Pahlejaghat Junction railway station

Bharpura Pahlejaghat Junction
भरपुरा पहलेजाघाट जंक्शन
Indian Railway Station
Location Sonpur, Saran, Bihar-841101
 India
Coordinates 25°41′49″N 85°10′2″E / 25.69694°N 85.16722°E / 25.69694; 85.16722Coordinates: 25°41′49″N 85°10′2″E / 25.69694°N 85.16722°E / 25.69694; 85.16722
Elevation 56 metres (184 ft)
Owned by East Central Railway of the Indian Railway
Operated by Indian Railway
Line(s)
Platforms 3
Tracks 6
Connections Hajipur
Construction
Structure type Standard (on ground station)
Parking Available
Other information
Status Functioning
Station code PHLG
Zone(s) East Central Railway
Division(s) Sonpur railway division
History
Opened 1902
Electrified 2016
Traffic
Passengers 20,000 per day

Bharpura Pahlejaghat Junction, station code PHLG, is a railway station in Sonpur division of East Central Railway. Bharpura Pahlejaghat Junction is located in Sonpur city in Saran district in the Indian state of Bihar. It is located on the north end of Digha–Sonpur rail–road bridge,[1] while Patliputra is on the south end of the bridge.[2][3][4][5] Pahleja Station is 3.81 km from Sonpur railway station and 11.46 km from Patliputra.[6] It is connected to Sonpur railway station on its east side and Parmanandpur station on its west side.

History

Old Pahleja ghat station was operational till 1982.[7] Prior to Mahatma Gandhi Setu opening in 1982, there was regular Steamer service of the Indian Railways[8] between Mahendru Ghat in Patna end and Pahleja Ghat in Sonpur.[9][10][11] There was old narrow gauge line between Pahleja station and Sonepur station. The station was not in use and was left abandoned after opening of Mahatma Gandhi Setu. It was re-started on 3 February 2016.[12] The station was earlier named Pahlejaghat Junction, but after protest from the villagers of Bharpura, it was renamed to Bharpura Pahlejaghat Junction in July 2016.[13] In the 2016 Floods in Bihar, this station worked as relief center for flood victims.[14]

Distance from other stations

The distance from nearby stations are:[15]Google location

S.No Station distance (in km)
1 Patliputra 11.46
2 Sonpur 3.81
3 Parmanandpur 5.11
4 Nayagaon 9
5 Hajipur 9
Patliputra and Bharpura Pahleja Ghat station on both sides of bridge

Trains

steamer service towards mahendru near Old pahleja ghat station in 1980s

References

  1. "Digha-Pahleja rail bridge gets go-ahead".
  2. "Digha bridge: Only 10% rly track work remains incomplete".
  3. "सीएम नीतीश ने किया सारण के जिलाधिकारी दीपक आनंद को सम्मानित".
  4. "Million dreams on tracks Commuters happy with new railway link to north Bihar".
  5. "दीघा रेल पुल से गुजरी पहली ट्रेन सोनपुर पहुंचने में लगे 6 घंटे 20 मिनट".
  6. "दिघा रेलपूल खण्ड में विभिन्न स्टेशनो की दूरी".
  7. "This historic day on February 3 reminded old-timers of the ordeal they would face while crossing the Ganga on steamers years ago. Later when Mahatma Gandhi Setu came up in the year 1982, people crossed the river by road".
  8. "Rabri vividly recalls how she had boarded a steamer at Pahleja Ghat in Sonepur (Chapra) to reach the Patna residence soon after her marriage on March 18, 1974 when curfew had been imposed all over the district".
  9. "किसी जमाने में सोनपुर से पहलेजाघाट तक रेल जाती थी। वहां से महेंद्रू घाट के लिए रेलवे की स्टीमर सेवा चलती थी".
  10. "यात्रीगण, पहलेजा घाट पर अब न ढूंढें पुरानी गंगा".
  11. "रेल पुल के चालू होते ही बदलेगी सोनपुर की तस्वीर".
  12. "दीघा पुल से रवाना पहली ट्रेन हुई लेट, प्रदर्शनकारियों पटरी पर उतरे".
  13. "भरपुरा पहलेजा घाट हुआ पहलेजा स्टेशन का नाम".
  14. "बाढ़ पीडि़तों का सहारा बना पहलेजा घाट स्टेशन".
  15. "PHLG distance".

External links

External video
Pahleja to Patliputra Jn. Journey
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