Bharpura Pahleza Ghat Junction railway station

Bharpura Pahlejaghat Junction, station code PHLG, is a railway station in Sonpur division of East Central Railway. Bharpura Pahlejaghat Junction is located in Sonpur city in Saran district in the Indian state of Bihar. It is located on the north end of Digha–Sonpur rail–road bridge,^[1] while Patliputra is on the south end of the bridge.^[2][3][4][5] Pahleja Station is 3.81 km from Sonpur and 11.46 km from Patliputra.^[6] It is connected to Sonpur on its east side and Parmanandpur station on its west side. In June 2017, a 20 kW roof top hybrid solar plant with 20% storage facility installed and commissioned at Pahaleja Ghat railway station.^[7]

Bharpura Pahleza Ghat Junction railway station
Indian Railways station
General information
Location	Sonpur, Saran, Bihar-841101 India
Coordinates	25°41′49″N 85°10′2″E
Elevation	56 metres (184 ft)
Owned by	East Central Railway of the Indian Railways
Operated by	Indian Railways
Line(s)	Barauni–Gorakhpur, Raxaul and Jainagar lines Muzaffarpur–Gorakhpur line (via Hajipur, Raxaul and Sitamarhi) Barauni–Samastipur–Muzaffarpur–Hajipur line Parmanandpur–Chhapra–Siwan–Gorakhpur/Chhapra–Balia–Varanasi line
Platforms	3
Tracks	4
Connections	Hajipur
Construction
Structure type	Standard (on ground station)
Parking	Available
Other information
Status	Functioning
Station code	PHLG
Zone(s)	East Central Railway
Division(s)	Sonpur
History
Opened	3 February 2016; 9 years ago (2016-02-03)
Electrified	2016; 9 years ago (2016)
Passengers
20,000 per day
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History

Old Pahleja ghat station was operational till 1982.^[8] Prior to Mahatma Gandhi Setu opening in 1982, there was regular Steamer service of the Indian Railways^[9] between Mahendru Ghat in Patna end and Pahleja Ghat in Sonpur.^[10][11][12] There was old metre-gauge line between Pahleja station and Sonepur station. The station was not in use and was left abandoned after opening of Mahatma Gandhi Setu. The new station was built around 3.2 km east from the old station and started on 3 February 2016.^[13] The station was earlier named Pahlejaghat Junction, but after protest from the villagers of Bharpura, it was renamed to Bharpura Pahlejaghat Junction in July 2016.^[14] In the 2016 Floods in Bihar, this station worked as relief center for flood victims.^[15]

Distance from other stations

The distance from nearby stations are:

S.No	Station	distance (in km)
1	Patliputra	11.46
2	Sonpur	3.81
3	Parmanandpur	5.11
4	Nayagaon	9
5	Hajipur	9
6	Digha Bridge Halt (DGBH)	5

Patliputra and Bharpura Pahleja Ghat station on both sides of bridge

Trains

steamer service towards mahendru near Old pahleja ghat station in 1980s

• Gorakhpur–Patliputra Passenger (Train no. 55008)
• Patliputra Gorakhpur Passenger (Train no. 55007)
• Raxaul–Hajipur Intercity Express (Train no. 15202)
• Gorakhpur–Patliputra Passenger (Train no. 55042)
• Sonepur–Gorakhpur Passenger (Train no.55209)
• Patliputra–Barauni DEMU (Train no. 75216)
• Patliputra–Narkatiaganj Intercity (Train no. 25201)

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