Barachak railway station

Barachak
Indian Railway Station
Location Barachak, Asansol, Bardhaman, West Bengal
India
Coordinates 23°42′25″N 86°55′43″E / 23.706944°N 86.928611°E / 23.706944; 86.928611Coordinates: 23°42′25″N 86°55′43″E / 23.706944°N 86.928611°E / 23.706944; 86.928611
Elevation 127 m
Owned by Indian Railways
Operated by Eastern Railway
Line(s) Howrah-Delhi Main Line
Asansol-Patna section
Howrah-Gaya-Delhi line
Howrah-Allahabad-Mumbai line
Grand Chord
Asansol-Gaya section
Platforms 3
Tracks 4
Construction
Structure type Standard on ground station
Parking Not Available
Bicycle facilities ?
Other information
Status Functioning
Station code BCQ
Division(s) Asansol
History
Opened 1871
Electrified 1960-61
Previous names East Indian Railway
Location
Barachak railway station
Location in West Bengal

Barachak (Bengali: বরাচক) is a railway station in Asansol, Bardhaman district in the India States and territories of India of West Bengal. This is a railway station between Asansol and Sitarampur railway stations.

Overview

Mining-industry zone

"The entire belt between Durgapur (158 km from Howrah), and all the way up to Dhanbad and beyond is industrialized. Apart from factories, there are many coalmines, some closed now, and some with fires burning deep in the mineshafts. The mining area extends for a large area, mostly to the south of the tracks. Quite a portion of the track passes through cuttings, where the surrounding area is higher than the track level, resulting in the profusion of characteristic small masonry bridges crossing the tracks." This description is from "Gomoh loco shed and CLW trip record" by Samit Roychoudhury.[1]

The railway station

Barachkak railway station is located at an elevation of 127 m above sea level. It has been allotted the railway code – BCQ and is under the jurisdiction of Asansol railway division of Eastern Railway. It has 3 platforms.[2]

History

The East Indian Railway Company, extended the railway track that had been laid between Kolkata and Hooghly to Raniganj in 1855 and up to Asansol in July 1863.[3] The initial route of the Howrah-Delhi main line was via what is now called the Sahibganj Loop. The "shorter main line" was in position in 1871 with the completion of the Raniganj-Kiul section.[4]

Electrification

The Asansol-Sitarampur section, including Barachak-Hirapur Exchange Yard, was electrified in 1960-61. [5]

References

  1. "Gomoh loco shed and CLW trip record". Indian Railway Reports. IRFCA).
  2. "Barachak". India Rail Info. Retrieved 15 July 2013.
  3. "Asansol". railindia. Retrieved 15 July 2013.
  4. "IR History: Early days II (1870-1899)". IRFCA. Retrieved 15 July 2013.
  5. "History of Electrification". IRFCA. Retrieved 15 July 2013.

External links

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