Ara Junction railway station


ARA JUNCTION


Arrah Junction
Entrance view of Ara Junction railway station
General information
LocationStation Road, Nawada, Arrah, Bhojpur, Bihar
India - (802301)
Coordinates25°32′56″N 84°39′41″E / 25.5488°N 84.6614°E / 25.5488; 84.6614
Elevation59 metres (194 ft)
System Indian Railways station
Owned byIndian Railways
Operated byEast Central Railways
LinesHowrah-Patna-Delhi main line
(Patna–Mughalsarai section)
Ara–Sasaram line
Platforms4
Tracks7
ConnectionsFunctioning
Construction
Structure typeStandard (on-ground station)
Parking Available
Accessible Available
Other information
StatusActive
Station codeARA
Zone(s) East Central Railway zone
Division(s) Danapur
History
OpenedEstd-1904
Electrified2001 (2001)
Passengers
2022200,000 per day
Services
Preceding station Indian Railways Following station
Jamira Halt Howrah–Delhi main line Jagjivan Halt
Terminus Ara–Sasaram line Udwantnagar
Route map
km
to Mughalsarai–Kanpur section
of Howrah–Delhi main line
to Mughalsarai–Varanasi branch line
212
Mughalsarai
Mughalsarai marshalling yard
to Gaya–Mughalsarai section
of Howrah–Gaya–Delhi line
201
Kuchman
State Highway 69 –
Chandauli-Sakaldiha Road
193
Sakaldiha
187
Tulsi Ashram
180
Dheena
172
Bahora Chandil Halt
167
Zamania
NH 24
161
Darauli
154
Dildarnagar Junction
to Tarighat
150
Usia Khas Halt
146
Bhadaura
142
Karahia Halt
138
Gahmar
135
Baraklan Halt
Uttar Pradesh
Bihar
border across Karmanasa River
State Highway 13
129
Chausa
127
Pawani Kamarpur Halt
Thora River
118
Buxar
Buxar-Itarhi Road
115
Nadaon Halt
108
Baruna
106
Kushalpur Harnaha Halt
State Highway 79
104
Dumraon
100
V. V. Giri Halt
94
Twining Ganj
90
Veer Kunwar Singh Dharauli Halt
85
Raghunathpur
Brahmapur-Raghunathpur Road
81
Sikaria Halt
77
Banahi
74
Amar Shaheed Jagdev Prasad Halt
71
Bihiya
State Highway 102
67
Ramanand Tiwari Halt
65
Sarvodaya Halt
63
Kauriya Halt
59
Karisath
55
Mahatvania Halt
52
Jagjeevan Halt
to Sasaram
State Highway 12
49
Ara Junction
Arrah-Mohania Road
44
Jamira Halt
State Highway 81
39
Kulharia
36
Koelwar
Abdul Bari Bridge across Son River
33
Pali Halt
State Highway 2
27
Bihta
25
Patel Halt
23
Sadisopur
19
Gandhi Halt
14
Neora
to Neora–Sheikhpura line
(under construction)
10
Danapur
to Patna–Sonepur–Hajipur section
6
Phulwari Sharif
3
Sachivalaya Halt
to Patna–Digha Ghat line (closed)
to Patna–Gaya line
0
Patna Junction
to Asansol–Patna section
of Howrah–Delhi main line
km
Source: Google maps
13039 Howrah–Delhi Janata Express
Location
Ara Junction
Location in Bihar
Ara Junction
Location in India
Interactive map of Ara Junction

Ara Junction railway station (station code: ARA), is a railway station serving the city of Arrah in the Bhojpur district in the Indian state of Bihar. The Ara Junction railway station is well connected to most of the major cities in India by the railway network. It lies in between Buxar and Patna on Patna-Mughalsarai section of Howrah-Patna-Delhi main line which serves it with numerous trains. The Ara Bus Station is around 3 KM from the railway station.

Arrah is well connected to Patna, New Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Bangalore, Kanpur, Pune, Ahmedabad, Chennai, Siliguri, Lucknow, Agra, Prayagraj, Varansi, Bhopal, Jaipur, Surat, Kota, Katihar, Amritsar, Chandigarh, Secunderabad, Guwahati, Ranchi, Jammu and Kashmir, Ajmer, Goa, Ernakulam, Anand Vihar Terminal, Jhansi, Jodhpur, Haridwar, Mysuru, Dibrugarh and other cities of India.

Facilities

The major facilities available are waiting rooms, retiring room, computerized reservation facility, reservation counter, vehicle parking, etc.[1][2] Vehicles are allowed to enter the station premises. There are refreshment rooms vegetarian and non vegetarian, tea stall, book stall, post and telegraphic office and Government Railway police (G.R.P) office. Automatic ticket vending machines have been installed to reduce the queue for train tickets on the station.[3] and a gusarkhana. You can find good Litti Chokha shops just outside the railway station.

Platforms

There are four platforms at Arrah Junction. The platforms are interconnected with two pedestrian Foot-over-bridges (FOB).

References

  1. ^ Kumod Verma (12 June 2013). "Patliputra station to be functional by month-end". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 15 June 2013. Retrieved 24 July 2013.
  2. ^ "List of Locations (Irrespective Of States) Where Computerized Reservation Facilities Are Available". Indian Railways. Archived from the original on 3 July 2013. Retrieved 18 April 2012.
  3. ^ "8 more stations to be made models". The Times of India.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)