Ara Junction railway station

Location
	Ara Junction Location within Bihar Ara Junction Ara Junction (India)

Route map
	Legend
	to Mughalsarai–Kanpur section
	of Howrah–Delhi main line
	to Gaya–Mughalsarai section
	of Howrah–Gaya–Delhi line
	State Highway 69 –
	Chandauli-Sakaldiha Road
	Uttar Pradesh
	Bihar
	to Neora–Sheikhpura line
	(under construction)
	to Asansol–Patna section
	of Howrah–Delhi main line
	Source: Google maps; 13039 Howrah–Delhi Janata Express

Arrah Junction

Ara Junction
Arrah Junction; Ara Junction
Indian Railways station
	View of Ara Junction
General information
Location	Station Road, Nawada, Arrah, Bhojpur, Bihar; India - (802301)
Coordinates	25°32′56″N 84°39′41″E / 25.5488°N 84.6614°E
Elevation	59 metres (194 ft)
Owned by	Indian Railways
Operated by	East Central Railways
Line(s)	Howrah-Patna-Delhi main line ; (Patna–Mughalsarai section) ; Ara–Sasaram line
Platforms	4
Tracks	7
Connections	Functioning
Construction
Structure type	Standard (on-ground station)
Parking	Available
Accessible	Available
Other information
Status	Active
Station code	ARA
Zone(s)	East Central Railway zone
Division(s)	Danapur
History
Opened	Estd-1904
Electrified	2001; 23 years ago
Passengers
2022	200,000 per day
Services
Route map
Route map
	Legend
	to Mughalsarai–Kanpur section
	of Howrah–Delhi main line
	to Gaya–Mughalsarai section
	of Howrah–Gaya–Delhi line
	State Highway 69 –
	Chandauli-Sakaldiha Road
	Uttar Pradesh
	Bihar
	to Neora–Sheikhpura line
	(under construction)
	to Asansol–Patna section
	of Howrah–Delhi main line
	Source: Google maps; 13039 Howrah–Delhi Janata Express
Location
Location
	Ara Junction Location within Bihar Ara Junction Ara Junction (India)

Ara Junction railway station (station code: ARA), is a railway station serving the city of Arrah in the Bhojpur district in the Indian state of Bihar. The Ara Junction railway station is well connected to most of the major cities in India by the railway network. It lies in between Buxar and Patna on Patna-Mughalsarai section of Howrah-Patna-Delhi main line which serves it with numerous trains. The Ara Bus Station is around 3 KM from the railway station.

Arrah is well connected to Patna, New Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Bangalore, Kanpur, Pune, Ahmedabad, Chennai, Lucknow, Agra, Prayagraj, Varansi, Bhopal, Jaipur, Surat, Kota, Amritsar, Chandigarh, Secunderabad, Guwahati, Ranchi, Jammu and Kashmir, Ajmer, Goa, Ernakulam, Anand Vihar Terminal, Jhansi, Jodhpur, Haridwar, Mysuru, Dibrugarh and other cities of India.

Facilities

The major facilities available are waiting rooms, retiring room, computerized reservation facility, reservation counter, vehicle parking, etc.^[1]^[2] Vehicles are allowed to enter the station premises. There are refreshment rooms vegetarian and non vegetarian, tea stall, book stall, post and telegraphic office and Government Railway police (G.R.P) office. Automatic ticket vending machines have been installed to reduce the queue for train tickets on the station.^[3] and a gusarkhana. You can find good Litti Chokha shops just outside the railway station.

Platforms

There are four platforms at Arrah Junction. The platforms are interconnected with two pedestrian Foot-over-bridges (FOB).

References

^ Kumod Verma (12 June 2013). "Patliputra station to be functional by month-end". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 15 June 2013. Retrieved 24 July 2013.
^ "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.
^ "8 more stations to be made models". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 3 January 2013.

[1] Kumod Verma (12 June 2013). "Patliputra station to be functional by month-end". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 15 June 2013. Retrieved 24 July 2013.

[computerized_list-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.

[toi_model-3] "8 more stations to be made models". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 3 January 2013.

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