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Barhan Railway Station

Barhan Junction
File:Barhanjunction.jpg Barhan Junction Station
General information
Location	Barhan, Agra, Uttar Pradesh India
Coordinates	27°19′45″N 78°11′30″E
Elevation	172 metres (564 ft)
System	Indian Railway Junction Station
Owned by	Indian Railways
Operated by	North Central Railway
Lines	Kanpur-Delhi section of Howrah-Delhi main line and Howrah-Gaya-Delhi line
Platforms	2
Tracks	4
Construction
Structure type	Standard on ground
Parking	Yes
Cycle facilities	No
Other information
Status	Functioning
Station code	BRN
Division(s)	Allahabad
History
Opened	1865-66
Electrified	1975-76
Previous names	East Indian Railway Company
Passengers
5,00 daily
Location

Barhan railway station is a junction station on the Kanpur-Delhi section of Howrah-Delhi main line and Howrah-Gaya-Delhi line. It is located just 38km from Agra City. The station was built by the Britishers and still remains essentially unchanged. The railway station is a site in itself and takes one back to pre Independence era.

History

Through trains started running on the East Indian Railway Company’s Howrah–Delhi line in 1866.

Barhan also having one Branch Railway Line to Etah.

References

Etah railway station

http://indiarailinfo.com/station/map/barhan-junction-brn/4910

http://www.ncr.indianrailways.gov.in/view_section.jsp?lang=0&id=0,1,283,375,704,705

http://www.ncr.indianrailways.gov.in/TenderDetails_cpp.jsp?T_ID=6077&lang=0&id=0,3

External Links

Preceding station	Indian Railways			Following station
Mitawali towards ?		North Central Railway zone Kanpur-Delhi section		Chamrola towards ?
Terminus		North Central Railway zone Barhan-Etah branch line		Shivwala Tehu towards ?