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

History This is one of the junctions connecting Latehar and Palamu districts of Jharkhand. The Railway Ministry plans to build a new 200 km line between Ambikapur (Chhattisgarh) and Barwadih (Jharkhand).

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.

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. 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.

The new rail line will give connectivity from Howrah, Dhanbad & Ranchi to Mumbai via Lohardaga, Barkakana, Latehar, Barwadih, Ambikapur, Katni, Jabalpur & Itarsi.

The distance between Howrah and Mumbai via Jabalpur is km while the same via Nagpur comes to be around . The railway runs maximum trains between both the Metros via Nagpur–Bilaspur section. Besides a daily Kolkata mail, a couple of weekly trains chug on Jabalpur–Itarsi section.

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

Platforms The platforms are interconnected with foot overbridge (FOB).

Trains 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 Junction11447Jabalpur 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 BhopalTATA JAT Express 18101Tatanagar Junction Jammu TawiPalamu Express 13347Barkakana Junction Patna Junction 13348Patna Junction Barkakana Junction

Nearest airports The nearest airports to Barwadih Station are: Birsa Munda Airport, Ranchi Gaya Airport, Gaya Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Airport, Patna Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport, Kolkata

See also Barwadih Latehar Palamu

References

External links Latehar District Arrivals at Barwadih Junction Railway Station