi to travel to New Jalpaiguri.

Overview

Barharwa Junction is a B-category station under Malda division. It is one of the busiest station in terms of freight and goods trains service. Stone chips and mining materials are supplied all over the country from the hills near Barharwa. It is a junction point as train from Bhagalpur side going towards Malda Town and North Eastern States of India, going towards Azimganj and towards Rampurhat, Bolpur, Burdwan and Howrah and also Santhia-Andal.