Barwadih Junction railway station

Barwadih Junction,, is the railway station serving the city of Barwadih which is the connecting point of Latehar and Palamu districts

History

This is one of the junctions connecting Latehar and Palamu districts of Jharkhand. The Railway Ministry plans to build a new 200 km line between Ambikapur and Barwadih.
Britishers were the first to moot the proposal way back in 1925 to connect Ambikapur and Barwadih, both coal-rich areas, by rail. The plan was aimed to facilitate the transportation of minerals.
The Britishers knew the importance of the rail line and the work on the project was started in the early 1930s after conducting the survey, sources added. The required land for the project was also acquired. But the work was stopped during World War II and the project had been pending since then, sources said.
The new rail line will give connectivity from Howrah, Dhanbad & Ranchi to Mumbai via Lohardaga, Barkakana, Latehar, Barwadih, Ambikapur, Katni, Jabalpur & Itarsi.
The distance between Howrah and Mumbai via Jabalpur is km while the same via Nagpur comes to be around. The railway runs maximum trains between both the Metros via Nagpur–Bilaspur section. Besides a daily Kolkata mail, a couple of weekly trains chug on Jabalpur–Itarsi section.

The major facilities available are waiting rooms, retiring room, computerized reservation facility, reservation counter, vehicle parking, etc.

The platforms are interconnected with foot overbridge.

Several electrified local passenger trains also run from Barwadih to neighbouring destinations on frequent intervals.

The nearest airports to Barwadih Station are: