Barkakana Junction railway station

Barkakana
Indian Railway Junction Station
Location	Barkakana, Ramgarh district, Jharkhand India
Coordinates
Elevation	341 metres (1,119 ft)
Line(s)	Gomoh-Barkakana line Sonnagar-Barkakana loop line Chandil-Barkakana line Koderma Barkakana line under construction Ranchi-Barkakana line Under construction
Platforms	5
Construction
Structure type	At Ground
Parking	Available
Other information
Station code	BRKA
Zone(s)	East Central Railway
Division(s)	Dhanbad
History
Opened	1927
Electrified	1996-97
Previous names	Central India Coalfields Railway East Indian Railway
Location
Barkakana railway station Location in Jharkhand

Barkakana railway station serves Barkakana and the surrounding coal mining areas in Ramgarh district in the Indian state of Jharkhand.

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. In the same year (1927), Bengal Nagpur Railway opened the 116-kilometre (72 mi) Muri-Barkakana section to traffic. The Koderma-Hazaribagh-Barkakana line is expected to be operational in 2016.

Electrification

Patratu-Barkakana, Barkakana-Danea and Barkakana-Ramgarh sections were electrified in 1996-97.

External links

• Trains at Barkakana

Preceding station		Indian Railways		Following station
Ramgarh Cantt		South Eastern Railway zone Muri-Barkakana line		Terminus
Argada		East Central Railway zone Gomoh-Barkakana line		Terminus
Argada		East Central Railway zone Barkakana-Koderma section via Hazaribagh under construction		Terminus
Sidhwar		East Central Railway zone Barkakana-Ranchi section underconstruction		Terminus
Bhurkunda		East Central Railway zone Barkakana Sonnagar and Singrauli line		Terminus