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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.

Ara Junction
Indian Railways station
View of Ara Junction
General information
LocationAra Jn Station Road, Arrah, Bhojpur, Bihar - 802301
India
Coordinates25.5488°N 84.6614°E / 25.5488; 84.6614
Elevation59 metres (194 ft)
Owned byIndian Railways
Operated byEast Central Railways
Line(s)Howrah-Patna-Delhi main line (Patna–Mughalsarai section line)
Ara–Sasaram–Bhabua section line
Platforms4 (Operational)
Tracks8
ConnectionsFunctioning
Construction
Structure typeStandard (on-ground station)
ParkingAvailable
Disabled access Available
Other information
StatusA1 Category Railway Station
Fare zoneEast Central Railway zone
History
OpenedEstd-1904
Electrified2001; 21 years ago (2001)
Passengers
200000 per day[1]
Services
Preceding station Indian Railways Following station
Jamira Halt
towards Patna Junction or Howrah Junction
Howrah–Delhi main line
(Patna–Mughalsarai section)
Jagjeevan Halt
Udwant Nagar Halt Ara–Sasaram line Terminus
Location
Ara Junction
Location within Bihar
Ara Junction
Ara Junction (India)

Arrah is well connected to Patna, New Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Bangalore, Kanpur, Pune, Ahmedabad, Chennai, Lucknow, Agra, Prayagraj, Varansi, Bhopal, Jaipur, Surat, Kota, 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.[2][3] 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.[4] and a gusarkhana.


Platforms


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


References


  1. "Rail Drishti".
  2. 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.
  3. "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.
  4. "8 more stations to be made models". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 3 January 2013.





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