Barwadih Junction railway station

Barwadih Junction, station code BRWD, is the railway station serving the city of Barwadih which is the connecting point of Latehar and Palamu districts. Barwadih Junction belongs to the East Central Railway zone of the Indian Railways. Barwadih is surrounded by hills.

Barwadih Junction
Indian Railways station
General information
LocationBarwadih, Latehar district, Jharkhand
 India
Coordinates23°50′38″N 84°07′00″E / 23.8438°N 84.1168°E / 23.8438; 84.1168
Elevation296 metres (971 ft)
Owned byIndian Railways
Operated byEast Central Railway
Line(s)Barkakana–Son Nagar line
Platforms3
Construction
Structure typeStandard (on-ground Station)
ParkingAvailable
Other information
StatusFunctional
Station codeBRWD
Zone(s) East Central Railway zone
Division(s) Dhanbad
Location
Barwadih Junction is located in Jharkhand
Barwadih Junction
Barwadih Junction
Location within Jharkhand

History

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This is one of the junctions connecting Latehar and Palamu districts of Jharkhand. The Railway Ministry plans to build a new 178 km (111 mi) km line between Ambikapur (Chhattisgarh) and Barwadih (Jharkhand). The proposed line will reduce the distance between Mumbai and Howrah via Jabalpur by about 420.25 km (261 mi).

Britishers were the first to moot the proposal way back in 1925 to connect Ambikapur and Barwadih, both coal-rich areas, by rail. The plan was aimed to facilitate the transportation of minerals.[1]

The Britishers knew the importance of the rail line and the work on the project was started in the early 1930s after conducting the survey, sources added.[2] The required land for the project was also acquired. But the work was stopped during World War II and the project had been pending since then, sources said.[2]

The new rail line will give connectivity from Howrah, Dhanbad & Ranchi to Mumbai via Lohardaga, Barkakana, Latehar, Barwadih, Ambikapur, Katni, Jabalpur & Itarsi. It would help reducing the rail distance between the two Metros. At present, both the Metros are connected by two different rail routes one via Nagpur & Bilaspur and another via Itarsi & Jabalpur.

The distance between Howrah and Mumbai via Jabalpur is 2,162.5 km (1,344 mi) km while the same via Nagpur comes to be around 1,970.5 km (1,224 mi). The railway runs maximum trains between both the Metros via NagpurBilaspur section. Besides a daily Kolkata mail, a couple of weekly trains chug on JabalpurItarsi section.

Sources said that the new 178 km (111 mi) BarwadihAmbikapur line would change the rail map route between Howrah and Mumbai. If the new line starts, it will reduce the distance between both the Metros by more than 420.25 km (261 mi), thus making it shortest route between Mumbai and Howrah by curtailing travel time by at least hours.[3]

Facilities

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The major facilities available are waiting rooms, retiring room, computerized reservation facility, reservation counter, vehicle parking, etc.

Platforms

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The platforms are interconnected with foot overbridge (FOB).

Trains

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Several electrified local passenger trains also run from Barwadih to neighbouring destinations on frequent intervals.

Train name Train number Source Destination
BSB RNC Express 18612 Varanasi Junction Ranchi
Shaktipunj Express 11448 Howrah Junction Jabalpur Junction
11447 Jabalpur Junction Howrah Junction
HTE - ANVT Jharkhand Express 12873 Hatia Anand Vihar Terminal
RNC CPU Express 18631 Ranchi Chopan Junction
SBP BSB Express 18311 Sambalpur Varanasi Junction
HWH BPL Weekly Express 13025 Howrah Junction Bhopal
TATA JAT Express 18101 Tatanagar Junction Jammu Tawi
Palamu Express 13347 Barkakana Junction Patna Junction
13348 Patna Junction Barkakana Junction

Nearest airports

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The nearest airports to Barwadih Station are:

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "जानें अंबिकापुर-बरवाडीह रेल लाइन के 70 साल के संघर्ष की कहानी, पटरी तो दूर एक तगाड़ी गिट्टी भी नहीं हुई नसीब | Know Ambikapur-Barwadih rail line history". Patrika News (in Hindi). 13 January 2019. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
  2. ^ a b "अंग्रेजों की बिछाई अधूरी रेललाइन के आजाद भारत में पूर्ण होने की प्रतीक्षा". Nai Dunia (in Hindi). 27 August 2022. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
  3. ^ Das, R. Krishna (3 March 2010). "Proposed new rail line to bring Mumbai, Kolkata closer". Business Standard India. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
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