Barhara Kothi railway station

Barhara Kothi railway station
Indian Railways station
General information
Location	Purnia district, Bihar India
Coordinates	25.7769°N 87.0961°E / 25.7769; 87.0961
Elevation	45 metres (148 ft)
Owned by	Indian Railways
Operated by	East Central Railway
Line(s)	Barauni–Katihar section
Platforms	1
Connections	Auto stand
Construction
Structure type	Standard (on ground station)
Other information
Status	Single diesel 5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) broad gauge line
Station code	BAKT
Zone(s)	East Central Railway
Division(s)	Samastipur railway division
History
Electrified	No
Services
Preceding station Indian Railways Following station Sukhshena towards ? Barauni–Katihar section Banmankhi–Bihariganj Raghubans Nagar towards ?
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Barhara Kothi railway station is a small railway station on Banmankhi–Bihariganj branch line of Barauni–Katihar section. It is located in Purnia district, Bihar, India. Its code is BAKT. It serves Barhara Kothi village. The station consists of one platform.^[1]

Services

As of January 2020, there is one daily DEMU train connecting Barhara Kothi with Saharsa Junction:^[2]

Number	Train Name
75263 / 75264	Saharsa–Barhara Kothi DEMU

Gauge conversion

In 2017, Banmankhi–Bihariganj branch line which initially was laid as metre-gauge railway, was closed for gauge conversion to 5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) broad gauge. Two years later, in February 2019 was commissioned the first stretch of 16 km track between Banmankhi and Barhara Kothi. The remaining section between Barhara Kothi and Bihariganj (12 km) is expected to be completed by March 2020.^[3]

There is a project to extend the line after Bihariganj up to Kursela.^[3]

References

1. "BAKT/Barhara Kothi". India Rail Info. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
2. "Departures from BAKT/Barhara Kothi". India Rail Info. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
3. "मार्च में दौड़ेगी बीकोठी से बिहारीगंज के बीच ट्रेन" [Trains from Bikothi to Bihariganj to run in March]. Live Hindustan (in Hindi). 5 December 2019. Retrieved 18 January 2020.