Bhitiharwa Ashram railway station

Bhitiharwa Ashram railway station
Indian Railways station
General information
LocationWest Champaran district, Bihar
India
Coordinates27°14′37″N 84°29′02″E / 27.2437°N 84.4838°E / 27.2437; 84.4838
Elevation101 metres (331 ft)
Owned byIndian Railways
Operated byEast Central Railway
Line(s)Narkatiaganj–Bhikhna Thori branch line
Platforms1
Tracks2
ConnectionsAuto stand
Construction
Structure typeStandard (on ground station)
ParkingNo
Bicycle facilitiesNo
Other information
StatusClosed (line under gauge conversion)
Station codeBHWR
Zone(s) East Central Railway
Division(s) Samastipur
History
ElectrifiedNo
Services
Preceding station Indian Railways Following station
Amolwa
towards ?
Narkatiaganj–Bhikhna Thori branch line Gawnaha
towards ?
Location
Bhitiharwa Ashram railway station is located in India
Bhitiharwa Ashram railway station
Bhitiharwa Ashram railway station
Location within India
Bhitiharwa Ashram railway station is located in Bihar
Bhitiharwa Ashram railway station
Bhitiharwa Ashram railway station
Bhitiharwa Ashram railway station (Bihar)

Bhitiharwa Ashram railway station is a small railway station on Narkatiaganj–Bhikhna Thori branch line in West Champaran district, Bihar. Its code is BHWR.[1] It serves Bhitiharwa village, a place known for the Bhitiharwa Gandhi Ashram, a school founded by Mahatma Gandhi in 1917, today a museum.[2]

Bhitiharwa Ashram station is connected with the Barauni–Gorakhpur, Raxaul and Jainagar lines at Narkatiaganj Junction, 16 km away.

  1. ^ "BHWR/Bhitiharwa Ashram". India Rail Info. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
  2. ^ Pal, Sanchari (2 October 2016). "Champaran: Where Mohandas became Mahatma". The Better India. Retrieved 19 January 2020.