Ara Junction railway station (station code: ARA), is a railway station serving the city of

Arrah Arrah (also transliterated as Ara) is a city and a municipal corporation in Bhojpur district, India, Bhojpur district (formerly known as Shahabad district) in the Indian state of Bihar. It is the headquarters of Bhojpur district, located near ...

in the Bhojpur district in the Indian state of

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and other cities of India.

Facilities

The major facilities available are waiting rooms, retiring room, computerized reservation facility, reservation counter, vehicle parking, etc. 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. and a gusarkhana.

Platforms

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

References

Railway stations in Bhojpur district, India Railway junction stations in Bihar Danapur railway division Arrah {{Bihar-railstation-stub