Barkichampi railway station

Barkichampi station, station code BICI, is the railway station in lohardaga district which connects Lohardaga and Tori of Jharkhand. Barkichampi station belongs to the Ranchi division of the South Eastern Railway zone of the Indian Railways.[1]

Barkichampi railway station
Indian Railways station
LocationBarkichampi, Lohardaga district, Jharkhand
 India
Coordinates23°33′04″N 84°44′04″E
Elevation643 metres (2,110 ft)
Construction
ParkingAvailable
Other information
StatusFunctional
Station codeBICI
Zone(s) South Eastern Railway
Division(s) Ranchi

History

The 68 kilometres (42 mi) railway track was converted from narrow gauge (2'6") to broad gauge in 2005. The track is planned to be extended 44 km more to connect with Tori railway station in Chandwa town in Latehar district. This would reduce the railway distance between Ranchi and Delhi and the railway travel time by three hours. However the construction of a tunnel under the hill between Lohardaga and Tori has not been completed even in a decade. The track has been laid only for 14 km from Lohardaga to Barkichampi and laying of the track on the remaining 30 km running through dense forests has been delayed by terrorist activities of maoists.

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Facilities

The major facilities available are waiting rooms, retiring room, computerized reservation facility, reservation counter, vehicle parking etc.[2][1] The vehicles are allowed to enter the station premises. Security personnel from the Government Railway Police (G.R.P.) are present for security.

External video
Video of Lohardaga Station in HD taken from a moving trainretrieved 28.04.2012

Platforms

The platforms are interconnected with foot overbridge (FOB).

Trains

Several local passenger trains also run from Lohardaga to neighbouring destinations on frequent intervals.[3][4] /* Train

Train nameTrain numberSourceDestination
Ranchi–Tori Passenger08653RanchiTori
Tori–Ranchi Passenger08654ToriRanchi

Nearest airport

The nearest airport to Barkichampi station are:

  1. Birsa Munda Airport, Ranchi 71 kilometres (44 mi)
  2. Gaya Airport, Gaya 163 kilometres (101 mi)
  3. Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Airport, Patna 276 kilometres (171 mi)
  4. Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport, Kolkata

See also

References
  1. "RANCHI DIVISION AT A GLANCE". South Eastern Railway, Govt of India. Archived from the original on 30 May 2013. Retrieved 26 April 2012.
  2. "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.
  3. "Trains at Lohardaga Station". India Rail Info. Retrieved 1 April 2012.
  4. "Lohardaga Railway Station Details". indiantrains.org. Retrieved 1 April 2012.


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