Barkakana Junction railway station

Barkakana Junction
Indian Railways junction station
Barkakana Junction railway station building
General information
LocationBarkakana, Ramgarh district, Jharkhand
India
Coordinates23°37′27″N 85°28′12″E / 23.6242°N 85.4701°E / 23.6242; 85.4701
Elevation341 metres (1,119 ft)
Owned byIndian Railways
Operated byEast Central Railways
Line(s)Barkakana–Son Nagar line
Barkakana–Netaji S.C.Bose Gomoh line
Barkakana–Muri–Chandil line
Koderma–Hazaribagh–Barkakana–Ranchi line
Platforms5
Tracks11
Construction
Structure typeAt Ground
ParkingAvailable
AccessibleDisabled access Available
Other information
StatusFunctional
Station codeBRKA
Zone(s) East Central Railway zone
Division(s) Dhanbad
History
Opened1927
Electrified1996–97
Previous namesCentral India Coalfields Railway
East Indian Railway
Location
Barkakana Junction railway station is located in Jharkhand
Barkakana Junction railway station
Barkakana Junction railway station
Location within Jharkhand
Barkakana Junction railway station is located in India
Barkakana Junction railway station
Barkakana Junction railway station
Barkakana Junction railway station (India)

Barkakana Junction railway station, (station code BRKA), serves Barkakana and the surrounding coal mining areas in Ramgarh district in the Indian state of Jharkhand. It comes under Dhanbad Division of East Central Railway zone.