Barhara Kothi railway station

Barhara Kothi railway station
Indian Railways station
Location	Purnia district, Bihar India
Coordinates	25°46′37″N 87°05′46″E / 25.7769°N 87.0961°E / 25.7769; 87.0961Coordinates: 25°46′37″N 87°05′46″E / 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
Electrified	No
Services
Preceding station   Indian Railways   Following station toward ? Barauni–Katihar section Banmankhi–Bihariganj toward ?
Location
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Barhara Kothi railway station is a small railway station on of Barauni–Katihar section. It is located in Purnia district, Bihar, India. Its code is BAKT. It serves 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]

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 and Barhara Kothi. The remaining section between Barhara Kothi and (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]

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