Barkichampi railway station

Barkichampi Railway Station, station code BICI, is the railway station in lohardaga district which connects Lohardaga and Tori of Jharkhand. Barkichampi station belongs to the Ranchi division of the South Eastern Railway zone of the Indian Railways.^[1]

Barkichampi Railway Station
General information
Location	Barkichampi, Lohardaga district, Jharkhand  India
Coordinates	23°33′04″N 84°44′04″E
Elevation	643 metres (2,110 ft)
System	Indian Railways station
Construction
Parking	Available
Other information
Status	Functional
Station code	BICI
Zone(s)	South Eastern Railway
Division(s)	Ranchi
Location

History

The 68 kilometres (42 mi) railway track was converted from narrow gauge (2'6") to broad gauge in 2005. The track is planned to be extended 44 km more to connect with Tori railway station in Chandwa town in Latehar district. This would reduce the railway distance between Ranchi and Delhi and the railway travel time by three hours. However the construction of a tunnel under the hill between Lohardaga and Tori has not been completed even in a decade. The track has been laid only for 14 km from Lohardaga to Barkichampi and laying of the track on the remaining 30 km running through dense forests has been delayed by terrorist activities of maoists.

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Facilities

The major facilities available are waiting rooms, retiring room, computerized reservation facility, reservation counter, vehicle parking etc.^[2][1] The vehicles are allowed to enter the station premises. Security personnel from the Government Railway Police (G.R.P.) are present for security.

External videos
Video of Lohardaga Station in HD taken from a moving trainretrieved 28.04.2012

Platforms

The platforms are interconnected with foot overbridge (FOB).

Trains

Several local passenger trains also run from Lohardaga to neighbouring destinations on frequent intervals.^[3][4] /* Train

Train name	Train number	Source	Destination
Ranchi–Tori Passenger	08653	Ranchi	Tori
Tori–Ranchi Passenger	08654	Tori	Ranchi

Nearest airport

The nearest airport to Barkichampi station are:

1. Birsa Munda Airport, Ranchi 71 kilometres (44 mi)
2. Gaya Airport, Gaya 163 kilometres (101 mi)
3. Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Airport, Patna 276 kilometres (171 mi)
4. Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport, Kolkata

See also

• Lohardaga
• Lohardaga railway station