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Coordinates: 27°19′45″N 78°11′30″E / 27.3292°N 78.1917°E / 27.3292; 78.1917
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Barhan Railway Station

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Barhan Junction
Indian Railway Junction Station
File:Barhanjunction.jpg
Barhan Junction Station
General information
LocationBarhan, Agra, Uttar Pradesh
India
Coordinates27°19′45″N 78°11′30″E / 27.3292°N 78.1917°E / 27.3292; 78.1917
Elevation172 metres (564 ft)
Owned byIndian Railways
Operated byNorth Central Railway
Line(s)Kanpur-Delhi section of Howrah-Delhi main line and Howrah-Gaya-Delhi line
Platforms2
Tracks4
Construction
Structure typeStandard on ground
ParkingYes
Bicycle facilitiesNo
Other information
StatusFunctioning
Station codeBRN
Division(s) Allahabad
History
Opened1865-66
Electrified1975-76
Previous namesEast Indian Railway Company
Passengers
5,00 daily

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

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Through trains started running on the East Indian Railway Company’s Howrah–Delhi line in 1866.[1]

Barhan also having one Branch Railway Line to Etah[2].

References

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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

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Preceding station Indian Railways Following station
Mitawali
towards ?
North Central Railway zone Chamrola
towards ?
Terminus North Central Railway zone Shivwala Tehu
towards ?
  1. ^ "IR History: Early History (1832-1869)". IRFCA. Retrieved 28 June 2013.
  2. ^ "Etah railway station". Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.